KUKA delivers wireless controllers to the masses
KUKA has helped to increase the productivity and flexibility on the production line with their new KR C4 controller. The KR c4 is a wireless controller that has quick interfacing and can work with a variety of robots. Since the KR C4 controller is wireless, there is less maintenance, less wire to replace and less wire to protect or trip over in the shop.
Wireless controllers are a given in today’s society – any gamer can tell you that. From the Wii to the Xbox 360 and back around to the Playstation 3, video game controllers are all wireless today. This same technology that allows gamers to move around freely as Mario jumps around on the screen is also allows wireless controllers and robots more freedom and mobility.
In 2007, KUKA introduced its first robot controller with wireless capabilities. It was based off the technology that made the Nintendo Wii possible. As a matter of fact, at the ATX West Expo that year, the robot was controlled by a Wii remote and Bluetooth signal.
It was at that expo that KUKA introduced the KR C2 controller, a flexible wireless robot controller that could control a multitude of robots in the KUKA line. While the KR C2 was an innovation, it was just the beginning, leading to the newest KUKA wireless controllers, the KR C4 series.
The KR C4 series not only has wireless capabilities, but it also quicker interfacing for safety purposes. The KR-C4 wireless controllers not only run robots in the KUKA line, but are also compatible with PLCs and CNC machines in the shop, keeping the manufacturer from having to invest in separate controllers. And, with the lack of wiring, there’s less wire to replace, protect or trip over in the shop, saving manufactures time and money.
Robots.com, a certified integrator for KUKA Robotics, has access to several KUKA robot models and their controllers. We have the KR C2, KR C4 and the KR C4 Compact available, depending on the needs and available space in your shop. The KR C4 models are able to run almost any 5 and 6 axis robot in the KUKA line. This wireless controller is engineered to cut down on wasted space, wasted equipment and wasted time.
For more information on automating with a KUKA robot and wireless KUKA controller, contact Robots.com today online or at 877-762-6881.
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