Most manufacturers who want to automate palletizing face the same problem. Getting a straight answer on whether it fits their operation, what it costs, and how long it takes has always required weeks of back-and-forth, engineering hours, and a site visit before anyone commits to anything.
That is the problem Robotiq built IQ to solve.
Start with a Fit Check, not a site visit
Before any site visit, before any engineering hours, before any quote, IQ asks five minutes of your time.
That is enough to find out whether palletizing fits your floor, what the deployment realistically looks like, and whether the financial return makes sense for your operation, including in 1-shift operations. It is a structured assessment designed to give you a concrete answer at the start of a project rather than at the end of a long discovery process.
If it is a fit, you have a clear path forward. If it is not, you know that too, without having spent weeks finding out.
“Automation does not scale when integration remains manual.” said Samuel Bouchard, CEO of Robotiq.
See your deployment before it happens
A palletizing project has thousands of moving parts. The floor layout, the product mix and the throughput targets, to name just a few. Getting those details wrong late in a project is expensive in time and money. IQ is built to get them right early.
Once the fit is confirmed, IQ powers the full project from the know-how of over 1,000 Robotiq deployments. It captures what your operation actually looks like, connects the right people at the right moment, and generates a validated Workcell design simulated in your factory environment. Cycle time, reach, payload: every spec confirmed before anything is installed.
The gap between what was promised and what gets delivered on day one closes considerably when the work is done upfront.
Built to scale from the first line
When your first Workcell is running and you are ready to add a second line, the same path applies. No custom engineering from scratch. The know-how that built the first is already in the system.
IQ coordinates every stakeholder: your team, your local partner, Robotiq experts, through a structured digital workflow. Your partner stays central. They bring the local expertise, installation capacity, and ongoing support that keeps your lines running. IQ gives them better information and a repeatable process, so every project moves faster than the last.
“For manufacturers, this means a clearer path to automation: fewer surprises, faster decisions, more predictable performance, and better financial justification, including in many 1-shift operations.” said Samuel Bouchard, CEO of Robotiq.
First seen at RUC 2026
IQ made its first appearance at the Robotiq User Conference 2026 in Québec City this week, where selected expert partners experienced it firsthand, generating Workcells and seeing what Automatic Integration looks like on real opportunities. The demonstration showed a full project path: from initial input to a running Workcell in as little as 24 hours.
IQ is available now for palletizing applications. New features will continue to be released over time. Robotiq also plans to extend the same Automatic Integration model to additional robotic applications.
“With IQ, we are moving from manually engineering robotic systems one project at a time to automatically generating workcells from real customer inputs, Robotiq components, AI, and proven know-how from thousands of past projects.” said Samuel Bouchard, CEO of Robotiq.
Your project starts here
If palletizing has been on your list and you have been waiting for a clearer path to get started, this is it. The Fit Check takes five minutes, requires no site visit, and gives you a concrete answer on whether automation makes sense for your floor and your financials. No commitment, no engineering hours upfront. Just a starting point that is actually useful.
Check the fit. See the deployment. Know the return. Scale it.
Start your Fit Check at robotiq.com/iq-platform
See IQ on a live palletizing project, June 18
Join Robotiq for a first look at IQ: a keynote from CEO Samuel Bouchard and a live walkthrough on a real palletizing deployment.
Register for the June 18 launch webinar:
- Americas: https://event.robotiq.com/webinar-power-your-factory-with-iq-june-18th-2026-ame
- EMEA: https://event.robotiq.com/webinar-power-your-factory-with-iq-june-18th-2026-emea
Common questions about IQ and palletizing automation
What is IQ from Robotiq? IQ is an AI-enabled platform that helps manufacturers start and deploy palletizing automation faster. It begins with a five-minute Fit Check to assess whether palletizing is right for a specific operation, then powers the full project from fit to a validated, deployment-ready Workcell design.
How long does it take to get started with palletizing automation using IQ? The first step takes five minutes. The Fit Check requires no site visit and no engineering hours upfront. It gives manufacturers a clear answer on whether palletizing fits their floor and whether the financial return makes sense, including in 1-shift operations.
Does IQ work for manufacturers with multiple production lines? Yes. Once the first Workcell is deployed, the same path applies to every line after it. No custom engineering from scratch. The know-how from the first project is already in the system.
What does a validated Workcell design mean? A validated Workcell design is a deployment-ready palletizing system where cycle time, reach, payload, and all other specs have been confirmed through simulation in the manufacturer’s actual factory environment, before anything is installed.
Is IQ available now? IQ is available now for palletizing applications. New features will continue to be released over time. Robotiq also plans to extend the same Automatic Integration model to additional robotic applications.
Ready to see if palletizing automation fits your operation?
✔️ Five-minute Fit Check, no commitment required
✔️ Validated Workcell design simulated in your factory environment
✔️ Predictable ROI confirmed before deployment
👉 Start your project now with the newly launched IQ platform
The post “Robotiq Launches IQ to Make Palletizing Automation Faster and More Predictable” by Robotiq Team was published on 06/02/2026 by blog.robotiq.com