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(Vendor flair, but not selling anything today. Trying to learn before we build the wrong thing.)

We're an early-stage robotics company focused on the work most automation skips: high-mix jobs where SKUs rotate, items vary, and the ROI math on a traditional cell doesn't pencil.

Looking to talk to operators in the NYC metro (NJ, Long Island, Westchester, CT welcome) about where a flexible arm could actually earn its keep.

Tasks we think we can handle that most robots can't:

• Kitting and pack-out with frequent SKU changes
• Machine tending with varied parts (dunnage, print-and-apply, box erectors)
• Inspection and sortation where each item looks a little different
• Reverse logistics: pick, scan, inspect, route, including the off-spec branch
• Anything you've quoted out and got back "6 figures plus 6 months of integration"

What's different:

• Handles exceptions (failed picks, bad scans, packaging variance) by retrying and recovering instead of stopping
• Deploys in weeks, not quarters without using integrators.
• Works on cobots you may already own. No rip-and-replace.

Ask:

• Which task would you automate first if cost and integration weren't blockers?
• Rough batch size, throughput, SKU variance
• What's stopped you from automating it already?

Strong fit could turn into a free pilot, but the conversation is the ask today.