GET REMOTE ACCESS TO YOUR UNIVERSAL ROBOT
That was the query Airgate, a Danish developer of personalized IoT options, typically encountered when speaking to distributors and end-users of UR robots.
Airgate had developed a GSM modem answer, ARCS primary, that gives easy distant monitoring of the UR robots by sending textual content messages to the robotic operator when the robotic exceeded outlined limits reminiscent of working out of fabric or stopping work unexpectedly.
However one factor is getting an alert, one other is definitely having the ability to entry the UR robotic’s personal PolyScope interface remotely to handle; troubleshoot, function, diagnose and keep away from essential downtime.
“We found a necessity out there to take our merchandise to the following stage and supply an answer that assists the robotic operators on the ground from a central assist perform,” says Airgate’s CEO, Søren Lund, explaining that the distant assist would sometimes be from an in-house supervisor, a distributor, and even UR’s personal tech assist.
The extra answer, ARCS rm – additionally licensed by UR and out there by the Common Robots+ showroom – is software program that gives an encrypted VNC connection between the robotic and any internet-connected machine that the robotic proprietor has granted entry to. As soon as the connection is established, the PolyScope GUI on the robotic’s contact display will stream to the linked machine display.
“As an alternative of the robotic supporter having to journey on-site, maybe spending a complete day on this, it’s now potential to diagnose and remotely function instantly, minimizing pricey downtime each for the end-user and the assist supplier. Our product may simply pay itself again in a single day,” says the Airgate CEO.
