One of our current projects is focused on supporting the teaching and use of robots using augmented reality. We are following two main ideas in this project: the first one is augmenting information onto the robot; the other one is to simulate the entire robot and it’s possible movements.
For teaching purposes, the position as well as the rotation and angle can be augmented by displaying the coordinates (see below). In addition the offset of tools currently euqipped, safety zones (red box below) and further information may be displayed to the user at any time. All work steps and movements simulated and trialed in the model in order to analyse them in terms of speed and ideal pathways. Potential collisions with walls or boundaries are identified and visualised before the happen in real life. This collaborative training experience allows for sustainable as well as very cost effective results.
In production environments, the position of the tools can be made visible in case they are hidden behind safety barriers or invisible due to spray of the coolant. Again, further information such as sensor values or other vital data can be displayed. For each use case, individual views can be configured depending on what data is needed.
