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The controller is one of the three core components of industrial robots and acts as the brain of the robot. Its quality directly determines the performance of the robot. Therefore, whether it’s ABB, KUKA, or domestic suppliers like Siasun and Xinsida, they all have taken control of the controllers into their own hands.
Next, let’s take a look at the current status of major industrial robot controller brands at home and abroad..
ABB
The IRC5 controller developed by ABB consists of a control module and a drive module, with an optional process module to accommodate custom devices and interfaces, such as spot welding, arc welding, and gluing. A flexible controller equipped with these three modules is fully capable of controlling a 6-axis industrial robot along with a servo-driven workpiece positioning device and similar equipment. To increase the number of industrial robots, simply add a drive module for each new industrial robot, and optionally install a process module, allowing control of up to four industrial robots operating in MultiMove mode. Only two connection cables are needed between modules: one for safety signal transmission and another Ethernet cable for communication between modules, making module connections simple and straightforward.
KUKA
The KRC4 is a brand new system architecture developed by KUKA, which focuses on using open and efficient data standards. All safety control, industrial robot control, motion control, logic control, and process control integrated into this system architecture share the same data foundation and infrastructure, allowing for intelligent use and sharing. This provides the system with the highest performance, upgradability, and flexibility.
KEBA
KEBA is not an industrial robot manufacturer, but one of the few non-industrial robot manufacturers in the industrial robot controller industry. Its products are industrial-grade servo control systems capable of controlling multi-degree-of-freedom industrial robots. The real-time performance of the software operating environment is ensured through the VxWorks platform or Windows + RTX real-time extension platform. The motion planning and motion control units can control bus-type servo drives, achieving precise control of industrial robots.
The KeMotionr5000 series controllers are a complete modular controller system for multi-axis motion control. The hardware includes the KeMotion controller and various peripheral modules that connect to the controller via Ethernet or bus, allowing for combinations tailored to various applications. The core part of the control system software runs on the controller hardware platform (x86 embedded microprocessor). From the bottom up, the underlying OS is the VxWorks real-time operating system, providing a foundation for the system’s real-time performance and reliability, as well as an operational environment for application software.
FANUC
The FANUC Robot R-30iA is FANUC’s next-generation industrial robot controller, characterized by high performance, fast response, and strong safety features. As the only industrial robot controller integrated with visual functions, it significantly reduces the cost of peripheral equipment needed for flexible production. Various powerful dedicated software for spot welding, gluing, handling, etc., developed based on FANUC’s own software platform, not only simplifies the operation of industrial robots but also provides complete immunity against computer viruses.
Yaskawa
Yaskawa has developed an industrial robot controller based on PC with an open structure and network capabilities. In 2016, Yaskawa launched a robot controller equipped with artificial intelligence that can automatically set welding conditions and accurately predict the lifespan of the robot body. This contributes to improving the efficiency of startup operations and reducing downtime during mechanical obstacles.
The AI within the controller can autonomously find the best welding conditions and reflect them in the robot’s actual operations. Typically, different conditions need to be set when welding multiple locations, but the new controller’s setup work section has been automated. Beyond welding, it also considers applications in painting, machining, and other fields where precise settings are required at the front end of the robotic arm.
Siasun
Siasun is a giant in China’s industrial robot sector. Its SIASUN-GRC robot controller has independent copyrights and is a practical, commercialized robot controller developed independently. This robot controller has a reasonable design, advanced technology, superior performance, reliable systems, and ease of use. It employs AC servo drives, absolute code disk detection, and a large screen Chinese teaching programming box, among several latest technologies, forming an advanced high-performance robot control system. The overall performance of this system has reached an internationally advanced level, making it the first commercializable robot controller in the country with small batch production capabilities.
Xinsida
With nearly 20 years of R&D accumulation in electrical control, servos, and controllers, Xinsida has mastered robot and motion control technology and is one of the companies with the highest degree of localization among domestic robot brands. It is reported that the robotic system within Xinsida includes the robot body, controller, software system, and drive control system, all of which are independently developed.
Guangzhou CNC
Based on a rich accumulation of CNC technology, Guangzhou CNC has complete intellectual property rights for robot controllers, servo drives, and servo motors, among which the GSK-RC is a robot controller independently developed and produced by Guangzhou CNC, with independent intellectual property rights.
Huazhong CNC
As early as 1999, Huazhong CNC developed the control system for Huazhong Type I robots. After nearly 20 years of development, it has significant technical advantages in the fields of controllers, servo drives, and motors. The CCR series is the robot control system mainly developed by Huazhong CNC.
Goko Technology
Since 2001, Goko Technology has been developing four-axis robot controllers and entered the six-axis robot controller field in 2006, becoming one of the earliest companies to research robot controllers in China. Up to now, the Goko control system covers various robot types from three-axis to eight-axis, with the eight-axis robot control system, which is the most technically challenging, already being produced in batches.
Inovance Technology
Inovance Technology started with inverters and servos and expanded into the controller field in 2013. In 2014, Inovance Technology launched the IMC100 robot controller based on the EtherCAT bus and the IS620N bus-type absolute robot-specific servo system, currently targeting emerging application areas such as small six-axis, small SCARA, and parallel robots.
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