By enabling cell designs to be demonstrated and tested offline, it can help shorten overall project times by allowing refinements to be made before a physical cell is built. This will help our customers optimise their processes and get the most out of their automation solutions."Īs a virtual environment for programming and simulating complete robot installations, RobotStudio remains unmatched in the marketplace. The plan-build-test workflow for robotic path planning the top is for the conventional setting, while the bottom is for the VR-assisted. “Predicting the braking behavior of a robot with its payload will help system integrators and end users save time and costs, with up to 25% reduction in the footprint when it comes to designing and building a robot cell or setting up a safety zone. RobotStudio Computer Simulation and Dry-run Rough Idea Path Planning via VR Add-on Detailed Program Design in RobotStudio Computer Simulation and Dry-run Draft Path Design Iteration Design Iteration Figure 1. This system has two base station sensors that create a grid.
"Our new robot braking distance function for RobotStudio equips the user with information about a robot’s real-world movements with an unprecedented level of accuracy,” said Antti Matinlauri, Head of Product Management for ABB Robotics. The new RobotStudio VR system goes inside the computer using the HTC Vive Virtual Reality System. This is especially beneficial in collaborative applications where operators need to be confident that a robot has stopped before approaching it.
This capability would enable users to translate native CAD files to a file format supported by their CAD program. Discovering whether a robot is right for your application has never been easier following the launch of ABB’s new Augmented Reality viewer, which has been added to ABB’s powerful PC-based RobotStudio offline programming software. This allows the exact movement of the robot to be simulated in RobotStudio, enabling the user to determine the correct size of the safety zone required, and the ideal location of features including light curtains, safety fencing and controllers.įor applications using ABB's SafeMove software, the data on the robot's final position can be used to determine the size of the 'green,' 'amber' and 'red' zones where the robot will either continue working, slow down or come to a halt, depending on the location of the operator. 3D-Tool sought a way to expand the 3D-Tool Viewer functionality to native CAD formats such as CATIA V5 and Pro/E, enabling users to view native CAD fi les without the need of conversion. The new RobotStudio function uses ABB's superior motion control technology to predict the robot's movements with millimetric precision.