Formic
Challenge Formic initiated its collaboration with SoftTeco in 2022, seeking to augment its in-house team with skilled backend developers to enhance its current data collection and processing system. Throughout our collaboration, Formic also sought SoftTeco's help with mobile app development, as we already had a comprehensive understanding of the system and possessed the necessary skills and expertise to provide the required solution.
Solution Formic is a comprehensive solution that integrates advanced hardware in the form of Robots-as-a-Service with robust software to support robotic automation. It employs IoT sensors to gather data from its robots, including their current status (online or offline) and the number of tasks each robot has completed, among other metrics. SoftTeco restructured and optimized the existing data collection and processing system to accommodate the increasing volume of IoT-generated data. We also participated in migrating the system to the AWS cloud and supported the deployment of multiple AWS IoT services, such as Greengrass, Sitewise, and IoT Core. Consequently, the backend admin panel is now capable of processing diverse data formats and integrates with over six external services, including Salesforce and Datadog.
To aid clients in decision-making, Formic utilizes an internal AR application that operates offline, showcasing how robots will fit into various environments. This app is developed using Unity with the Vuforia Engine library, and our team handled its configuration and management, including the animations and 3D models of the robots. Furthermore, SoftTeco improved the existing mobile app for robot operators and created a cross-platform mobile app for end users. This application allows for remote monitoring of robots, tracking their usage and system health, and live streaming of tasks being performed by the robots.