A new family of PLC-controlled robots combines a SCARA robot with a PLC Server that allows direct programming of the robot from the Allen-Bradley family of PLCs, through a DF-1 serial connection. The ...

Universal Robots (UR), a supplier of collaborative robots (cobots), has now integrated the Standard Robot Command Interface (SRCI) into its software. UR said it is among the first cobot vendors to ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to the latest research study released by Technavio, the global programmable logic controller (PLC) software market is expected to reach more than 484 million in ...

As more and more manufacturing facilities and distribution centers discover the benefits of robotic material-handling solutions, the decision of how best to control the robot must be made. Here we ...

BOSTON & DETROIT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Realtime Robotics, the leader in autonomous motion planning for industrial robots, today announced that it has collaborated with Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.

Olis’ new monitoring, diagnostics, and debugging capabilities now extend the power of Olis to entire industrial cells from the PLC to the fingertips of the robotic gripper, including conveyors and ...

Robots are made for packaging tasks like picking, transferring, and loading. But one major impediment to widespread integration is the lack of in-house robotics experts at most companies, explains Tim ...

As workplace robots become more common in retail stores, hospitals, and warehouses, their human coworkers need to know how to use and reprogram them. Yet most people lack that kind of highly technical ...