Today it is impossible to imagine industry without robots. To this point, robots are being used in many areas with increasing frequency due to their great flexibility. Not only that, the familiar articulated robots are not necessary at all for many applications; instead, simple and inexpensive bar kinematics can be used, such as delta robots. Historically, these robots have been equipped with their own controller, which was usually PC-based. With ‘Scientific Automation,’ Beckhoff has extended the application range of the classic, PC-based automation technology with new components, such as robotics. ...

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