Robotic arm control

There is no stupid questions :slightly_smiling_face:

I have heard that there is the possibility of controlling a robotic arm with grasshopper/rhino. Is that true and if yes is there any web-based or in-class training for that?

Depends of the type of robot you have, but KUKA and ABB are well supported in the grasshopper eco system. For KUKA have a look at KUKA|prc.

I guess “controlling” means creating toolpaths in grasshopper and exporting them to a valid robot-programm? Yes, that is totally possible.

There is a MOOC about KUKA|prc.

if you are dealing with KUKA arms, I use KUKA|prc on a daily basis and I do 200% vouch for that :+1:

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Hi Vahur,

You can also have a look at HAL for Grasshopper, we support more than a thousand robots from a large variety of manufacturers including KUKA, ABB, FANUC, Universal Robots, Staubli, etc.

You can have a look at the documentation and tutorials here: Tutorials for the HAL Robotics Framework for Grasshopper | HAL Robotics Framework Tutorials

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Does anybody having experience with this arm in Rhino/Grasshopper?

Igus ReBeL Cobot 6 DOF

Thank you!

Hi!

Thank You!

Hi Christian,
We are currently in contact with IGUS to finalise the integration of their robots in HAL.
I believe you have been in touch with @s.andraos in the past, please feel free to contact him if you need any additional information.

Dear Thibault,
that’s great news! Will get in touch.