INDUSTRIAL PHYSICAL AI
Intelligent Robotics for Large-Scale Manufacturing
W7 Tool Ecosystem
One Robot Platform, Multiple Processes
Change the tool and the same W7 platform moves from handling to welding, machining, finishing, dispensing and inspection.
01Handling
Parallel Gripper
Two mechanical jaws close on the part to pick, place, load and position components. Used to feed fixtures, unload finished work and hold parts during assembly.
- Machine loading
- Part positioning
- Fixture feeding
01 / ADAPTIVE ROBOTIC CELL
ARC-R
Single 7-axis robotic manufacturing system.
Seven-axis robotics with coordinated external motion for flexible structural manufacturing.
Explore ARC-RWhy Catfish
Automation Built for Work That Never Repeats Exactly
Many conventional robot cells are optimized for stable fixtures and repeatable part families. Ship blocks, steel frames and heavy weldments are big, varied and never quite where the drawing says. Catfish builds the robots, motion systems and software for that reality.
Conventional
Fixed Automation
Catfish Vanguard
Built Around the Work
Conventional
Fixed Automation
Catfish Vanguard
Built Around the Work
01The Part
Identical parts, thousands of times
Large, varied structures, often one of a kind
02Where It Is
Exactly where the drawing says
Found by sensing, where it actually is
03Motion
Robot and tooling sized around a defined cell envelope
Robots, rails and gantries move to the work
04Programming
Often teach-pendant or offline programmed for a defined part and fixture set
Generated from CAD and your approved procedures
05Evidence
Quality records depend on the process and integration
A production record for every weld
CATFISH SYSTEMS
One Platform, From Workcell to Shipyard
Start with one W7 robot. Add a second. Scale to a gantry system. Every system runs on the same W7 robot and the same Catfish OS.
0101 / ADAPTIVE ROBOTIC CELL
ARC-R
One W7 robot with coordinated external motion for flexible structural manufacturing.
- ROBOTS
- 1 × W7
- ROBOT AXES
- 7
- SCALE
- Workcell
0202 / DUAL-ROBOT SYSTEM
ARC-R Dual
Two W7 robots working independently or as one coordinated production system.
- ROBOTS
- 2 × W7
- ROBOT AXES
- 14
- SCALE
- Production Cell
0303 / LARGE-STRUCTURE SYSTEM
ARC-X
Multiple W7 robots on gantry, linear and vertical axes, coordinated by one controller.
- ROBOTS
- Multiple W7
- SYSTEM AXES
- 20+ Coordinated
- SCALE
- Shipyard
0404 / 7-AXIS INDUSTRIAL ROBOT
W7
The Catfish seven-axis robot. The same arm inside ARC-R, ARC-R Dual and ARC-X.
- ROBOT AXES
- 7
- USED IN
- Every Catfish System
- ROLE
- Robot
0505 / SOFTWARE LAYER
Catfish OS
One software layer across every machine: program in Studio, coordinate in Control X, record every weld in Proof.
- PROGRAM
- Studio
- COORDINATE
- Control X
- RECORD
- Proof
01ADAPTIVE ROBOTIC CELL
ARC-R
One W7 robot with coordinated external motion for flexible structural manufacturing.
- ROBOTS
- 1 × W7
- ROBOT AXES
- 7
- SCALE
- Workcell
02DUAL-ROBOT SYSTEM
ARC-R Dual
Two W7 robots working independently or as one coordinated production system.
- ROBOTS
- 2 × W7
- ROBOT AXES
- 14
- SCALE
- Production Cell
03LARGE-STRUCTURE SYSTEM
ARC-X
Multiple W7 robots on gantry, linear and vertical axes, coordinated by one controller.
- ROBOTS
- Multiple W7
- SYSTEM AXES
- 20+ Coordinated
- SCALE
- Shipyard
047-AXIS INDUSTRIAL ROBOT
W7
The Catfish seven-axis robot. The same arm inside ARC-R, ARC-R Dual and ARC-X.
- ROBOT AXES
- 7
- USED IN
- Every Catfish System
- ROLE
- Robot
05SOFTWARE LAYER
Catfish OS
One software layer across every machine: program in Studio, coordinate in Control X, record every weld in Proof.
- PROGRAM
- Studio
- COORDINATE
- Control X
- RECORD
- Proof
ARC-R DUAL
Two Robots, One Coordinated Production System
Two W7 robots, fourteen robot axes and Catfish OS in one cell. They work independently or as one coordinated production system: splitting the work, welding in parallel or handing off a part.
CATFISH MOTION
The Robot Moves to the Work
Conventional robots stay inside a fixed envelope. Catfish adds rails, lifts, positioners and gantries to the same coordinated motion system, so reach grows with the structure and heavy parts stay where they are.
01 / LINEAR AXIS
Linear Travel
Rails carry the W7 along the full length of the work, instead of moving the part to the robot.
CATFISH W7
Seven Axes
Every Angle
W7 is Catfish's own seven-axis industrial robot. The extra joint lets it reach around frames, stiffeners and fixtures without moving the part.
PHYSICAL AI
Built for Steel
as It Really Is
CAD shows the part as designed. The shop floor delivers the part as built, with gaps, distortion and fit-up variation. Catfish sensing finds the real joint, and the robot adapts inside your approved procedure.
CATFISH WELD
From CAD to Completed Weld
Seven connected steps turn manufacturing geometry and your approved procedures into robot motion, and every result into a record.
CATFISH OS
The Operating System
for Robotic Production
Catfish OS carries a job from engineering to the shop floor to the quality record. Program in Studio, run the floor in Mission Control, watch every machine in Fleet and record every weld in Proof.
Explore Catfish OSCONTROL PHILOSOPHY
AI Plans,
Deterministic Control Moves
Intelligence chooses the work and proposes the path. A deterministic controller moves the machine. An independent safety system can stop everything. No AI model drives a servo directly.
- 01 / PLANManufacturing IntelligenceInterpret · Sequence · Optimize
- 02 / EXECUTEDeterministic MotionAxis commands · Real-time control
- 03 / PROTECTIndependent SafetyLimits · Stops · Interlocks
ARC-X
Automation at
Shipyard Scale
ARC-X puts multiple W7 robots on gantry, linear and vertical axes with external positioning, all under one controller, for blocks, panels and structures too large for any cell.
Explore ARC-XMany Machines,
One System
Not one 20-joint robot. Many machines moving as one system, with W7 robots and external axes positioning the work through 360°.
Example configuration · Adjustable to fit your partActual configurations depend on the application.
INDUSTRIES
Built for the Hard Work
Shipbuilding
Robotic manufacturing for hull structures, panels, frames, foundations and modules.
Marine & Workboats
Flexible automation for barges, ferries, tugs, workboats and commercial vessels.
Structural Steel
Robotics for frames, beams, assemblies and high-mix fabrication.
Heavy Manufacturing
A scalable architecture for large components and complex production environments.
CATFISH PROOF
Every Weld
Fully Traceable.
Catfish Proof captures the production record behind each weld, including the approved procedure, robot, program revision, process parameters, timestamps and inspection result, all tied to the part and job it belongs to.
Weld P-471-041
CATFISH VANGUARD
Build Beyond Limits
Robotics for the structures fixed automation cannot reach.