An rLoop project · Factory of the future

Robots, built by robots.

rBridge supplies the parts that robots are made of: 3D printed, CNC machined, PCBs and actuators, all from one shop. Every machine in the cell is loaded, unloaded and checked by Avaani. Change the design today and get the new part tomorrow, with no dedicated tooling.

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Avaani, a white humanoid torso on a black lift column and mobile base, tending a CNC milling machine
Avaani · CNC machine tending
Processes
3D print · CNC · PCB · Actuators
Lead time target
Next day
Default tolerance
±0.5 mm
Tooling per job
None

Why we built it

Supply was the hardest part of building Avaani.

Avaani is a 32-degree-of-freedom humanoid. Getting the design right was hard. Getting the parts made was harder: small batches, tight tolerances and many different processes, spread across suppliers who each quote in weeks.

A single arm needs machined brackets, printed shells, a custom board and several actuators. Every revision meant going back to every supplier and waiting again.

So we built the supplier we needed. rBridge puts those processes under one roof and runs them with the robot they were made for.

Avaani is rBridge's first customer. Every part we learn to make for Avaani becomes a part we can make for other robotics teams.

Capabilities

One shop for robotics hardware

We open in phases, starting with what Avaani needs most. Each phase adds a process to the same cell, the same quote and the same delivery.

Avaani at a CNC mill with coolant spraying
Phase 1

CNC machining

Aluminium and steel brackets, housings and joint parts, milled to drawing.

Avaani holding a lattice part next to a 3D printer
Phase 1

3D printing

Shells, covers, lattice structures and fixtures, from prototype to small batch.

Avaani scanning a machined block with a handheld scanner, colour deviation map on screen
Phase 1

Quality inspection

Every part is scanned against its CAD model, and the deviation report ships with it.

Avaani placing components on a circuit board, PCB layout on screen
Phase 2

PCBs and electronics

Board fabrication and assembly for motor drivers, sensor boards and controllers.

Avaani working on an engine assembly
Phase 3

Actuators and assemblies

Servo, rotary and tendon actuators, plus finished sub-assemblies ready to bolt in.

Avaani carrying a grey parts crate between warehouse shelves
Phase 3

Kitting and logistics

Parts from every process kitted per build and moved through the shop autonomously.

Phasing is a working draft. Images are concept renders.

How an order runs

From file to part

  1. Upload

    Send CAD, Gerbers or a drawing, with the quantity and material.

    Minutes

  2. Quote

    Price and delivery date come back, and the job is scheduled across the machines.

    Same day

  3. Make

    Avaani loads stock, runs the machine, unloads and moves the part to the next step.

    Overnight

  4. Inspect

    The part is scanned against its model. Anything out of tolerance is remade, not shipped.

    Every part

  5. Ship

    Parts are kitted by build, packed with the inspection report and shipped.

    Next day
Avaani at a 3D printer Avaani moving a crate

The cell

Avaani runs the floor

For the factory, Avaani is built as a torso on a lift column, mounted on a mobile base. It drives to whichever machine needs it, works at bench height and moves on. One robot can tend many machines, so the cell keeps running through the night.

  • FormHumanoid torso, vertical lift column, autonomous mobile base
  • TasksMachine tending, part handling, inspection, kitting
  • MachinesCNC mills, 3D printers, scanners, electronics benches
  • SoftwareAvaani OS: perceive, reason, move, learn

Powered by rLoop

Built in the open with the rLoop community

rBridge is an rLoop project. rLoop is a community-governed collective that funds and builds early-stage technology. Members who contribute as rMakers earn $rLoop tokens, and the DAO decides what gets built next.

How rBridge is organised, how $rLoop is used and how governance moves to the community: read the rBridge whitepaper.

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Meet Avaani

See the humanoid that runs the cell and is also rBridge's first customer.

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