IMAGINGLAB
ROBOTICS LIBRARY FOR KUKA
Toolkit for Directly Commanding and Controlling KUKA Robotics from NI LabVIEW
OVERVIEW
The ImagingLab Robotics Library for KUKA is an easy-
to-use library of graphical functions that you can use to
command and control KUKA robotics directly from Na-
tional Instruments LabVIEW. With the library you can:
Build complete industrial robotics systems entirely in
LabVIEW
Run pre-existing routines on KUKA controllers
Easily develop vision-guided robotics applications
Integrate measurements and vision into robotics
systems
ROBOTICS MADE EASY
Today’s high-mix, low-volume production machines
require smarter robots that can interact with their envi-
ronment through measurements and vision. LabVIEW
is enabling new applications for industrial robots by in-
tegrating measurements, vision, robot control and HMI
into one, easy-to-use environment.
With the ImagingLab Robotics Library for KUKA, you
can make your robotics system smarter without the
need for complex robotics programming expertise. Be-
yond flexible manufacturing, with the library you can
integrate KUKA robotics into new types of systems and
applications for automated test, laboratory automation
and precision manufacturing.
ImagingLab | via XX Settembre 51, 26900 Lodi, Italy | phone +39 0371 416366 | fax +39 0371 569028 | [email protected]
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
1. Faster Application Development
LabVIEW is a graphical programming environment used by
millions of engineers and scientists to develop sophisticated
measurement, test, and control systems using intuitive
graphical icons and wires that resemble a flowchart. Be-
cause the ImagingLab Robotics Library for KUKA works
with LabVIEW, engineers and scientist who are not robotics
experts can now quickly integrate them into their applica-
tions.
2. Single Software Environment
Production machinery is becoming more sophisticated,
The ImagingLab Robotics Library for KUKA installs which means robots need to integrate into flexible manufac-
as a functions palette in LabVIEW. The LabVIEW turing cells along with part feeders, user interfaces and vi-
graphical programming language has enabled mil- sion & measurement systems. With the ImagingLab Robot-
lions scientists and engineers to develop complex ics Library for KUKA an entire application can be designed
measurement and control applications very quickly and written in a single LabVIEW application.
and easily.
The ImagingLab Robotics Library for KUKA also 3. KUKA has the widest robot range on the market
works with LabVIEW Real-Time systems, which com- With the ImagingLab Robotics Library for KUKA it will be
bines LabVIEW graphical programming with the possible to command a huge range of robot models, from
power of a real-time operating system. the lightest 5kg payload robots, suitable for high precision/
light operations, to the Titan 1000 kg payload robot, passing
The library can run on the NI Smart Cameras for inte- through an amazing range of models, covering a broad
grated vision-guided robotics and works with NI data range of applications on the market: arc welding, foundry,
acquisition hardware for the measurement of very automated assembly, handling, palletizing, machine tend-
simple or highly sophisticated applications. ing, medical/high accuracy application, painting, glueing,
drilling and milling, etc.
ImagingLab | via XX Settembre 51, 26900 Lodi, Italy | phone +39 0371 416366 | fax +39 0371 569028 | [email protected]
