stream control to kuka robot

[ludo]

Hi,

do you think that with KUKA|prc we could send informations to the robot in real time For example
- control the robot with the kinect device

Another question
Is it possible to upload src file automatically to the robot to generate unique design in an industrial flow process.
The output of the grashopper definition is controled with sensors and generate design according to these inputs. then the src file is uploaded to the robot and agian and again..

thanks
ludo

[Johannes @ Robots in Architecture]

Hello Ludo,

Yes, a streaming solution is coming up, however it is contingent on a software by KUKA that has not yet been made available publicly yet. You will need a robot with KRC4, but no additional hardware.
You can copy files over Ethernet to the robot, however in order to be able to execute them you need to manually copy them via the navigator, i.e. you cannot tell the robot to keep looking for files that he then launches (there is a tool called DirLoader, but that's more elaborate).

If you've got an older KRC2 controller you can look into sending data via a serial port to the robot, google "KUKA CREAD CWRITE"
It's not too hard to send single commands, but gets tricky when you want smooth movements.

Hope that helps!
Best,
Johannes @ Robots in Architecture