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ABB offers augmented reality to simplify robot installations

10 September 2020 • In News
ABB offers augmented reality to simplify robot installations

ABB’s new RobotStudio augmented reality (AR) viewer allows users to visualise where and how robotic automation can fit into your process using a smartphone or tablet.

Discovering whether a robot is right for an application is easier following the launch of ABB’s new augmented reality viewer, which has been added to ABB’s PC-based RobotStudio offline programming software.

The RobotStudio AR Viewer app can be used to test any model created in RobotStudio, enabling users to get an idea of the size and scale of a robot or robot cell and how it can be deployed on a factory floor to fit around any existing production equipment.

Using AR technology, the app overlays the modelled solution into the real-life production environment, with the ability to scale it to full size and rotate it through a variety of angles to achieve the best result.

The benefits of the AR Viewer extend to being able to watch the model in action. A timeline feature makes it possible to check the cycle time and go quickly to a certain point in time in the animation, enabling you to find ways of enhancing performance or pinpointing a potential issue.

Available free of charge on the Apple Store and Google Play Store and viewable on any compatible smart device (from iPhone 6s, iPad Pro or onwards and Android 7.0 onwards with ARCore support), the app provides a low cost, safe and easy way of visualising an installation that can be used by individuals or groups, with none of the potential concerns over complexity, hygiene or nausea that can occur with VR-based alternatives.

The AR Viewer is ideal for companies that are new to robotic automation, or for those who have previously lacked the time or resources to start to plan an installation.

“We know from conversations with SMEs in particular that many companies are looking to implement some form of robotic automation but are unsure of where to start. RobotStudio is our intuitive digital tool that helps simplify the installation and use of robots. Our new AR Viewer tool makes it even easier for customers to access the huge capability of RobotStudio, helping them to see how robots can be introduced into their production and how automation can improve the productivity and flexibility of existing process, before they commit to any investment,” said Antti Matinlauri, head of product management for ABB Robotics.

Allowing users to design, configure and commission everything from individual robots to complete robot systems in a virtual environment, ABB’s RobotStudio software allows solutions to be tested and refined before they are implemented in real life. Using RobotStudio, new product lines can be installed faster and ramped up to full speed without surprises during commissioning.

RobotStudio is available free of charge until 31st December, with a free training course available to help users unlock the full potential of the software.

ABB
http://bit.ly/ABBRobot_Studio

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