OptoForce, a provider of multi-axis force and torque sensors, has completely rewritten its core software. This results in new capabilities and automation tasks not previously available for Universal Robots industrial robots. The new developments also feature greater speed for integration on many industrial robotic functions. For example, the speed of pin insertion and path recording with…

Robotics technology provider of multi-axis force and torque sensors OptoForce has renamed its HEX-70-XE-200N and HEX-70-XH-200N end-of-arm robot sensors. Both also include several new enhancements — though the sensors’ prices will remain the same. The HEX-70-XE-is now  the HEX-E. The HEX-70-XH-200N is now the HEX-H. Both models are part of OptoForce’s 6 axis F/T sensor family, which…