Articulated robot ZA6

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“Unbelievable! 30 minutes of class time and my students were making functional robot programs.” – Leif Sorgule, Technology & Engineering Teacher at Peru Central High School on setting up and teaching his students how to use a ZA6 robot in their class. If you’re already comfortable using Tormach’s free and open-source control software, PathPilot®, then you can program a ZA6 industrial robot arm! PathPilot provides an easy-to-learn operator interface for all Tormach machines including robots. Plus we have a wealth of quick tip videos on all robot concepts to get you started, great tech support to help if you get stuck, and user forums for discussing more advanced topics. ROBOTICS RESEARCH APPLICATIONS Tormach’s PathPilot® robot control system is built on ROS. All system variables are exposed to the user via the API, many in real-time (1 kHz), offering tremendous advantages to people already familiar with ROS programming. And because Tormach is committed to open-source, code is public on GitHub for review, use, or modification. The open-access nature of the ZA6 creates real opportunities for robotics research. Read our whitepaper to learn how customers like Oak Ridge Laboratories and Georgia Tech are using the ZA6 in their research. AUTOMATED MACHINE TENDING The ZA6 industrial robot arm is used in a variety of applications, but our primary intent with the robot has always been to tend Tormach CNC machines. The robot seamlessly connects with Tormach machine tools and we’re committed to making machine tending as easy as possible. See how the Tormach team leveraged the ZA6 robot with the 1100MX CNC mill, resulting in surprising success with minimal effort.