ATRO multiaxis system from Beckhoff supports rapid robot assembly, programming

Beckhoff has introduced Automation Technology for Robotics (ATRO), a modular system that enables flexibility in robot kinematics to fit applications with payloads up to 10 kg and reach of up to 1.3 m. Users can select the number of axes required and quickly assemble the robot or cobot needed for their application. Internal media feeds for data, power, and fluids are designed to support continuous rotation of all robot axes.

With a variety of modules, the system lets users create almost any custom robot design within the rated payloads for their application, from a single-axis rotary indexing table application and delta kinematics to multiaxis articulated robots. Expansive configurations with as many as 16 robotic arms are possible.