You might not know it but robots are often used for high-speed video production. The problem? The technology can sometimes be restrictively expensive for filmmakers.

Here’s how one team of RoboDK users creates amazing slow-motion adverts for huge international brands.

Imagine the scene…

You are watching an advert for a food company. In the video, a chef throws a fresh pizza base in the air. The video slows and the shot zooms in on the spinning dough. As flecks of white flour fall, everything is in perfect focus and perfectly lit.

The video cuts to later in the process. A hand sprinkles shredded cheese onto the pizza base. You can see each piece of cheese clearly as it falls slowly from their fingers.

You now really want to eat a pizza!

The slow-motion dynamic images excite our senses and show the food in its best possible light. But, you might never have wondered how such adverts are made.

It turns out that a lot of these adverts are made with robots…

How Are Mouth-Watering Slow-Motion Adverts Made?

For the last 5 years or so, it’s become common for food and beverage adverts of this type to be made with the help of robots. A high-speed camera is mounted onto the robot’s arm as an end effector while the lighting and other aspects of the scene are synchronized precisely with an electronic controller.

Without robots, the conventional way to create such shots is to move the camera by hand. However, this is a very imprecise method to create such shots. The camera operator doesn’t have enough precision or speed to move the camera in the required motion.

There are some commercial systems for high-speed robotic videography on the market. However, they tend to be expensive and are not accessible to many filmmakers.

One RoboDK user wanted to change that by creating their own robotic system.

Introducing… EngamaDos

EngamaDos is a creative advertising agency based in Santiago, Chile. Known as “La Casa de Color” (the house of color) they provide a range of filmmaking services including color grading, media management, and creative consulting.

One of their core services is high-speed video capture, which is often used for video advertising in the food and beverage industry. EngamaDos works with companies both large and small, internationally and nationally. Some of their clients include Nestlé, Coca Cola, Nacional Beers, and Melt Pizzas.

Xavier Sanchez explains how they first started using robotics for these slow-motion shots after visiting NAB Show, a convention for content professionals from the media, entertainment, and technology world.

He says:

“We first saw a similar system in NAB 2016. But, the price point was very high. For me to be able to deploy such a system in a low GDP country like Chile, it needed to be affordable enough for people to rent it. I wondered if I could create a similar system myself instead of purchasing an existing one.

“There is a lot of demand for these types of shots. I shoot with the robot around 4 times a month. We use them for food, beer, and beverage companies.”

How The Team’s Robotic Filmmaking System Works

Xavier was highly experienced with creating slow-motion video shots. He knew that such a system would require several electromechanical components working in complete synchronization.

This type of shot involves a complex series of coordinated events, which are not easy to achieve.

The actor (e.g. a chef) performs a fast movement such as cutting an onion in two, spinning a pizza base in the air, or sharpening a knife on a steel. These are motions that are often too fast for even the human eye to distinguish clearly.

At exactly the same time, the robot needs to move the camera extremely quickly to create the dynamic shot around the food. A high-speed camera is used to capture the moment at hundreds of frames a second, with exposures of less than 1/1000 of a second.

Often, other components such as lighting and external motors are also moving.

Everything happens within a second.

The EngamaDos Robotic Setup

The team’s system is based around a standard industrial robot. It incorporates many of the components that you would expect in a normal industrial robot cell, including the robot controller and programming system.

The key requirements of a robot for high-speed filmmaking are quite different from most industrial applications. The system doesn’t generally require a huge workspace. Instead, the core requirement is that the camera can move very quickly and precisely.

The Hardware

The core hardware components of EngamaDos’s system are:

• A Stäubli TX90L industrial robot and controller.
• A Raspberry Pi embedded development board.
• A high-speed video camera attached to the robot as an end effector.
• Lighting rigs to light the set.
• Triggers to set off the motion of the robot during each take.
• External motors to move objects during the shots.

The Software

The core software components of the system are:

• RoboDK robot programming software to control the robot and interface with the other components.
• Python running on the Raspberry Pi.

Xavier explains how all these components fit together:

“With the Raspberry Pi, we controlled the triggers, lights, and external motors. This prevents damage to the system or the environment and synchronizes all the FX.

“RoboDK is easy and intuitive to use with nice support. It is a really friendly development environment.”

What’s Next for Engamados and Robotic Filmmaking

Now that the team has created their first version of the system — and used it with many clients — they are looking for new ways to upgrade it.

They plan to increase the speed of the system, allowing for even more impressive slow-motion shots.

Xavier says:

“In about a year, we hope to get a 7th axis and add it to the system to move the robot faster. This is hard to achieve as the robot is 200 kg and we need it to move 6 meters per second with complete precision.”

What could you achieve with a high-speed robot? Tell us in the comments below or join the discussion on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or in the RoboDK Forum.. Also, check out our extensive video collection and subscribe to the RoboDK Youtube Channel

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Whenever an artist uses a robot in their project, it raises new questions that apply to many conventional robot applications like…

How do you maintain “the human touch” when fabricating with robots?

Can a robot create something that is both consistent and pleasingly random?

What new designs are possible by using a robot instead of manual fabrication?

Artists often like to use RoboDK because its simple interface is ideal for less experienced robot users. In the past, we have reported on projects including portrait painting with a KUKA robot, robot-fabricated art installations, and supersized 3D printing for interior design.

This latest artistic application of RoboDK causes us to question the very nature of robotic art.

The Question of the Human Touch in Art

What’s the difference between robot-created art and art made by human hands?

In recent years, the lines between art and technology have been blurred somewhat with the rise of art created by artificial intelligence systems. This has led many people to question whether AI art is really art at all if it wasn’t created by a human. The jury is still out on this question.

When it comes to painting and drawing, one factor that comes into effect is the inherent inconsistency of humans. Even the most skilled painters in the world would paint the same art piece slightly differently every time.

These random — but not completely random — variations are part of what makes art pleasing to look at.

Robots, however, are completely consistent.

When a painting robot in an automotive factory draws a logo on the side of a car, it will be the same every time.

How can you create art with a robot that is not so consistent that it appears “manufactured”?

Introducing… Artist Nicholas LiCausi and Robotic Drawing

One artist who is addressing these issues is Nicholas LiCausi.

