cess to software, end-effectors, and accessories tested and verified to work flawlessly with UR robots. At UR we con- stantly work on optimizing the software for our robot arms, releasing free software updates twice a year. With Universal Robots+ we wanted to create an online showroom for third-party develop- ers that are developing more specific, application-based solutions that other integrators, distributors and ultimately end users can benefit from. When it comes to software, the Uni- versal Robots+ showroom now features solutions such as metrology scanning, and offline simulation. These are great enhancements of our robot arms’ capabilities that we would not develop in-house but see the benefit in making available to benefit all stakeholders. With the developer portal +YOU we provide a unique, free-of-charge developer program, offering a powerful marketing and support platform through Universal Robots+ for the flourishing ecosystem of UR-robot application developers. A key feature of the Universal Ro- bots+ platform is the ability for develop- ers to now offer solutions that interface seamlessly with the UR software. Until now, the software enabling commu- nication between developer applica- tions and the UR robot arms had to be implemented by using relatively complex script code, which is time- consuming and a difficult task for the majority of end users to handle. As the latest UR software update Version 3.3 now consists in parts of open-source software, the developers can imple- ment their software as an add-on. A recent example of successful soft-
ware integration is Robotiq’s new Plug & Play Vision System for UR robots. Instead of having vision data displayed on a separate screen, the camera inter- face is now integrated directly in the UR touchscreen teach pendant.
ME: What technical advantages does your company have with the UR programming environment? Østergaard: At Universal Robots, we maintain our front- runner position by constantly raising the bar for what the
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