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Ford Robot Measures Interior Comfort

August 4, 2012 By Nadeem Muaddi

Car owners prefer soft-touch surfaces in their vehicle cabins – that’s a fact. But how soft is soft enough?

To answer that question, Ford is using a robot it calls RUTH to measure comfort and standardize quality. While the system has been employed in Europe for years, it has only recently come to American shores.

RUTH – which is short for Robotized Unit for Tactility and Haptics – uses a complex system of sensors to quantify what passengers feel when they sit inside of a car. TopSpeed explains:

[T]his is a robot that uses sensors to determine the pain, pressure, or heat that a human’s skin would feel when touching something, which then turns that touch sensation into scalable data. […]

RUTH then uses data that Ford has collected from thousands of customers around the world and determines if the pieces it tests meet the collective wants of Ford buyers. From there, Ford engineers can adjust the texture, feel, softness, or even temperature of something in the cabin. [more]

Ford uses the system because it measures data faster and more objectively than traditional technicians who are susceptible to personal bias. Through RUTH, Ford is able to standardize quality – manufacturing one-size-fits-all interiors comfortable enough for a majority of Americans.

Didn’t we tell you robots are taking over the industry?

http://youtu.be/kUCPV1KoV_E

Filed Under: Archive, Robots Are Taking Over Tagged With: Auto Trim, Auto Upholstery, Car Interior, Ford Motor Company, Robotized Unit for Tactility and Haptics, RUTH

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  1. 8-track says

    August 7, 2012 at 5:46 pm

    I hope they dont come up with a computer to sew up seat covers !

  2. Nadeem Muaddi says

    August 8, 2012 at 3:16 am

    Oh but they have…

    They’re designed on software like this: http://tinyurl.com/7aql9du

    And sewn together with robots like this: http://tinyurl.com/6gjb733

  3. Eric's Auto Upholstery says

    March 11, 2013 at 2:24 pm

    I think this new technology is terrific. I don’t agree with the concept of a One Size Fits All interior. From my many years of Experience as A Auto Upholsterer, there is No One Size Fits All. 90 percent of my customers request their seats to be customized to fit their own personal comfort. Everyone is different. I feel confident that Ruth the Robot will actually create more business for the Auto Upholstery Industry in the long run. I expect to see a lot more Ford customers requesting customized seats after they purchase their new vehicle. It’s a Win Win situation in my opinion.

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