Nicholas is a designer and artist from the Tulane School of Architecture in New Orleans, Louisiana. There, he works as a Director of Fabrication where he oversees the operations of several digital laboratories, including 3D printing and CNC.

His work covers a broad range of mediums and topics. His past projects include a virtual reality art exhibition, a parklet constructed of recycled pallets, and a conceptual design that reimagined the city metro as a rollercoaster.

Nicholas’s work into robotics uses the same technology that is usually used with manufacturing tools to instead manipulate the tools of artists, specifically paintbrushes and pens.

The Robotic Setup

Nicholas’s various robotic projects are based around a Universal Robots UR 5e collaborative robot and a custom-designed drawing tool. The robot programming setup is based around RoboDK.

The Custom Drawing Tool

For the “business end” of the robot, Nicholas needed to connect the robot’s wrist to the brush or pen. He went through various designs until he arrived at a tool that provided the perfect trade-off of flexibility and rigidity required for the artistic tasks.

The tool is 3D printed with clear and elastic resin. It utilizes a linear sleeve bearing to provide slight flexibility to the tool.

How He Used RoboDK

Programming was achieved through a combination of RoboDK, the Rhinoceros 3D CAD package, and the robots teach pendant.

By using RoboDK’s native plugin for Rhino, he was able to easily send trajectories directly to the robot from the CAD file. Rhino is popular among designers, architects, and artists for its flexibility in 2D drafting and modeling complex shapes.

Nicholas explains:

“RoboDK was essential in bridging the gap between Rhinoceros and the Universal Robot. We’re able to directly connect to the robot and precisely align to our various work surfaces. RoboDK allows us to quickly prototype and simulate designs when working remotely. It’s been invaluable during the pandemic to test our ideas before trying them in person.”

3 of Nicholas’s Projects that Explore Robotic Drawing

Here are the 3 projects that Nicholas has used with his robotic setup so far:

1. Robotic Painting

Here, Nicholas sought to explore how the same robot program could produce vastly different artworks simply by changing the variable of the type of paintbrush that was used.

The robot was also instructed to dip the paintbrush into the paint at different points throughout the painting process. This simple change also produced very different paintings despite the robot movements remaining consistent.

2. Generative Drawing

The final application shares some similarities with the robotic portraiture project that we reported on in 2016 as it involves turning people’s faces into robot drawings.

Nicholas used Grasshopper (the visual programming language in Rhino 3D) to convert images of people’s faces into vector drawings. Then, he reimagined these images and used the robot to draw the resulting artwork onto paper.

3. Non-Planar Notation

One benefit of using RoboDK is that it gives you access to advanced programming options without requiring you to calculate your own complex algebra and code your own algorithms.

In this project, Nicholas explored the possibilities of using the robot to create artwork directly on curved surfaces, such as a pipe. He used a 3D scanner to digitize the surface into a CAD model then imported this into RoboDK for programming.

What Could You Learn from Robotic Artwork?

If you are an artist yourself, projects like Nicholas’ show some of the immense possibilities that you can access by using a robot and RoboDK.

But, even if you are using robots for more conventional applications, you can still learn something from projects like these.

Artistic projects challenge us to reconsider what is possible with a robot.

For example, just think about what unique touches you could add to your products simply by questioning what more you could do with the robot’s tool!

What do you think of robot art? Tell us in the comments below or join the discussion on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or in the RoboDK Forum.

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And what if they had strict budget, time, and logistical constraints?

This is the type of challenge that Proptogroup handles every day.

In two of Proptogroup’s latest projects, they utilized RoboDK’s robot programming flexibility to create some amazing sculptures for two of their clients.

Here’s how they did it…

Introducing… Proptogroup

Proptogroup is a multi-disciplinary design studio (located in New York, USA) and fabrication studio (based in New Haven, USA). They most often work with artists, architects, designers, and builders on complex projects with critical constraints, whether those be timing, budgetary, or logistical constraints.

For this reason, Mena Henry, Proptogroup’s owner and principal engineer, describes the company as “a problem-solving creative space.”

When you enter their workshop, it is filled with fabrication machines: milling machines, various metal fabrication machines, a welding station, and two converted shipping containers at the end of the space that house a design studio and a materials store.

And then there’s the robot…

Finally, Henry explained the origins of the company’s name:

“The name Proptogroup starts with the word “prop. to.” Mathematically, it means “proportional to.” In this case, it’s about the proportional relationship of different industries, particularly in architecture and construction. Those are design, engineering, fabrication, installation, and logistics. We service all those trades.

Making complex sculptural work requires a lot of research and development, and material science. We count on partners that can enhance our skills. The small size of our company gives us an extreme level of flexibility and mental room to explore and play around.

Actually, playing of the biggest things that we do here, either with material or with technological processes. That really enhances the way that we think and are able to function with complex projects. “

Proptogroup uses RoboDK for Foam Architecture and Clear Acrylic Face

The two projects that we are exploring here are perfect examples of Proptogroup’s cross-disciplinary approach. Indeed, one is for the architectural space and the other is an artistic sculpture.

Foam Architecture

For the foam architecture, Proptogroup employed RoboDK to help them with robotic milling of a foam structure.

As shown above, the structure was made of expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam. In fact, this is a common material for robotic milling as it is easy to mill, has low moisture absorption, and doesn’t change its physical properties under normal operating heat. Such foam is often used, for example, in Hollywood to make architectural props for movies.

In this case, the EPS foam was being used as a form for a mold. The final piece would then be cast, using this mold, in glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC).

Acrylic Face Sculpture

The second project was a sculpture for artist Titus Kaphar. Kaphar is a painter, sculptor, filmmaker, and installation artist whose work examines the history of representation. Therefore, he often combines materials and fabrication methods.

In this case, Proptogroup has worked with Kaphar on several projects over the years. This latest one was the face of Thomas Jefferson sculpted in acrylic. They used robotic milling to sculpt the head and then a final manual polishing process.

Mena Henry explained:

“We took our time milling the acrylic considering the brittleness of the material. Timewise, I would estimate approximately 40 hours from roughing to finish pass. And 4 days of hand polishing.”

Proptogroup’s Robot Setup

Mounted on a rail and taking a prominent place in the workshop, Proptogroup’s large KUKA robot is, I think it’s fair to say, a centerpiece to their operations.

