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Han’s Robot delivers new line of Elfin collaborative robots

By Paul Heney | November 29, 2017

energid robotsEnergid Technologies has announced that Han’s Robot, a subsidiary of global Chinese manufacturer Han’s Laser, has licensed Energid’s Actin premier control software for its new line of cost-effective collaborative robots (“cobots”), called Elfins. Actin is an easy-to-use robot control and simulation framework that offers robot manufacturers faster time to market, reduced software development costs, and powerful control with real-time adaptive motion. These are critical success factors in the competitive cobot market that is forecasted to grow at 60% CAGR and reach more than $3 billion USD by 2022.

Unlike traditional industrial robots, collaborative robots are designed to work safely side-by-side with humans. Key characteristics include built-in safety features, easy programming and use, and low up-front costs, making cobots accessible for a much wider range of applications than traditional robots. In this competitive and demanding market, the Actin control software allowed Han’s Robot to quickly introduce its first Actin-enabled cobot. The Elfin 5, with a 5-kilogram payload, is the first in a planned portfolio of cost-effective, Actin-enabled industrial robots.

“Compared to other solutions, the ease-of-use and power of the Actin framework is exceptional,” said Guangneng Wang, CEO of Han’s Robot. “By leveraging Actin to build the real-time robot controller, our engineers were able to focus on the Elfin hardware and bring our new robot to market quickly and cost-effectively.”

Actin’s patented control architecture provides smooth, fluid motion for the most complex robotic systems with a simple task-based user interface. Han’s Robot was able to leverage powerful collaborative features including collision avoidance, simplified task-based programming, interactive control, and the ability to extend, customize, and rebrand any of the components for advanced product differentiation. This focus on performance, flexibility, stability, and portability makes Actin the ideal control solution for new robotic systems, with any number of degrees of freedom or joint types.

“Rather than creating a robot control system from scratch, Han’s Robot was able to use our adaptive software and configuration tools to enable a complete motion control solution,” said James English, CTO of Energid Technologies. “Han’s Robot can add new product offerings to its line of collaborative robots without needing to reprogram the control system.”

Energid provides robotic control systems for a wide range of global customers, from startups to Fortune 50 companies, to help them develop and launch competitive robotics products quickly and cost-effectively.

“The robotics market in China is the largest in the world and growing, and with our software Han’s Robot will be able to bring new and competitive collaborative robots to manufacturing customers who need them,” said Neil Tardella, CEO of Energid Technologies. “This licensing agreement is another proof point for Actin, and is one of many licensing agreements we will be announcing.”

Energid Technologies
www.energid.com

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Paul Heney

Paul is a dynamic editor, writer and public speaker with more than 20 years experience in b2b magazines, online content and editorial management. He is the Editorial Director for Design World at WTWH Media LLC, helping design engineers parse the flood of information available online today - so they can receive critical information for performing their jobs more efficiently. He leads an editorial team comprised of engineers, technical journalists and freelance writers.

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