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		Fraunhofer-Institut (IPA), Germany: EtherCAT helps enhance mobile robots
				Due to the fact that the mobile robotics market is still quite small when compared with general industrial automation technology, the choice of dedicated hardware and software products is relatively limited. Gernot Gebhard and Matthias Bengel from the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation (IPA) provide an overview of solutions based on the application of established standard solutions such as PC Control from Beckhoff and EtherCAT as the communication system, which offer significant potential in terms of savings, performance, robustness, and more for robotics applications. ... download PDF file