The Hardware

For the milling operation, the robotic hardware that Proptogroup used consisted of:

• A KUKA 6 DoF industrial robot
• A Güdel linear rail
• A milling head

Proptogroup will change the end effector of the robot depending on the fabrication needs of the particular project. No project is exactly the same so they need to remain flexible.

The Software

For programming the robot, Proptogroup used the following programs:

• Design was done in Rhino, a CAD package often used by architects.
• Machining paths were generated in Autodesk Fusion 360, a popular CAD/CAM software.
• Proptogroup uses RoboDK to seamlessly convert the machining paths into robot programs.

This software setup gave Proptogroup the flexibility to use the software that they are most comfortable with the power of RoboDK’s robot programming capabilities (actually, they might have been able to eliminate a step as RoboDK has a plugin to work directly with Rhino, but RoboDK fits in with whatever workflow our users most prefer).

How Proptogroup uses RoboDK to Mill an Intricate Face Sculpture

After all, RoboDK allowed Proptogroup to quickly turn their designs into a functional robot program.

In fact, conventional robot programming methods requires to have extensive robotics expertise to program the robot. Instead of focusing on the design and fabrication – which is where Proptogroup’s expertise lies – they would have had to waste a lot of time and effort “getting the robot to work” if they were using the conventional methods.

As a result, Proptogroup reduced robot programming to a minimum using RoboDK.

Indeed, the software easily slots into your existing workflow, whatever that may be, and allows you to focus on those aspects of the process that you are best at.

What Interesting Project Could You Use RoboDK for?

Overall, Proptogroup undertakes many interesting projects that push the boundaries of fabrication techniques under critical constraints.

If they can create such elaborate and successful projects using RoboDK… think what interesting projects you could achieve!

How could your next robotic fabrication project push the boundaries of what you are currently capable of?

Finally, a good place to start is to download a free trial copy of RoboDK and try it out for yourself.

What will your next robot project be? Tell us in the comments below or join the discussion on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or in the RoboDK Forum.

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How can architects untie themselves from the restrictions of traditional construction methods?

One research team has found an ingenious way using RoboDK and Grasshopper.

In a world of architecture, easy-to-manufacture shapes have traditionally been made up of regular, straight lines. This is why buildings tend to feature smooth, vertical facades with very little variation from one building to the next.

But, times are changing.

Recently, architects have found ever more ingenious ways to break free from the restrictions of traditional building methods. We are now becoming more familiar with the sight of strangely shaped buildings with interesting, varied appearances.

The facade of the building (its front-facing appearance) is key to creating these interesting shapes. But, it can be difficult to fabricate complex facades in a way that is quick and cost-effective.

This is exactly the problem that one research team has tackled with RoboDK.

Introducing… the Building Envelope Research Group

The Building Envelope Research Group (BERG) is based in the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences in Köthen, Germany.

BERG’s primary focus is to expand the “scope of the building envelope” with new and innovative fabrication methods, looking at materials, construction techniques, technology, and energy. Their current research projects range from methods to create self-sufficient ventilation systems through to the development of bendable acoustic panels.

The group got in touch with us because they were using RoboDK for one of their research projects.

This project used an interesting approach to robot manufacturing to create forms for abstract concrete facades.

Why Abstract Facades Are Tricky to Fabricate

Many different materials can be used to create a building facade. Common options include wood, metal, stone, and masonry. However, one of the most versatile options is concrete.

Concrete has an advantage over other materials because it is cheap, hard-wearing, and extremely adaptable. As it begins in liquid form, you can create almost any shape that you can imagine… as long as you have a method to hold the shape of the wet concrete as it sets.

The challenge, therefore, comes in the creation of forms to hold the shape of the concrete facade panels. If you want to create interesting abstract shapes out of concrete, you need to create equally interesting abstract forms that are capable of supporting the wet concrete.

Common options for creating such forms include

• Creating a mold out of wood, rubber, or metal.
• Using a flexible table with actuators and membranes to alter its shape.
• Using a CNC machine to mill a form out of foam or plastic.

These are all good options but they can be expensive and take a long time to create. For example, flexible tables are quick to reconfigure into a new shape, but the upfront machine cost is very high. CNC milled foam takes 5-10 hours to create and can only be reused 5-10 times before they need to be remade.

Why Use Abstract Facades At All?

You might wonder why we want to create abstract facades for buildings at all.

Of course, the main reason is aesthetics — they look good. However, modern facades are not all about aesthetics. The design of the facade can also enhance the sustainability of the building.

Facades are also a great place to test out new fabrication techniques, as the team at BERG demonstrated in their project.

The Project: Creating Abstract Forms for Fiber-Reinforced Concrete

The team decided to use robot fabrication to create styrofoam molds for the concrete, which was reinforced with glass fibers.

The robot used a hot wire to cut the styrofoam blocks and was programmed via RoboDK.

To handle the abstract shapes, they chose the CAD package Rhino due to its parametric modeling capabilities. Parametric modeling allows designers to create previously unimaginable structures easily and it is often used by architects for this reason. We previously discussed the benefits of using Rhino with RoboDK in our article 6 Amazing Things You Can Do With Rhino and RoboDK.

They first designed their CAD model within Rhino (and its algorithmic modeler Grasshopper) and then used the RoboDK Rhino plugin to send these designs directly to their robot.

As the team at BERG is largely focused on material properties, a major part of this research project involved testing the structural properties of the concrete after it was formed in this way.

One important property was the surface finish. They found that they could vary the detail of the surface finish by changing how quickly they moved the robot. Slower speeds led to a smoother surface finish.

The Robotic Setup

The robotic hardware that the team used was as follows:

• Robot: A KUKA KR 16-2 6-axis industrial robot.
• End effector: A metal rig on which was mounted a hot wire to cut the styrofoam.
• Table: The styrofoam block was fixed to a table, ensuring that it didn’t move during the cutting operation.
• Programming setup: Rhino and Grasshopper for CAD design and structural (FEA) analysis, attached to RoboDK via the plugin.

Benefits of Using Robot-Fabricated Styrofoam for Facades

There were several benefits that the team found with their method compared to the more standard approaches to concrete facade fabrication.

