There are plenty of robot exhibitors at the ATX West tradeshow in Anaheim, Calif., this week, showing off everything from 6-axis robots that nearly reach the exhibit hall ceiling to SCARA robots assembling miniature medical devices.
But there’s a new entrant into the robot space this year, and their aim seems to be to make robots—Cartesian robots, specifically—more accessible to a wider range of users.
The Motion Box Cartesian system from Rollon Corp. is a three-axis robot that’s pre-engineered and pre-assembled, including everything from the linear axes and cable management to the HMI and motion controller. The ability to order a complete robot with just one part number makes specifying and ordering easier, but it’s the ease of programming and startup that really make Motion Box user-friendly.
Motion Box is supplied with the drives tuned at the factory, the system tested to verify performance, and the HMI pre-programmed for lubrication intervals, robot status, and diagnostics.
The most impressive thing about Motion Box, though, is probably how easy it is for the user to program their motion profile via the HMI.
The ease of programming—whether by jogging and teaching points or by direct input of move coordinates and speed—means that users no longer have to be motion control experts in order to integrate a Cartesian system into their process.
The programming methods are intuitive, and the HMI offers an easy-to-use interface.
Motion Box gives users a high degree of flexibility in Cartesian robot integration and programming, without sacrificing simplicity.
Also read: Recap of top linear-motion technologies at MD&M West
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