KR 500 570-2 PA (2007) supported by KUKA|prc ?

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Hello,

As I might need to work with two KR 500 570-2 PA (built 07/2007) I was wondering if this model is supported because I didn't find it amongst the Virtual Robot components.
Is there a way to work with that KR model using KUKA|prc?

Thanks a lot!

[Johannes @ Robots in Architecture]

Hello,
At the moment it is not available. We can try to implement it, but it will take a while. If you need it soon, you can use the Custom Robot component yourself. Just mesh the robot, divide it into the separate joints and then MeshReduce it to below 10k vertices per part. Please refer also to the example, if you go that route!
Best,
Johannes

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Hi Johannes,

Thanks a lot for the feedback!

It would be very helpful to have a robot component for a KR 500 available – even a simplified one but with an accurate kinematic model.
For now, I could mesh the KR500 570-2 myself though.

In case I create the robot meshes myself and define the axis values/speeds from KUKA specs in a Custom Robot component, is the Custom Robot component's kinematic model per se robust enough compared to a "proper" KUKA|prc robot component or how could it differ?

Also, would there be example files or some documentation / best practices available on creating Custom Robot components?

Thanks a lot & best regards!

[Johannes @ Robots in Architecture]

Hello,

I had a look at KUKA Xpert and the KR500 570-2 PA model links to the standard KR360-500-2 CAD file.
So if the robot is identical, you can use the existing KR360-500-2 model already included with KUKA|prc.
Only the speed values may be off, but that is not critical as the speed is not very accurate in any case.
To double-check, make a simple file with a Cartesian PTP movement, have the robot move there and then compare the Cartesian and Joint values between the actual robot and the simulation.

Best,
Johannes

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Hi Johannes,
Awesome, thanks a lot for checking – this already helps a lot and I'll try this approach!

Best regards and have a good rest of the week!