These included:

1. It was cheaper — The up-front costs for this method were less than those with other methods of form production. For example, CNC milled forms cost up to €400 per square meter. With this method, the cost was only €30 per square meter.
2. It was quicker — The time to create the form was only 1 hour. With every other type of manufactured form, it would take between 2-10 hours to create. The only faster option would be to use the costly flexible tables.
3. It was flexible — Unlike other options, the only limit to this method was the reachability of the robot and the dimensions of the cutting wire. This increases the flexibility of this method.

For more information about this project, check out their research paper.

What architectural projects can you think of for robotic fabrication? Tell us in the comments below or join the discussion on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or in the RoboDK Forum.

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Conceived by digital arts pioneers Rob and Nick Carter, the ingenious ‘Dark Factory Portraits’ exhibition features an industrial robot arm from KUKA –dubbed ‘Heidi,’ by the artists–that produces fine art portraits of famous artists in acrylics.

The ‘Dark Factories’ title is a nod to ‘lights out’ manufacturing processes, where robots work autonomously in unlit factory spaces. Heidi also works ‘blind’ –that is, without any cameras or vision sensors. 

How it works

Heidi receives a photograph in digital form, applies some image processing and Google Face API and courtesy of some coding in Autodesk Maya, generates a final image.

The robot must be able to work out where the brushstrokes should go, how long they should be, the angle of the brush and other details.

At this point in the process, the robot has a clear idea of its objective, but it doesn’t understand the mechanics of painting in a human-like way. 

This is where RoboDK comes in. 

I was able to glue together Autodesk Maya and RoboDK using their SDKs, to form a single elegant tool to design any kind of painting and have it painted by a robot.

Says software engineer, Julian Mann, who brought Heidi’s mechanics to life for ‘Dark Factory Portraits.’ 

Using the RoboDK API, Mann coded Heidi’s every movement; from paint and brush selection through to which brushstroke to use and how to clean a paintbrush. As the project progressed, Mann observed that the robot developed some of the fine motor skills that humans take for granted when painting. 

“As development progressed, the system gathered more and more of the skills we take for granted when painting with our own hands,” says Mann. “For example, the robot gently ramps into each stroke and pushes harder and softer in order to modulate the stroke width. It holds different brushes at different angles, and it takes great care to wipe just the right amount of excess off the brush.”

RoboDK enables users to easily program more than 500 industrial robots, from small collaborative robots to large industrial arms –each of which offers a multitude of different ways to apply paint to canvas and sculpt.

While advanced users can use the RoboDK API, non-coders can easily create complex robot programs in RoboDK by pointing and clicking with their mouse in a simulated computer environment. Users can test out their robot’s movements before applying them in the real world. Meanwhile, RoboDK software takes care of translating those clicks into code that the robot understands.

Robotics opens up fresh possibilities for artists and creatives by providing new tools and processes to work with, says RoboDK marketing manager Lauren Ierullo.

“As the brilliant Dark Factories exhibition shows, it’s not about replacing artists, but empowering artists and enabling them to explore new avenues of creativity through automation,” says Ierullo.   

The Carters share this sentiment, seeing robotics as a tool, an extension of their craft, rather than as a threat to human creativity.

The successful collaboration between the Carters, Mann and Heidi, highlights the benefits and creative potential of human-robot collaboration, says Nubiola.

“There are many areas in which the best results come from humans and robots working together and the visual arts is no exception,” he says. “Our software allows artists to add robotic tools to their repertoire and is creating to new types of artists –creative engineers that build the algorithms that robots use to produce art.”

RoboDK was founded in 2015 as a spin-off company from the CoRo laboratory at ETS University in Montreal, Canada. In that time its robot simulation and programming software has helped bring several high-profile artistic projects to life.

Neoset Designs, a New York-based art and digital fabrication studio, was asked to collaborate with music streaming service Spotify on the ‘RapCaviar Pantheon’ robot sculpting project in 2017. Using RoboDK’s milling features the team completed three large sculptures of outstanding rap artists in just 15 days.

Artist Robot Longo’s stunning ‘Death Star‘ sculpture, now part of the Collection of the Burchfield Penney Art Center in Buffalo, New York, consists of 40,000 brass and copper bullets arranged around a steel sphere. To ensure accuracy, RoboDK software was used to control a custom-built, robotic drilling system that prepared all 40,000 holes into which the bullets were placed. 

Ascan Aldag is an artist that pushes the boundaries of 3D-printing by using an industrial robot arm to produce supersized 3D-printed art works. Aldag built a custom extruder to speed up the printing process and RoboDK allowed him to control the entire system, including the tricky task of synchronizing the extrusion speed with the robot’s movements.

And camera motion control specialists, CMOCOS used RoboDK and a collaborative robot arm from KUKA to create instant portrait sketches based on digital photographs. RoboDK software allowed the creative team to simulate the robot’s path for each sketch and then produced the code that set the robot in motion.

“The bulk of RoboDK’s business is in the industrial manufacturing sector, but as ‘Dark Factories’ and other projects demonstrate, our software is a powerful tool for creatives too,” says Nubiola. “We are looking forward to inspiring and empowering future art projects as more people discover the potential of robots to transform the visual arts.” 

‘Dark Factories’ is scheduled to run until April 17^th, 2020. 

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Back in the days of ancient Rome, sculptures were a way to celebrate and immortalize important people. A sculpted bust of a family member, for example, showed that a family had respect for their ancestors. Revered members of society were often turned into full-sized sculptures in stone or marble.

The practice of sculpting notable figures is still alive and well… and it’s being pioneered by none other than music streaming service Spotify!

In collaboration with Neoset Designs, Spotify’s project titled RapCaviar Pantheon immortalized three breakthrough rap artists from 2017 using robotic machining. Rap artists Metro Boomin, 21 Savage, and SZA were all sculpted into a material with the appearance of stone.

As Spotify’s video explained:

“To cement RapCaviar’s reputation as the platform that breaks new artists we honored the three new breakthrough artists of the year with real-world sculptures created by robots.”

You might now be wondering what RapCaviar is…

What is RapCaviar?

Basically, RapCaviar is the name of a playlist on streaming music service Spotify. However, it is much more than that.

