# Formic Core: The Operating System for _Robot Labor_ Formic Core is the embedded operating system (OS) that powers robot vision, sensing, motion, and real-time coordination across every robot we deploy in your facility. Using AI-generated programs and real-time path optimization, Core makes robots smarter, faster, and more resilient from day one. ## Formic Core: Intelligence at Every Move Core unifies how robots see, think, and move. Formic robots don’t just repeat tasks; they can adapt in real time. 01 ### Sense - Box detection: Vision models for anomaly detection - Damage detection: Detects crushed boxes, label/tape failures, and misalignment - SKU recognition: Live SKU classification - Environmental awareness: Accounts for unexpected obstacles and human presence 02 ### Decide - Path planning: Programs generated via pre‑deployed simulation - Object classification: Vision-based anomaly detection and error handling - Error detection: Learns from anomalies - Task prioritization: Quick changeovers between SKUs 03 ### Act - Motion control: Robot-agnostic inverse kinematics control; real-time commands - Gripper force: Takes EOAT limitations into account - Speed optimization: Real-time path reoptimization reduces cycle time 30-50% - Safe human interaction: Human-guided autonomy, 1:50 robot:human ratio 04 ### Recover - Autonomous anomaly handling: Automatically detects unexpected inputs, mis-picks, dropped cases, misaligned totes, and triggers the right recovery behavior. - Real-time self-correction: Repositions, retries, or re-routes without pausing the full cell, keeping cycle time stable even during disruptions. - Stateful recovery logic: Maintains context of the task so the robot can resume precisely where it left off instead of restarting the job. - Minimal human intervention: Designed for mission-critical uptime with automated resets and error clearing, reducing operator involvement to near zero. ## Formic Core Sets the New Standard for _AI-Powered Robot OS_ Formic Core is built to evolve. Agnostic, adaptive, labor-saving. ### Hardware-Agnostic Works across robot systems (Fanuc, ABB, Kuka, Doosan) with unified control application program interfaces (APIs). ### AI Learning Vision, motion, and control continuously improve with 450,000+ hours of robot training data. ### Cross-Robot Coordination Enables handoffs and fleet-level optimization via Colony 2.0. ### Self-Tuning Real-time path reoptimization, autonomous anomaly recovery, and AI-generated program updates reduce downtime by ~70%. ## Formic Core on Your Factory Floor — The Real Impact - Automatically detects boxes, misalignment, and product damage - Adapts to SKU changes without downtime - Recovers from minor errors without human intervention - Improves pick accuracy and cycle time over weeks, not months The longer Core runs, the better your robots perform on your production line. ### Robot Program Generation ### 7 hrs→ 5 mins ### Fault recovery autonomy ### >85% of events ### Downtime reduction ### ~70% ### Continuous improvement ### 450,000+ hours and growing of robot learning data ## The Robot OS Behind the Future of End-of-Line Production Formic Core unifies sensing, motion, and intelligent adaptation across all deployed Formic robots. With AI-generated programs, real-time path optimization, and vision-guided recovery, Core turns individual machines into a continuously improving workforce. Combined with Cortex and FPI, it forms the operating system for automation, future-proofing factories.