WEB 2.0 control architecture for industrial robots

Abstract

This paper presents a new generation of warehouse robots [1] based on micro-servers and web 2.0 technologies [2]. This new technology provides a total integration with ERP software systems and with a real-time Ethernet network [3], which transports all the communications among the robots. Furthermore, micro-servers turn field devices into intelligent ones, decentralizing all the system and making accessibility and remote configuration of the robot easier, because it does by native way. This novel technology offers a faster, more robust and ecologic service than the classic solutions. A robotic industrial installation has been built, installed and checked successfully. The supervisory and control software is free and based on Web 2.0 technologies. This paper presents a new paradigm for classic architecture applied for robot control [4] and general automations.