The RapCaviar playlist is — in Spotify’s words — “The most influential playlist in hip-hop.” Some playlists on Spotify have a huge effect on the popularity of new and established artists. RapCaviar has over 11 million subscribers and it has even spawned a live tour. Rap artists who are included in RapCaviar are either extremely popular before they are added to the playlist or they will be after they are added.

(By the way, if you are a rap and/or hip-hop fan, I’m aware that I’m probably incorrectly using these two terms interchangeably… I’m only doing it because Spotify also does this.)

The RapCaviar Pantheon Project 2017

Spotify first ran the RapCaviar Pantheon project in 2017 in collaboration with Neoset Designs, advertizing agency Special Guest, and design company Proptogroup.

Just as the statues in Ancient Rome were used to honor important figures in Roman society, the RapCaviar Pantheon project used robotic machining to honor the three breakthrough rap artists of 2017.

The three sculptures were exhibited in December 2017 in the Brooklyn Museum.

As the playlist’s then curator Tuma Basa explained:

“We’re treating our artists with the importance that Ancient Rome treated its gods. Metro, SZA and 21 all proved this year that they’re here to stay. Their music is forever so why not immortalize their likeness? Greco-Roman Respect Style!”

You can read about the artists in RapCaviar Pantheon 2017 on Spotify’s case study of the project.

Spotify has since re-run a version of the project in 2019, showcasing four new artists and a different modern production method, this time using 3D printed plastic and hand-sculpting.

Created by Neoset Designs

The fabrication of the sculptures was carried out by Neoset Designs, an art and digital fabrication studio based in Brooklyn, New York.

Neoset Designs specializes in robotic sculpting, particularly for producing modern art. They use RoboDK to bridge the gap between traditional artistic processes, such a hand-sculpture, and industrial robotic manufacturing.

One of our previous articles describes an artistic installation they helped create with renowned contemporary artist Robert Longo. The Death Star II (aka Death Star 2018) project involved embedding 40,000 copper bullet casings into a sphere — to represent the increase of mass shootings in the USA. For that project, which recently made the news, Neoset Designs used RoboDK to generate the paths for the robot to drill the thousands of holes needed to mount the bullets.

For RapCaviar Pantheon, Neoset Designs used RoboDK’s robotic machining capabilities to create the three sculptures.

How RoboDK Helped Bring RapCaviar to Life

The three sculptures were created over just 15 days using robotic milling. Neoset Designs has a team of several KUKA robots in its warehouse in Brooklyn.

To create the sculptures, they first took 3D scans of each artist using 3D scanning setup similar to those that you find in supermarkets for “Print a 3D model of yourself” services.

These setups use dozens of fixed cameras that take photos of the person from various angles. The photos are then combined using 3D photo-blending software.

With the scans completed, Neoset Design followed a process like this:

1. The captured models were cleaned up in Rhino, a CAD program to remove any extraneous points which were generated.
2. Machining paths were generated using Rhino and RhinoCAM (CAM software for machining).
3. These paths were imported into RoboDK’s robotic milling wizard.
4. RoboDK generated the robot program, in this case for Neoset Design’s KUKA robots.
5. The robots then milled the sculptures using a milling tool.

Finally, the three sculptures were cleaned up and finished, making them ready to be displayed in the Brooklyn Museum.

What Could You Achieve With Robot Sculpting?

Although intricate sculpted structures make us think of ancient Rome or Greece, sculpting is very much alive and well in 2019.

There are many reasons why you might want to use similar processes as Neoset Designs did for Spotify’s RapCaviar Pantheon.

Examples of sculpting projects are:

• Making props for movies or attractions, as we discussed in a previous article.
• Creating models of architecture for demonstration purposes.
• Building real architectural features.
• Copying old and fragile sculptures for public display.
• Creating brand new artworks, as Neoset Designs often does.

Robot milling is so flexible that there is really no limit to what you can achieve.

How to Make Sculptures With RoboDK

The processes for creating sculptures with RoboDK and robot milling follows the same basic steps as were followed to create the RapCaviar statues.

The steps are:

1. Get a clean CAD model of the object that you want to sculpt.
2. Generate the NC files such as APT or G-code using your favorite CAM software.
3. Import these in RoboDK and use the robot machining wizard to create a robot path.
4. Generate the robot program within RoboDK and then send it to the real robot.
5. Press go! Then wait for the robot to mill the object.
6. Finally, clean up your sculpture.

The process is simple but it is very powerful.

Which musical artists would you like to see immortalized with robot milling? Tell us in the comments below or join the discussion on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or in the RoboDK Forum.

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We are currently living in The Age of Personalization, according to a survey report from Mastercard and the Harvard Business Review. In the past, personalized products were just a fun extra to a company’s product range; a quirky curiosity that most people wouldn’t even think of buying. But, that has changed completely over the last decade or so.

According to the survey, 80% of professionals (who were readers of the Harvard Business Review) say that personalization is an important part of their organization’s strategy. Personalized products were found to deliver the most competitive advantage, ranking No. 1 out of a list of 15 personalization tactics.

Many consumers now expect personalization of the products and services that they buy. Another survey by Epsilon found that 80% of consumers are more likely to do business with a company that offers personalized experiences. A Deloitte consumer review found that 25% of customers are willing to pay more for a personalized product or service.

Robots are a great way to bring personalization to your product lines. One of the reasons they are so good is that the are very flexible — you can achieve many different types of personalization with just one robot.

Here are 10 amazing product personalizations that you can achieve with a robot.

1. Laser Engrave Customer Logo or Name

Probably the most common personalization is to use a laser engraver to etch a logo onto the product. Laser engraving tools can be easily attached to the end of a robot. Some robot models are even specifically targeted at laser engraving as one of their applications (e.g. the Dobot M1 and uArm).

It’s possible that you already laser engrave your own company logo and other information onto your products. If so, adding the customer’s logo or name is an easy way to personalize their product.

2. Make Sculptures With Robot Milling

It’s now possible to create 3D models of a person or object using the data generated by a simple 3D scan.

You may have noticed that services offering “sculptures of yourself” are springing up all over the place. Most of these services can only make miniature models, but robot milling is capable of producing full-scale sculptures from a 3D scan.

A recent project involving RoboDK was the RapCaviar Pantheon project designed by NeoSet Designs for Spotify. They used the same process to create these amazing statues of rap artists using robotic milling.

