TPT May 2018

T E CHNOLOG Y

Android to control robot paths WITH the aim of creating a more intuitive, easier and faster way to control industrial robots, Comau has released PickApp, an application for 8" to 10" Android tablets, to perform ‘pick and place’ operations in a completely new way.

in just a few minutes, without prior training. PickApp is available for Comau low payload robots, such as Rebel-S (SCARA), Racer3 and Racer5 (3 to 5 kg payload), and will soon be implemented for the entire Comau robot family. Comau, a member of the FCA Group, delivers indus- trial automation solutions that integrate products, tech- nologies and services to help companies increase plant ef- ficiency. The company has an

PickApp has been developed to allow users with different levels of expertise to create a robot path in an intuitive way. It has been designed with graphical features to improve the overall user experience,

Comau’s PickApp application for controlling industrial robots

international network of 35 locations, 15 manufacturing plants and five innovation centres. Its comprehensive offering includes manufacturing and assembly solutions, powertrain machining, robotics and asset maintenance services for a wide range of industrial sectors.

such as the type of movement and the actions related to a gripper. The application has been developed by multiple users with a different approach to that usually used for standard industrial processes. A sample group of testers, ranging from expert technicians to young people who play games on a tablet, were able to perform the programming required for a pick and place process

and anyone familiar with smartphones will be able to move a robot and create a pick and place process simply by preparing a list of waypoints, without having to learn robotic programming language. The user moves the robot manually by pulling and pushing robot joints, or using the interface in a similar way to that used for toy cars or drones. Additional configurations can be easily added,

Comau SpA – Italy Website: www.comau.com

Shijiazhuang Keda Machinery Co., Ltd. Add: No. 707, Lianmeng Road Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China Website: www.kdsz.cc Email: info@hebeisz.com Tel: +86 311-85028506

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