Collaborative motion synchronization for affordable open-source cobots

Abstract

Collaborative robots are increasingly used in several industries because of their safety and easy deployment for increased productivity. This paper presents the motion control synchronization methods for controlling dual six-axis serial manipulators using network socket and microcontroller interface. The sequence of steps for network-based cooperative robot control with dual six-axis serial manipulators is also presented in this work. The proposed affordable collaborative robotic motion control may be useful to control multiple serial manipulators, which are deployed for operations in the industries. Even though microcontrollers can perform high-performance edge computing for robot motion control, it is always accompanied by a large number of wires. However, network synchronization using the server-client interface has some latency and security issues. But it has its capability for large-scale integration and possible adoption of new technologies such as remote monitoring, cloud computing, etc.