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How to Survive Hard Times in a Manufacturing Business

January 16, 2020November 18, 2024 - by Alex Owen-Hill - Leave a Comment

It’s a difficult time for the manufacturing industry, the new decade brings many challenges. Here are some ways to survive the hard times.

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Robot Simulation and Programming for Mobile
Mobile / News / Robot Simulation

Finally! A Real Robot Programming Solution for Mobile

January 7, 2020November 12, 2024 - by Alex Owen-Hill - Leave a Comment

Mobile options for offline programming are few and far between. Not any more! With our latest version of RoboDK, you can program robots anywhere.

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robot software

Which Industry is Most Affected By Industrial Robots?

December 19, 2019November 12, 2024 - by Alex Owen-Hill - 2 Comments.

Robots are everywhere!… or are they? Some industries are more affected by industrial robotics than others. How does your industry stack up?

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Automated Inspection

Railway Coupling Inspection with RoboDK and Matlab

December 12, 2019February 25, 2020 - by Alex Owen-Hill - 1 Comment

Inspection is a monotonous and thankless task — a perfect candidate for robotics! On the railway it’s not so easy… unless you use RoboDK.

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offline programming / Robot Manufacturing

10 Core Robotics Skills You Need to Succeed in 2020

December 5, 2019November 12, 2024 - by Alex Owen-Hill - 2 Comments.

It’s time to start learning for the future… and the future is now! Here are 10 core skills that you’ll need to succeed with robotics in 2020.

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offline programming / Robot Simulation / Robot Welding

What’s the Best Reach for an Industrial Robot?

November 28, 2019November 5, 2024 - by Alex Owen-Hill - Leave a Comment

A robot’s “reach” will determine many other factors, e.g.: your workpiece size, the need for external axes, and more. But what’s the best reach for you?

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offline programming / robot programming

15 Lesser-Known Facts About Industrial Robot Programming

November 21, 2019November 18, 2024 - by Alex Owen-Hill - Leave a Comment

There are a few common misconceptions about industrial robot programming. Here are 15 facts you might not know about it!

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offline programming / Robot Manufacturing

Robot Axis Coupling Can Mess Your Production

November 13, 2019February 25, 2020 - by Alex Owen-Hill - Leave a Comment

About 10%-20% of robots have this little-known feature. It can mess with your programming if you’re not prepared.

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CAD / CAM / News / Plugin / RoboDK projects / Robot Machining

Multi-Axis Robot Machining With the Fusion 360 Plugin

November 7, 2019January 20, 2020 - by Alex Owen-Hill - Leave a Comment

What does a project using the Fusion 360 plugin look like in practice? Here’s how one university fabrication lab Protolab used multiple external axes.

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Art / CAD / CAM / RoboDK projects / Robot Machining

What Links Hip-Hop and Robot Milling? Spotify’s RapCaviar!

October 17, 2019November 8, 2024 - by Alex Owen-Hill - Leave a Comment

What links hip-hop music with robotic machining? The RapCaviar Pantheon project from Spotify and NeoSet Designs used RoboDK to make significant sculptures.

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Collision Avoidance / Robot Simulation

10 Competitive Benefits to Using a Robot Motion Planner

October 15, 2019November 12, 2024 - by Alex Owen-Hill - Leave a Comment

Motion planners reduce the amount of hands-on programming… but does it make business sense to use one? Here are ten competitive benefits.

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offline programming / Robot Simulation / Vision

How Do I Make RoboDK Simulated Cameras More Realistic?

October 4, 2019September 21, 2024 - by Alex Owen-Hill - 1 Comment

Robot vision can be tough to simulate. Virtual environments are not usually realistic enough for vision… but RoboDK’s realism just got a boost!

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Raspberry Pi Robot Programming
News / Raspberry Pi / robot programming

What is Raspberry Pi and Why Is It Good for Robot Programming?

September 27, 2019November 20, 2024 - by Alex Owen-Hill - Leave a Comment

We now support Raspberry Pi! But, what is a Raspberry Pi? Should you use one? Is it really good for robot programming? Let’s find out. The Raspberry Pi has produced …

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offline programming / Robot software

How to Set Up a Strong, Streamlined Software Workflow

September 19, 2019November 21, 2024 - by Alex Owen-Hill - Leave a Comment

Plugins and add-ons are a defining feature of good robotics software. They can help you to set up a strong, streamlined software workflow. Here’s how.

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offline programming

Accelerate Robot Coding With the New VSCode Support

September 11, 2019November 5, 2024 - by Alex Owen-Hill - Leave a Comment

Robot programming can be so much easier with the right tools. Our new support for Visual Studio Code will accelerate your coding.

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CAD / CAM / News / Plugin

Get Cloud Robot CAD with the Fusion 360 Plug-In

September 4, 2019November 12, 2024 - by Alex Owen-Hill - Leave a Comment

Autodesk’s Fusion 360 looks set to be the future of computer-aided manufacturing. Our new RoboDK plug-in makes it easy to use this cloud-based CAD program with your robot.

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