3. Etch a Customer Message

Although laser engraving is the most common method of adding personalized text, it is certainly not the only method. There is a range of different engraving technologies (e.g. rotary engraving, etching) which can be used with a robot. Each technology produces a slightly different style of engraving.

To pick a random example, you could use etching to carve a personalized message into a plastic or ceramic coffee cup.

4. Engrave Entirely Personalized Designs

The previous personalizations have both involved adding a small name, logo, or message to an existing product. However, you can also engrave a completely customized product using the same engraving tools for your robot.

Unlike CNC engraving machines, there is no limit on the size of products that can be engraved using a robot (if you use external axes to extend the robot’s workspace).

5. 3D Print Customer Models

With 3D printing, your customers can send you any design they want to produce, allowing for a very flexible degree of personalization. Robots are a great option for 3D printing as they do not have the size limitations of other 3D printers.

Customers don’t even have to produce the designs themselves. There are even huge online directories of 3D models which people can download and customize. Hero Forge one example of a company that has made its entire business out of easy-to-customize personalized products.

6. Personally Painted Products

Consumers love choosing the colors for the products that they buy. Most companies already provide a range of colors for their product ranges. However, robot painting can allow you to add an even more personal touch to the products. Robots give you complete control over how the product is painted, compared to less flexible automated painting techniques like dip coating.

With a robot, your customers could pick exactly how they want their product to be painted.

7. Mill Customized Products

Robot milling can extend your personalization capabilities even further by allowing you to produce full-scale products in a range of materials. For example, we’ve seen Sunrob robotics make hockey sticks with robot milling. The sticks were customized to the exact size and shape needed by the professional ice hockey players.

8. Sign Products “by Hand”

In a world where eBooks can be downloaded in seconds, physical book signings are surprisingly popular these days. It seems that people like the personalized touch of a hand-written message. Imagine how it would look if your products all had a personalized message signed onto them in pen.

Robot drawing is an easy way to add seemingly-handwritten text onto a product. It’s just as easy to do as any of the engraving methods listed above.

9. Make Pyrography Art

Adding photos and images is one way to make very personalized products. Consider how photo printing services have changed their business model in recent years. In the past, they made their money by printing photos. Now, photos can often be printed for free and they make money with personalized mouse mats, mugs, cushions, etc.

Pyrography and laser engraving can be used to turn normal photos into unique art prints. Like the other engraving methods, these can be achieved with the right robot tool.

10. Anything You Can Imagine

Many of us are not used to thinking about how we could personalize our products. However, it gets easier to think of great ideas once you’ve done a bit of brainstorming.

Here’s an exercise to get you started:

1. Write down a list of 5 to 10 of your products.
2. For each one, write down 5 ways that you could add some personalization to that product.
3. Then, try out your idea in a robot simulator.

Remember, 80% of consumers are more likely to do business with a company that offers personalization!

How could you personalize your products with a robot? Tell us in the comments below or join the discussion on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or in the RoboDK Forum.

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“After some years using the desktop 3D printers,” says Ascan Aldag, “I wanted to go bigger.”

Aldag is an engineer who is pushing the boundaries of 3D printing. His latest project uses robotics and a custom-built extruder to make artistic creations for interior design.

Here’s how he is making his products supersized with RoboDK and robotic 3D printing.

Pushing The Boundaries Of 3D Printing

Many of us have only recently got started with 3D printing and have only recently started to see the benefits of it for our businesses. But, there are some pioneers who have been experimenting with 3D printing for years.

Engineer Ascan Aldag, the brains behind Engineering Art and Goal Engineering, is one such pioneer. Instead of using the printed parts only to print small proof-of-concepts (as many users do) he uses the printers to produce interior design products with complex geometries.

“For a long time, I have been dealing with 3D printers and am fascinated by the new possibilities.”

His most impressive designs use semi-transparent plastics to print intricate lampshades, such as Eos, Erebos, and Medusa. These are not just your average lampshade. Hyperion, for example, is made of several components which are stuck together by magnets. This allows the lampshade to be reconfigured into 48 million combinations.

A Need to Go Bigger

For years, Aldag has used tabletop 3D printers. These have yielded some impressive results, but he was starting to feel restricted by their limitations.

He told us:

“After some years using the desktop 3D-printers, I wanted to go bigger. The parts must become larger and stronger to allow everyday use.

“I was always fascinated by industrial robots — a lot of power combined with precision — so I got a used ABB 2400 and put it in my workshop to build a giant 3D-printer.”

With RoboDK and his industrial robot, he was able to start printing larger parts.

But, he soon ran into a problem…

Overcoming the Challenge of Low-Print Speeds

The problem with many desktop 3D printers is that they are quite slow. This is a good thing if you want to print in high-detail. However, it can become a problem when you’re scaling up for robotic 3D printing with large workpieces.

Ascan Aldag encountered this problem as soon as he stuck an extruder onto the end of the robot arm. The print speed of the extruder was restrictively slow.

His solution? Design a new extruder which could handle faster print speeds and use plastic granulate.

He told us:

“Normal extruders use expansive filament and can only extrude 100g/hour. A large print would need days. With my granulate extruder, I can directly use plastic granulate and extrude up to 2kg/hour, large prints are done in some hours.

I am using nozzles of between 1-3mm, so I can’t print small details but I can print fast and the 3D-prints are really strong.”

This is not the first time our users have built their own extruders. We’ve also seen custom extruders for 3D printing concrete and for 3D printing food.

Control Problems and a RoboDK Post-processor Solution

Aldag built his new extruder, but his challenges were not over yet. In fact, they had only just begun. There are a lot of moving parts in a 3D printer, literally.

“Getting the extruder working really was a challenge. I experimented with different motors, gears, temperatures, and speeds.”

What made it more challenging was the complex control needed for his new extruder. The robot controller needed to synchronize the extrusion speed with the movements of the robot.

But, help was at hand. He told us:

“Fortunately, I could adapt the RoboDK post processor to my needs – with excellent support from RoboDK…thanks!”

It’s very easy to add a custom end effector to RoboDK. In fact, it’s just as easy as using an off-the-shelf end effector. We outlined the process in our article The 5 Minute Guide to Use Any End Effector with RoboDK.

