Tormach has an interesting 6-axis robot fully controlled by ROS, and multiple CNC machines running Linuxcnc/Machinekit, so it makes perfect sense for them to integrate the two worlds better.
I also find this to be an excellent development. Frankly, I'd enjoy trading our two Yaskawa Motoman robots for a couple of these new Tormach arms to get that ROS integration. Yaskawa has a very tortuous and limited solution for ROS that we never got to work. -- Ralph ________________________________________ From: Chris Albertson [[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, January 2, 2022 7:26 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: [Emc-users] Tormach writing open sorce ROS2/Machiekit/LCNC bridge. CAUTION: This email originated from outside the Walla Walla University email system. Has anyone else noticed the activity on Tormach's Git Hub repository. There seem to be multiple commits each day to https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Ftormach%2Fhal_ros_control%2Ftree%2Ffoxy-devel&data=04%7C01%7Cralph.stirling%40wallawalla.edu%7C2cb70e771b614bbd867d08d9ce68e5aa%7Cd958f048e43142779c8debfb75e7aa64%7C0%7C0%7C637767772215404228%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=sP5t%2FV3obq1Z6YWdI3gnSuhW6xiUeg35znj%2BUCSoei4%3D&reserved=0 In a nutshell, they are making HAL a ROS2 node. From a LNCN user's view point this means machine tool can become part of a larger automated robotic system and from the robotic engineer's view this means he can use the HAL infrastructure to control robot parts. Interesting because it is Tormach not some hobby user working part-time. It is in Tormach's github. I can imagine a work cell where robots load and unload milling machines or move parts between machines and then pack the finished parts in boxes. Then palletize the boxes and load them onto self-driving trucks that carry them to a "lights out" factory where they make robots. We all become redundant. More seriously, this about doubles what each group can do. And Tormach seems to be investing real money in this. -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.sourceforge.net%2Flists%2Flistinfo%2Femc-users&data=04%7C01%7Cralph.stirling%40wallawalla.edu%7C2cb70e771b614bbd867d08d9ce68e5aa%7Cd958f048e43142779c8debfb75e7aa64%7C0%7C0%7C637767772215404228%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=PkIj53YMqmBQk%2B%2BF8tw02hkzOzuAT3m4hgZ%2FH5rDt3s%3D&reserved=0 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
