HMI UX/UI Satellite
HMI UX/UI Satellite
Complex automation. Simple operation.
Complex automation. Simple operation.
HMI UX/UI Satellite
Complex automation. Simple operation.
HMI UX/UI Satellite
HMI UX/UI Satellite
Project Type
Operator-Facing Robotics HMI
Technology
Figma Design System Architecture Frontend Implementation Orbiter API Integration
Timeframe
Timeframe
24 Months: On-going
24 Months: On-going
Satellite is the operator-facing layer of Luna: Unchained Robotics' three-tier robotics software ecosystem. It connects directly to robot cells configured in Orbiter, giving factory floor operators everything they need to run, monitor, and respond - with no programming knowledge required.
Satellite is the operator-facing layer of Luna: Unchained Robotics' three-tier robotics software ecosystem. It connects directly to robot cells configured in Orbiter, giving factory floor operators everything they need to run, monitor, and respond - with no programming knowledge required.
Complex automation. Simple operation.
Complex automation. Simple operation.
Brief
Brief
Design a zero-training HMI that puts any operator in control of a fully configured robot cell.
I designed Satellite as the human layer of Luna, connecting directly to Orbiter's configured robot cells, presenting only what the operator needs for robot operation and monitoring, stripped of all engineering complexity.
I designed Satellite as the human layer of Luna, connecting directly to Orbiter's configured robot cells, presenting only what the operator needs for robot operation and monitoring, stripped of all engineering complexity.
Challenge
Escape the engineering trap.
The core challenge: build an interface for an extremely complex system robot APIs (KUKA, NACHI, Yaskawa, Doosan, Universal Robots), grippers, cameras, conveyors, and KPI tracking without exposing that complexity to the operator. Every error and state needed to be expressed in plain, human language. Operators shouldn't need to understand the system, just what to do next.
Solution
Clarity by design. Complexity by architecture.
Satellite is deliberately limited, not because the system is simple, but because the operator's experience needed to be. Built on Orbiter's configured cell logic, every screen was stripped to its essential functions: machine visualisation, speed, pallet levels, status, and errors, all on one clean dashboard that needs no engineering knowledge.
Results
Results
A robot cell that any operator can run, configured in hours, not weeks.
A robot cell that any operator can run, configured in hours, not weeks.
Satellite eliminated the need for engineering teams to handle day-to-day robot cell operations across multiple factory environments. Operators with no programming background were able to run, monitor, and respond to robot cell events independently. Configuration time for new product cells, previously measured in weeks of engineering hours, was reduced to hours through the combined Orbiter and Satellite pipeline.
Satellite eliminated the need for engineering teams to handle day-to-day robot cell operations across multiple factory environments. Operators with no programming background were able to run, monitor, and respond to robot cell events independently. Configuration time for new product cells, previously measured in weeks of engineering hours, was reduced to hours through the combined Orbiter and Satellite pipeline.
Credits
Built with the people who know robots best: Unchained Robotics' lead robotics engineers and developers, whose technical insight informed every design decision.
Leon Potgieter
UX / UI / HMI
Leon Potgieter
UX / UI / HMI
Bashar Tomeh
Teamlead
Bashar Tomeh
Teamlead
Aakash Takkar
Robotics Engineer
Aakash Takkar
Robotics Engineer
Credits
Built with the people who know robots best: Unchained Robotics' lead robotics engineers and developers, whose technical insight informed every design decision.
Leon Potgieter
UX / UI / HMI
Bashar Tomeh
Teamlead
Aakash Takkar
Robotics Engineer
HMI UX/UI Satellite
Project Type
Operator-Facing Robotics HMI
Technology
Figma Design System Architecture Frontend Implementation Orbiter API Integration
Timeframe
24 Months: On-going