Beckhoff - ATRO modular robotics system
With the modular industrial robotics kit Automation Technology for Robotics (ATRO) from Beckhoff, suitable robot kinematics can be assembled for any application - from simple 1-axis rotary indexing table applications to delta kinematics and multi-axis serial robots. The robot systems assembled from the modular system are integrated directly into Beckhoff's 'PC-based Control'.ATRO kinematics are made up of active joints, the motor modules. The motor modules are available in different designs: straight modules in I-shape or angled modules in L-shape, which are available in five power sizes. Each motor module forms a complete drive system for one axis of the robot. A power supply and a controller are required as external components. In addition to the active modules, there are connection modules without their own drive: basic modules as a base, including the media feed; link modules in I, L and Y form for implementing individual robot configurations; system modules with which additional functions such as a camera can be integrated. All modules are connected to each other via the ATRO interface, which ensures a rigid connection and also feeds the media through. Data, energy and fluids (compressed air, vacuum or water) are therefore routed through the kinematics inside the modules.