To program robots with ease, igus has developed control software for its low-cost automation solutions.
igus robot control is available online free of charge and offers the user an easy introduction to automation. Different robot kinematics can be programmed and controlled.
A digital twin simulates the movements. In this way, the user can program a suitable solution before purchase. Cost-effective igus robot hardware, such as a linear robot with switch cabinet, is supplied in Australia by Treotham Automation.
Whether articulated arm robots, delta robots or linear robots, Treotham has all three kinematics as Low Cost Automation solutions available.
Picking up goods from a box, helping to take samples and dispensing cans from a machine can now all be done by robots.
And with igus robot control from Treotham, users can try out in advance which robot is best suited for their application.
This special software can be used for the simulation and programming of all igus robots.
“As a mechanical engineering company, we are very familiar with the different kinematics, so the next logical step for us was to develop a correspondingly simple and intuitive robot control system”, says Alexander Mühlens, head of Automation Technology at igus GmbH.
The free software is available online license-free. In the software there is a digital twin for all igus robots, which can be simulated and taught like the real robot. The robot control system is also used later to program the robot intuitively. Every programming can later be applied to a “real” robot.
Easy programming of robots
With igus robot control, users can freely move all axes of the digital twin via a 3D interface.
By means of a teach-in function the robot can be programmed easily, even without a robot connection.
To do this, the user must manually move the robot to the desired position and define how it is to be moved. The process is repeated until the desired motion profile is created. Matching end effectors, such as grippers, are easy to add and the tool centre point adjusts automatically.
Virtual boxes can also be installed, for example, to prevent the robot from colliding with a machine.
The igus robot control can also be connected to a higher-level control system, either via interface communication with Digital IO or via Ethernet communication using IP address.
The igus developers want to expand the control system even further: “In the future, we want to offer cloud services such as vision integration, remote commissioning and also online training for a small cost, which the customer can book.
Further services such as image evaluation via webcam or bin picking solutions are planned as cloud-based solutions, says Mühlens.
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