Automation
Igus robots help with Indian research
The Indian government has commissioned Robolink arms from Igus for 40 educational institutions. At a workshop in Aachen, the professors from India learned about the simple handling of the low-cost robots.
Strengthening cooperation between Germany and India - the governments of both countries have committed themselves to this goal. These efforts were intensified by a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Angela Merkel to Berlin in July last year. According to Merkel, India is a strong partner as a country with a population of 1.3 billion. The declaration of intent that both countries signed to intensify their cooperation now had to be put into practice.
A key point of this declaration is closer cooperation in research and teaching. The subject of robotics and automation technology is a new and, in some cases, under-researched field at universities in India. Vangapandu Venkatanagaraju is working on behalf of the Indian government to establish knowledge transfer between Indian and German engineers. In his search for robots for teaching, he became aware of the Robolink modular system from Igus at Automatica. This gave rise to the idea of equipping universities and colleges with 80 robot arms in the field of automation technology.
Fast operation thanks to intuitive software
The robot arms will be used to teach universities how to solve simple automation tasks in industry. 40 Indian educational institutions will each receive two robots: the Robolink DCi with four axes, integrated controller and electric magnet and a Robolink robot arm with four axes and pneumatic suction cup.
As part of a delegate trip, 24 Indian professors got to know the systems. The trip was organized by APS. The company is dedicated to the transfer of knowledge and research in the field of robotics between countries. The professors were trained by Igus low-cost robotics experts Alexander Mühlens and Kai Schmitz at an event at the Digital Capability Center in Aachen. Dr. Christian Meyer, the developer of the Robolink DCi software from Commonplace Robotics, introduced the lecturers to the use of the intuitive software. After a brief explanation, the professors were able to define some of the robot's movements and see their success live. Further projects, for example the use of low-cost robotics in textile technology, are already being planned together with APS. as
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