Industrial robots collaboration

National Instruments and Denso Robotics are collaborating to integrate NI measurement and vision technology with Denso robotic arms. This is expected to increase productivity and performance in automated test, research and flexible manufacturing applications.

A new LabVIEW library of graphical functions makes it possible for engineers and scientists to address both concerns by integrating all aspects of a robotics system within a single LabVIEW application without the need for complex robotics programming expertise.

The ImagingLab Robotics Library from alliance partner ImagingLab communicates directly with Denso controllers to command and control robotic arms through LabVIEW software. The library is an easy-to-use collection of graphical functions that provides the ability to use a single software application to control and integrate every aspect of a machine, ranging from part handling and robot control to advanced measurements and machine vision.

Engineers who normally would not use industrial robotics now can integrate them into their applications to automate laboratories, precisely assemble components and test complex parts.