Deneb Robotics

Deneb Robotics was a company founded by Scott Walter, Jay Harrison, Nathan Yoffa, and Rakesh Mahajan in 1985.^[1] The company pioneered graphics-based 3D factory simulation software for simulation and digital manufacturing tools. The application area reached from concept development to shop floor implementation, including off-line programming. Deneb Robotics is known for their IGRIP, Quest, Ultra and VirtualNC software packages.

Deneb Robotics

Industry	CAD, CAM
Founded	1985; 40 years ago (1985)
Defunct	1997; 28 years ago (1997)
Fate	acquired
Successor	DELMIA
Headquarters	Auburn Hills, Michigan
Key people	Scott Walter, Jay Harrison, Nathan Yoffa, Rakesh Mahajan
Products	Igrip
Owner	Dassault Systèmes

The company was acquired by Dassault Systèmes in 1997^[2] and is branded DELMIA. Major companies such as Boeing,^[3] and General Motors^[4] used Deneb’s suite of tools to optimize their design and manufacturing processes.^[5]