KUKA ROBOTICS introduced an augmented reality function that allows users to visualize new robot cells before installing them. KUKArecently introduced its KUKA.MixedReality program, a free smartphone application that uses AR to facilitate factory installation of new robot cells.
The application lets users visualize how a robot will fit into an environment and detect possible collisions between the robot and its surroundings before it’s installed. According to KUKA, the app displays the robot in augmented reality alongside relevant data like Cartesian or violated monitoring spaces and tool spheres, as well as how to differently configure space to fit a robot better.
According to Roland Ritter, Simulation Portfolio Manager at KUKA, the app uses augmented reality to make robot installation simple for those with little experience implementing automation.
The KUKA.MixedReality application is available for free on the Apple App or Google Play stores. According to Kuka, the app downloads information on the relevant robot from the Internet in order to display it in augmented reality on the screen — No VR goggles or other hardware necessary.
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