System Integrator

A company that assembles robots, tooling, and software into a complete production-line solution for a customer.

A system integrator sits downstream in the robotics supply chain. It typically doesn't manufacture robots itself; instead it buys hardware — robot arms, AGVs (automated guided vehicles), and so on — and adds fixtures, sensors, a PLC (programmable logic controller), and control software, designing, installing, and commissioning it all into a working line tailored to a customer factory's specific process. Deploying industrial robots almost always goes through an integrator, because every factory's parts and cycle time differ. When embodied-AI companies discuss enterprise (ToB) deployment, they often have to decide whether to build integration capability in-house or partner with an integrator.

ExampleOn an auto-body welding line, an integrator combines multiple industrial robots, welding guns, fixtures, and a PLC into a complete automated welding line delivered to the automaker.

Also called

SI

Related

Upstream / Midstream / Downstream of the Industry Chain · Non-Standard (Custom) Automation · Industrial Robot · Scenario Owner (End Customer) · To Business (B2B) · Project-Based Delivery vs. Productization

Sources

System integrator - Wikipedia