Connect ROS 2 quadruped robots, cobots, AMRs, and humanoids directly to your CMMS. iFactory transforms every robotic sensor reading into actionable maintenance intelligence — autonomous inspections, AI-powered diagnostics, and auto-generated work orders. No manual entry. No missed anomalies.
From robotic sensor data to completed work orders — a fully autonomous pipeline where robots detect, AI analyzes, and your CMMS takes action. No human data entry required.
Quadrupeds, AMRs, and drones autonomously patrol your facility 24/7 — capturing thermal, vibration, acoustic, and visual data from every asset.
AI compares readings against historical baselines, detects anomalies, classifies severity, and identifies failure patterns before breakdown.
Critical findings trigger auto-generated work orders in iFactory — with asset details, photos, severity, and recommended actions pre-populated.
Technicians execute repairs with full robotic evidence attached. Robots verify completion on next patrol. Loop closed automatically.
iFactory speaks ROS 2 natively — subscribing to DDS topics from any ROS 2-compatible robot. Sensor data, navigation status, inspection results, and health diagnostics flow directly into your CMMS via standardized interfaces. No custom middleware. No data silos.
Subscribe to any ROS 2 topic — /sensor_data, /inspection_results, /diagnostics.
Manage diverse robot fleets as standardized mobile sensors — brand agnostic.
ros2_control integration with industrial protocols for real-time system control.
REST API + webhooks for non-ROS robots — FANUC, ABB, KUKA, Universal Robots.
Active ROS 2 Topics
iFactory CMMS Actions
Deploy four-legged robots that climb stairs, traverse uneven terrain, and inspect hazardous zones where humans can't safely go. Compatible with Boston Dynamics Spot, Unitree B2, ANYmal, and DEEP Robotics — all feeding data directly into iFactory's CMMS.
Detect hotspots, overheating equipment, and electrical faults from IR cameras.
Capture bearing wear signatures 4–6 weeks before seizure occurs.
Identify compressed air leaks, steam leaks, and gas leaks by ultrasonic sound.
Inspect confined spaces, high-temp areas, and chemical zones safely.
Anomalies Detected
Track every collaborative robot arm on your floor — cycle counts, torque profiles, joint temperatures, and end-effector wear. iFactory monitors cobot health continuously and triggers maintenance before performance degrades. Compatible with Universal Robots, FANUC, ABB, and KUKA.
Monitor operations cycles, uptime, and idle time per cobot in real time.
AI-calculated health scores for each joint axis based on torque and temperature.
Predict gripper, tool, and end-effector replacement based on usage data.
ISO 13849 safety event logging and force-limit monitoring audit trails.
Integrate AMRs into your maintenance workflow — auto-dispatch mobile robots to deliver spare parts, tools, and materials to technicians on the floor. Track fleet health, battery levels, and navigation performance, all from iFactory. Compatible with MiR, Fetch, OTTO Motors, and Locus Robotics.
Work order triggers AMR to pick parts from warehouse and deliver to job site.
Live position, speed, payload status, and ETA on facility floor map.
Battery cycles, wheel wear, motor health, and LIDAR calibration tracked.
ROS 2 Nav2 stack for dynamic path planning around people and obstacles.
Active Missions
Robots equipped with AI vision cameras detect corrosion, cracks, leaks, gauge readings, and safety violations autonomously. 3D LiDAR scans build living digital twins of your facility, updated with every robot patrol — enabling remote plant walkthroughs from anywhere.
AI spots corrosion, cracks, leaks, and wear that human inspectors miss.
Auto-read analog gauges, indicator lights, and digital displays via CV.
LiDAR point clouds create navigable 3D maps updated with every patrol.
Managers inspect any area remotely through 360° robot-captured imagery.
Recent AI Detections
iFactory is built for where robotics is heading. As humanoid robots like Figure 02 and Optimus enter factories, and exoskeletons augment human workers, iFactory's open architecture is ready to integrate any robotic form factor — tracking health, scheduling maintenance, and optimizing fleet utilization across your entire robotic workforce.
Track humanoid work shifts, joint wear, battery cycles, and task completion.
Monitor actuator health, usage hours, and calibration schedules for wearables.
Orchestrate multi-robot teams for large-scale inspections across zones.
Any robot that speaks ROS 2, REST API, or MQTT plugs into iFactory.
Your robots are assets too. iFactory tracks every robot's battery health, motor wear, sensor calibration, software versions, and operating hours — scheduling preventive maintenance, generating work orders, and ensuring your robotic fleet stays at peak performance.
Track charge cycles, degradation curves, and optimal replacement windows.
Wheels, grippers, sensors, LiDAR modules — all tracked with PM schedules.
Track software versions, schedule OTA updates, and manage rollback plans.
Uptime, missions completed, distance traveled, and cost-per-inspection KPIs.
Component Health
Robotic intelligence flows into every corner of your maintenance and production ecosystem — from work orders to inventory, from safety to energy monitoring.
