Unified Robot Control

Simplify Your Systems and Deliver More Robot Value

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Get ready to move beyond complex robot designs and into a more simple, productive future. Unified robot control is a transformative technology that removes the need for a dedicated robot controller and software, instead using a Logix controller and Kinetix® motion technology to directly control one or multiple robots. Simply select your robot mechanics and use the Studio 5000® environment to configure, program and deploy your Rockwell Automation robotics solution.

Using unified robot control you can:

Launch systems faster using intuitive catalog number driven workflows and seamless integration with digital tools
Optimize performance with improved synchronization between robot and automation devices
Empower teams to do more by programming in the Studio 5000 environment
Expand system value using a single point of control for your entire robot solution

Unified Robot Control

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Unified Robot Control

Simplify machines and get more from your robots.

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How Can Unified Robot Control Help You Build a Better System?

Design
Development
Digital Tools
Synchronization
Sustainability

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Design

Unified robot control eliminates disparate robot and machine control systems by using a Logix controller, Kinetix® drives and the Studio 5000 environment to control one or multiple robots. Now you can:

Greatly reduce effort for programmers by writing, testing and refining in the Studio 5000 environment.
Accelerate project development with one, machine-wide common control platform
Improve efficiency by working collaboratively across your design team

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Development

Our catalog number driven workflow enables you to optimize your robot application with more speed and less risk than ever before. Simply select your robot from the library to start configuring your unified robot control solution. Then use intuitive workflows to auto-generate the correct Allen-Bradley components and build portions of your controller code, visualization, historical data, alarms and more.

Discover how this simple, standardized process can enable your teams to:
Work more efficiently and deploy systems that deliver more performance
Improve commissioning speed and operation using through a configuration approach
Address a wide variety of applications using an open, flexible robotics library

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Digital Tools

Simplify your workflow using Integrated Architecture® Builder to select your robot and automatically generate a bill of materials that is optimized for your application.

Then, get ready to transform project efficiency with our Emulate3D™ software. Create a dynamic digital model of your system to test and refine your solution before committing to a physical build. With Emulate3D software you can:

Reduce design time by programming robot and machine behavior together in one platform
Shorten the time from order to operation virtually commissioning your systems before they are built
Lower risk and improve reliability simulating first in a virtual environment

An Emulate3D model showing one robot picking up a blue ball and one placing a blue ball onto an iTRAK 5730 intelligent track system.

Synchronization

When every second counts, keeping robots and motion devices in sync can have a huge impact on your key performance metrics. Unified robot control enables all devices to be handled using the same Logix controller – meaning even high-speed, high-precision motion can be carried out more efficiently. Now it’s possible to reduce tact times, remove bottlenecks and unlock a more profitable production line by seamlessly connecting robots and technologies such as:

Prototype packaging machine uses a Comau articulating arm robot

Sustainability

Bring cutting-edge energy efficiency to your robot applications using Kinetix motion control technology. The unified robot control approach makes it simple to optimize your Kinetix motors and drives to perfectly match your robot mechanics and deploy solutions that increase performance while using reducing energy use. Looking to design a greener machine? It’s even possible to control multiple robots using one Logix controller.

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Take the Next Step Towards Smarter Robot Deployments

Join experts from Rockwell Automation and our technology partners to hear how unified robot control can simplify your design process, accelerate time to operation and increase the overall value of your robot systems.