ArtiMinds Robotics, a provider of software solutions and engineering services for robot-assisted automation, will be exhibiting at the Motek trade fair from October 10 to 13. The highlight of ArtiMinds' trade fair presentation will be a cable handling application for wire harness assembly. The robot-assisted solution demonstrates the robust detection, picking and joining of free-hanging, flexible parts such as wires and cables. The approach developed by ArtiMinds for this complex 2.5D application is based on a combination of laser line scanners, 2D camera technology and force-torque measurement as well as newly developed interfaces and intelligent function blocks in the ArtiMinds Robot Programming Suite (RPS).

To determine the exact pick-up point, ArtiMinds RPS processes the scan results in real time and synchronizes them with the robot movement. © ArtiMinds Robotics

The software processes the scan result in real time and synchronizes it with the robot movement to determine the exact pick-up point. It then performs a force-controlled joining operation that enables the cables to be inserted precisely and securely into the connector housing. The demonstration illustrates the versatile application possibilities of the manufacturer-independent ArtiMinds RPS programming software, which is designed to enable the simple creation of highly adaptive and sophisticated robot programs. As the software generates native robot code, the programs can be executed directly on the standard controller of the industrial robot used, without additional hardware.

"Our participation in Motek 2023 underlines our commitment and expertise in the field of advanced robotics and in particular in flexible wire assembly," says Dr. Sven Schmidt-Rohr, Managing Director of ArtiMinds Robotics. "The application presented is an impressive example of the versatility of our software products and how we can use them to automate and optimize complex production processes with robotic support."

Motek, Hall 7, Stand 7103