Auto-generate WOs from robot anomalies
Robots are tracked assets with full lifecycle data
PM schedules for both robots and inspected equipment
AMR delivers parts triggered by WO creation
Robot inspections replace manual checklists
Robots inspect hazardous zones with audit trails
Robot data feeds real-time OEE calculations
SAP, Oracle, Dynamics — robot cost data synced
Less Unplanned Downtime
Through autonomous early detection
Continuous Inspection
No shift gaps, no missed patrols
Fewer Manual Inspections
Technicians focus on complex repairs
Avg Annual Savings
From prevented breakdowns & labor optimization
"We deployed a Unitree B2 quadruped with iFactory and detected a failing cooling pump 3 weeks before it would have caused a $200K production stoppage. The robot-to-work-order pipeline is seamless — our techs now get alerts with thermal images before they even start their shift."
"Our 6 cobots now generate their own maintenance work orders through iFactory. Joint torque trending predicted a FANUC CRX-10 bearing issue 2 weeks early. We replaced it during planned downtime instead of losing an entire shift. That single save paid for a year of the platform."
"The AMR parts delivery integration is a game-changer. When a robot inspection flags an anomaly and auto-creates a WO, the AMR picks the spare parts from our warehouse and delivers them to the tech — all before anyone picks up a phone. Response times dropped from 45 min to 12."
Everything you need to know about iFactory's robotics and AI integration capabilities.
ROS 2 (Robot Operating System 2) is the industrial-standard open-source middleware framework for building robot applications. Unlike ROS 1, ROS 2 supports real-time systems, multi-robot fleets, secure DDS communications, and works reliably in degraded network conditions — making it suitable for production environments. iFactory integrates natively with ROS 2 topics, treating any compatible robot as a standardized mobile sensor. This means data from quadruped inspectors, cobot arms, AMRs, and drones all flow into a single CMMS platform via the same protocol. With major manufacturers like Universal Robots, FANUC, and Yaskawa now supporting ROS 2 drivers, and ROS-Industrial extending the framework specifically for manufacturing, ROS 2 has become the lingua franca of industrial robotics.
iFactory supports any robot that communicates via ROS 2 DDS topics, REST APIs, MQTT, or webhooks. Specifically tested and certified platforms include quadruped robots (Boston Dynamics Spot, Unitree B2/Go2, ANYbotics ANYmal, DEEP Robotics), collaborative arms (Universal Robots UR series, FANUC CRX, ABB GoFa, KUKA iiwa), autonomous mobile robots (MiR, Fetch/Zebra, OTTO Motors, Locus Robotics), and inspection drones (DJI, Skydio, Flyability). For robots without native ROS 2 support, iFactory provides bridge connectors and API adapters. The platform is designed to be brand-agnostic, so as humanoid robots from Figure AI, Tesla Optimus, and Agility Robotics Digit reach production readiness, iFactory will support them through the same open architecture.
When a robot patrol detects an anomaly — a thermal hotspot, abnormal vibration, acoustic leak, or visual defect — the sensor data is streamed to iFactory's AI engine in real time. The AI compares readings against historical baselines, classifies severity (Critical, Warning, Monitor), and for critical findings, automatically creates a work order in the CMMS. The work order is pre-populated with the asset ID, location, anomaly type, supporting sensor data (thermal images, vibration spectra, photos), severity rating, and recommended corrective action. It's then assigned to the best-qualified available technician via iFactory's smart assignment engine. For lower-severity findings, the system logs them to asset history and escalates if the trend worsens over subsequent patrols.
Yes — this is one of the primary use cases. Quadruped robots like Spot (IP54 rated, operating range -20°C to 45°C) and Unitree B2 (IP67 rated, 20kg payload) are specifically designed for harsh industrial environments. They can autonomously patrol confined spaces, high-temperature zones near furnaces and boilers, chemical storage areas, and elevated platforms that are dangerous or time-consuming for human inspectors. Major manufacturers like POSCO (steel), ST Engineering (aerospace), and BMW already deploy quadruped robots for autonomous facility inspections. The robots capture thermal, vibration, acoustic, and visual data continuously — eliminating the need for humans to enter hazardous zones for routine inspections while providing more consistent and frequent coverage than manual rounds.
iFactory treats every robot as a tracked asset within the CMMS — just like a CNC machine or conveyor belt. Each robot has its own asset card with component health tracking (battery, motors, sensors, wheels, grippers), operating hours, mission counts, firmware versions, and maintenance history. The system monitors battery degradation curves to predict optimal replacement windows, tracks LiDAR and camera calibration schedules, monitors joint torque profiles for cobots, and schedules preventive maintenance based on usage data rather than fixed intervals. When a robot component reaches its replacement threshold, iFactory auto-generates a maintenance work order for the robot itself — ensuring your inspection fleet stays reliable.
Plants deploying ROS 2 robots integrated with iFactory CMMS typically see measurable returns within the first 12 months. Key documented metrics include a 40% reduction in unplanned downtime through high-frequency autonomous detection of early-stage failures, 85% reduction in manual inspection hours as robots replace routine human walkthroughs, a shift from reactive to predictive maintenance with anomaly detection times dropping from hours to minutes, and an average annual cost savings of $1.8M through prevented breakdowns and optimized technician utilization. A single prevented catastrophic failure — like a cooling pump seized bearing or an undetected boiler hotspot — can save $100K–$500K in emergency repair costs and lost production, often covering the entire cost of the robot fleet and software integration in one event.
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