Robotic arm control

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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?

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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.

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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

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Thank you!

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Hi!

Thank You!

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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.

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

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Hi!

At the moment I am studing Grasshopper programming.

One more stupid question regarding to robotic arm programming with Grasshopper.

What do you think, is it possible to use Grasshopper robotic arm programming for plastic extrusion welding.
Here is just one video for reference.

Thank You!

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Yes, definitively possible. Most of the Robot Control packages support external axis and analog/digital input/output, which lets you control your tool.

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Thank you!