Once you have added the model, you can do exactly what Aldag did and update the post-processor. Not familiar with post processors? Check out Robot Post-Processors: Everything You Need to Know

What the Future Holds for 3D Printed Art

With the extruder working perfectly, he is now able to build pieces with a print size of over 1m³.

As he says, with such a big print size “only our imagination is the limit.”

But, Ascan Aldag’s pioneering ideas don’t stop there. He has big plans for the future.

His next idea? To tackle environmental sustainability.

“I have a vision” he says “of using plastic waste, like bottles, put it in a shredder and use the material to make new parts, like a chair for your home.”

At the moment, the granulate he is using is made of ABS and PLA granulate, the two standard materials for 3D printing. This next step will involve using recycled plastic.

He says:

“Everybody knows about the problems with plastic waste, especially in the oceans, but nobody has a good solution. But plastic can be easily heated up and formed into new parts. It is perfect for recycling.

This can be done using the granulate extruder, since it can directly use plastic out of a shredder without any more processing in between.

How great would this be! Instead of throwing plastic away, you collect your plastic and make something new out of it. I am working to make it happen!”

You know? I think that’s the best idea I’ve heard all year!

Check out Ascan Aldag’s website here at Engineering Art (it’s in German, but the amazing photos can be understood in any language).

What would you print if size wasn’t a restriction? Tell us in the comments below or join the discussion on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or in the RoboDK Forum.

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Recently, we were involved in applying the same automated drilling technology to create a stunning piece of art.

Automated robot drilling can now be found in artistic and digital art projects. This is the case for the piece of art that Neoset Designs’ fabrication studio made for the artist Robert Longo.

In this post we reveal some of the steps used to achieve a high level of automated robot drilling.

A Unique Piece of Art

A custom automated drilling system was built to create a structure named Death Star 2018, designed by the artist Robert Longo.

The artwork is a suspended globe with 40,000 polished copper bullet casings, representing the increase of deaths in mass shootings in the United States during the last 25 years. To support efforts to reduce gun violence, 20% of the proceeds from the sale of Death Star II will be donated to Everytown for Gun Safety.

Technology Challenge: Accurate Robot Drilling

The artwork was manufactured by Neoset Designs’ fabrication studio. By using the latest robot drilling technology they were able to drill 40,000 holes within 0.150 mm tolerance in less than 2 weeks.

Just drilling a hole is easy. However, drilling a hole quickly and accurately is a challenge. The main challenge is to drill on the right spot, maintaining desired tolerances and making sure that no time is wasted.

A robot can help speed up the process, being a cost-effective solution. However, it is well known that robots are not accurate.

The system involved a KUKA Titan robot, the largest KUKA robot available in the market, a machining spindle and a WEISS Turntable. A Creaform C-Track measurement system was also used to reach desired levels of accuracy. RoboDK software was used for calibration and offline programming. It was possible to calibrate the robot to under 0.150 mm, the tolerance required to place each of the 40,000 holes.

Innovation Behind the Scenes

When it comes to industrial robots, no challenge is too big enough for Neoset Designs. They put together the right team and equipment to build this unique piece of art.

To build this 1 Ton sphere of bullets he had to split the sphere in 2 halves. Each half sphere was made from cast steel. This is important for the robot drilling process as it makes robot machining and drilling more stable. Before drilling, each half sphere was machined to have an accurate and perfectly round spherical surface.

The interior structure and I-Beam armature was engineered by Proptogroup.

A former NASA engineer helped Neoset’s team create a list of points that describe the location of each bullet (hole) in the 3D space. A custom algorithm created in Matlab was used to make sure that the spacing between holes remains uniform for all the bullets.

A specially made drilling tool was also designed for this purpose to minimize vibrations. This tool behaves like a mini 3-axis CNC mounted on the robot flange.

Finally, Neoset also used RoboDK software to calibrate the KUKA Titan robot and implement adaptive robot control to drill the 40,000 points (coordinates of the holes). A Python script and the robot driver made real time robot compensation possible in RoboDK. This means the accuracy is validated with the measurement system before the robot is starts the drilling cycle. If the accuracy is not good enough the robot position is corrected using the C-Track 6D measurement (position and orientation compensation). This compensation was applied before drilling each hole to obtain an accuracy better than 0.100 mm.

It is a privilege for me to have been directly involved with Neoset’s team using RoboDK, Matlab and the Python API to build this unique drilling system.

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At first glance, 3D printed food might seem quite an impractical application. 3D printing takes ages, doesn’t it? It can take hours to print even a tiny object. Who has the time to wait hours for a robot to print you a pizza!?

And yet, 3D printed food is becoming quite popular. It allows chefs to make complex and intricate food shapes like never before. You can even 3D print food with a robot, as one of our RoboDK users did.

It looks like 3D printed food will be part of the future of high-end gastronomy. According to the annual 3D Printing Conference, supermarkets are already testing 3D print customized cakes and restaurants are offering 3D printed desserts. People have successfully 3D printed a whole range of different foods, including mushroom, chocolate, red pepper, spaghetti, and pizza.

Case Study: 3D Food Printing With RoboDK

Here, you can see a video of a project perfomed The Hebrew University of Jerusalem where RoboDK was used to control a  UR3 Universal Robot for 3D printing.

The setup included a syringe extruder (see below for more information on these) which printed the liquid food into intricate shapes. The food then set into a solid gel and sauces were added by hand.

How 3D Printed Food Works

The principle of 3D printing food is fundamentally the same as printing any other material. It is an additive manufacturing process where the material is built up layer-by-layer. The thick liquid material is extruded in a small stream onto a printing bed and a robot moves the extruder around the printing bed to draw the desired shape of the current layer. Once that layer has set, the next layer begins.

The most common materials for 3D printing are ABS and PLA plastic. These have good melting and hardening properties. As a result, the printed objects have very similar material properties to the raw material.

One of the challenges of food printing is that food does not have reliable material properties. Different foods melt at different temperatures, heat changes their material properties, and they are subject to spoilage.

