First automation project
Your first automation project, without the gamble
The DIY Classic is a complete robotic cell that arrives with the robot installed, the electrical panel pre-wired and the safety programmed. Your team starts on your application, not the wiring.
FANUC or ABB robots · Pre-wired and safety programmed · Built and tested before it ships
First project? DIY++ is your safety net if you ever need a hand.
1,000+ cells delivered
Food · pharma · plastics · aerospace · general manufacturing
Why first projects stall
It’s not the robot. It’s everything around it.
You already know which job you want to automate. The project stalls on everything else: wiring the panel, programming the safety, choosing the right robot, and deciding who will run it once it’s in.
That’s why so many first robot projects sit in a folder for years. Not because they don’t make sense. Because nobody wants to be the one who picked wrong.
The DIY Classic takes most of those decisions off the table before the cell reaches your floor.
What ships with a Classic
Save up to 200 hours of engineering and setup
A DIY Classic is a complete robotic cell, not a kit. Compared with building a cell from scratch, the engineering, wiring, assembly and base programming that usually stall a first project are done and tested in our shop.
Robot and controller installed
FANUC or ABB, matched to the cell. No mounting or alignment on your side.
Cabinet pre-wired and certified
cULus, CSA compliant, 32 inputs and 32 outputs ready for your application. Your electrician connects power, not a panel.
Safety and base programming done
Alarms, lights, door interlock, timers and an operator screen. Your team programs the application, not the foundations.
Three buttons to run it
Start. Stop. Reset. Operators don’t need to be programmers.
Built and tested off-site
Your line keeps producing while the cell is built.
On wheels and forklift-ready
When the job, the line or the building changes, the cell moves with it.
Where to start
Jobs that make a great first project
The best first project is repetitive, predictable and hard to staff. These are the ones we see most.
Packaging
Picking products into boxes, trays or cases at the end of the line.
Pick and place
Moving parts between conveyors, fixtures and bins, all shift long.
Sanding and deburring
Dry or wet finishing, with a draining pan for wet work.
Machine loading
Feeding and unloading a machine so operators don’t have to stand at it.
Palletizing
Stacking cases onto a pallet at the end of the line, layer after layer, so nobody lifts boxes all shift.
Check our Pallet Analyzer tool to see which robots fit your pallet.
Not sure your job fits? Tell us about it
Classic or Basic
Classic or Basic: which one for a first project?
DIY Basic is the cell without a robot, built for teams with in-house integration skills. For a first project, the Classic ships with the work most teams underestimate.
| Step | DIY Basic + your own robot | DIY Classic |
|---|---|---|
| Choose and buy the robot | Your team | Included, FANUC or ABB |
| Mount the robot and controller | Your team | Done |
| Design and wire the electrical panel | Your team or a contractor | Done and certified |
| Program safety, alarms and interlocks | Your team | Done |
| Operator controls and screen | Your team | Done |
| Test the full cell | On your floor, during production | In our shop, before it ships |
| Where your team starts | About 80 hours of setup, plus your application | Your application |
Comparing quotes? Add about 80 hours of setup to the Basic side, plus your application. Starting from scratch instead? A Classic saves up to 200 hours.
What a first robot does for your plant
Put your people where they matter
The robot takes the repetitive work. Your people run it, set it up and improve the line.
Up to 1.9 million U.S. manufacturing jobs could go unfilled by 2033.
Source: Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute, 2024
industrial robots per 10,000 manufacturing workers in Canada, versus 307 in the U.S. and 449 in Germany.
Source: International Federation of Robotics, World Robotics 2025 (2024 data)
Proof in the numbers
See the numbers for your plant
Plug in your own figures. No sign-up, results on screen in about two minutes.
How it works
From first call to first part, in three steps
It starts with a conversation with someone who listens to your job before talking about robots.
Let’s understand your project.
A quick conversation to understand your application, challenges and goals. We’ll help determine if our modular cells are the right fit.
We find the right solution.
We evaluate your technical requirements and recommend a cell configuration that fits your project, with a clear quote.
Built to simplify integration.
Your cell is prepared and tested according to its configuration, helping reduce integration work and accelerate deployment.
Customer proof
Manufacturers who started here
Case study
“The project commissioning with DIY Robotics’ robotic cells was completed in just one week!”
Luc Lizotte, Corporate Director of Engineering, Fruit d’Or
Jordan Ellis, Operations Manager
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FAQ
Questions first-time buyers ask us
Let us help you make the right choice
Tell us the job you want to automate. We’ll help you pick the right cell, the right robot and the right accessories, so your first project is one you’re glad you started.
No commitment. A 20-minute conversation with the people who build these cells.
You’ll talk to Estelle Huguet
Sales & Marketing, DIY Robotics
