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 ...

While robot original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) each offer their own tightly integrated controllers, recent developments now enable control by a programmable logic controller, or PLC. For ...

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 ...

Offline programming, or OLP, can accelerate robot deployment in high-mix, low-volume applications, explains the founder and ...