Engineers have come up with various ingenious methods for extruding food. Three common methods are:

• Syringe extruders — This is the method used in the video. It involves loading the liquid-paste food into a capsule which is loadied into a large syringe. The extruder can gradually push the liquid out. The method works with a whole range of different foodstuffs from mashed potato to bread dough.
• Melting extruders — These work in a similar way to the plastic extruders in normal (i.e. non-food) 3D printers. They take solid foodstuffs — usually chocolate — and melt them before printing through a heated extruder. The MMuse Chocolate 3D printer is one example.
• Granular material binding — This involves using grains of food — usually sugar — and binding them together in the desired pattern by selectively melting and recrystallizing the material using heat and water. In this way, it is closer to stereolithographic printing than additive printing. The ChefJet 3D printer is probably the best example. It can print amazing full-color structures from sugar.

In most cases, you will use a syringe extruder if you want to print food. They are compatible with the most diverse range of foodstuffs and are easy to build and use.

5 Components You Need to 3D Print Food With a Robot

If you want to replicate the 3D food printing success from the video, you will need a few different components.

1. The Robot — Theoretically, you could use any size of robot for 3D printing food. It all depends on how big your food needs to be. Tiny robots (e.g. Meca500 or UR3) can produce small edible decorations, while larger robots could potentially build a full-sized gingerbread house (if you had a big enough oven, of course).
2. An Extruder — The type of extruder will depend on which foodstuff you are printing. Syringes are the most versatile.
3. A Printing Material — The food! You will have to process the food so that it is printable by the machine. This usually means making it a thick liquid paste so that it can be dispensed by the syringe. If you want the food to set into a jelly-like solid, you will need to add some sort of hydrocolloid (here’s my favorite hydrocolloid recipe collection).
4. A 3D Model — You will need a digital model of the pattern that you want to print. This should be in a CAD format which will be converted into a 3D printing path by your software.
5. A Software Solution — You can make life easy for yourself by picking the best software solution for the job. RoboDK includes a 3D printing wizard which automatically generates a robot path for any robot.

Flavor: The Most Important Component

Pretty food is all very well. However, your decoration will be worth nothing if your food doesn’t taste great.

In fact, I would go one step further. I would say that your 3D printed food has to taste even better than great. It needs to taste absolutely amazing!

There’s nothing more disappointing than a spectacularly-decorated meal that tastes bland.

Food Ink was the first pop-up restaurant to serve all 3D printed food. You can bet that they spent just as long making the food taste amazing as they did designing the 3D printing patterns. It takes a lot of experimentation to get the right balance between flavor, texture and design.

How to 3D Print Food With RoboDK

If you want to print food with a robot for yourself, the process is very similar to normal 3D printing with a robot.

Check out our 3D printing demonstration to see how easy it is to do with RoboDK.

Then, go to the relevant documentation pages for instructions on how you can achieve it for yourself.

Would you eat a meal that was 3D printed by a robot? Tell us in the comments below or join the discussion on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or in the RoboDK Forum.

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Robotic 3D printing systems have become popular, mostly in construction and architecture. The creation of a 3D printed object is achieved using additive processes. In an additive process, an object is created by laying down successive layers of material until the object is created. Each of these layers can be seen as a thinly sliced horizontal cross-section of the eventual object.

As an example, the Danish Technological Institute uses RoboDK to program robots to build 3D Printed Buildings project. In a matter of days after getting started with RoboDK, Teknologisk Institut was building successful sample parts in concrete.

The workflow CAD-CAM with RoboDK was very straightforward. Thanks to RoboDK we were able apply our 3D concrete printing skills and the developed concrete mix design to our Fanuc robot for concrete 3D printing in a very short time.

Dr. Wilson Ricardo Leal da Silva
Civil Engineer at the Concrete Centre at the Danish Technological Institute

The Danish Technological Institute focuses on developing methods for robot-based 3D printing building elements, boosting innovation and productivity in construction. The project also focuses on unexplored architectural possibilities that 3D printing technology can deliver in construction.

© Danish Technological Institute

RoboDK simulation and offline programming tools can be easily used to convert machine code to robot programs. For manufacturing applications such as 3D printing or machining it is possible to integrate 3rd party software such as slicer software or CAM software with RoboDK and quickly accomplish successful results.

We’re looking forward to seeing how the 3D Printed Buildings project impacts the future of Danish construction!

© Danish Technological Institute

Learn how to simulate and program a robot arm for 3D printing: http://www.robodk.com/examples#examples-3Dprint

Do you have an industrial robot? We invite you to try RoboDK software now.

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Visitors and locals touring around Munich, Germany in June, 2016 may have come across an impressive instant automated drawing stand at Vodafone Flagship Store München prepared by CMOCOS using RoboDK and a KUKA Robotics IIWA robot. The project attracted crowds and allowed visitors to have their portrait drawn by a robot. They looked fantastic! How did it all work behind the scenes?

First, a picture of the customer was taken with a Huawei P9 Leica Dual camera and converted into an svg image. From there, CMOCOS used RoboDK’s simulation software to automate the portrait printing from the svg image. RoboDK was used to create and simulate the robot path using offline programming tools and send it to the robot automatically. With those few simple tools, customer after customer had their portrait magically appear by this artistic robot.

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Industrial robots are widely used to shape materials such as wood, plastic or marble. Industrial robots are highly repeatable but not very accurate. However, through a robot calibration process the accuracy of a robot arm can be improved to the point where it is close to its repeatability, usually under the 0.100 mm mark.

The work accomplished by Neoset Designs Inc demonstrates the capabilities and results that can be obtained using RoboDK’s offline programming. Robot calibration and robot machining features are available in the same RoboDK simulation environment. Neoset Designs manufactures unique pieces of art for well renowned artists and designers, such as Elie Tahari.

The following images show some examples of accurate robot machining projects accomplished by Neoset Designs.

The accuracy of a KUKA KR210 robot and a KUKA KR 120 R2500 was improved to better than 0.200 mm. The calibration was accomplished by taking less than 100 measurements using the Creaform’s Portable CMM. Compared to other adaptive compensation methods, robot calibration does not require a permanent measurement system installed on the cell. Offline calibration can reach an accurate position immediately without any measurement iterations.

Looking for a solution for you next project? Find more information about robot calibration with RoboDK here:
https://www.robodk.com/robot-calibration

The measurement system used for robot calibration was Creaform’s HandyProbe and the C-Track:
http://www.creaform3d.com/en/metrology-solutions/coordinate-measuring-machines-handyprobe
Robot calibration is currently provided as a product as well as a service in partnership with Creaform.

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