Out of interest, how is PathPilot related to LinuxCNC? On Tue, 4 Jan 2022 at 17:03, Rick Moscoloni <rmoscol...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Nice Work Done by Them! > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFjR_Kr6JOE > > El lun, 3 ene 2022 a las 1:21, Ralph Stirling (< > ralph.stirl...@wallawalla.edu>) escribió: > > > 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 [albertson.ch...@gmail.com] > > 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 > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > > 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 > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
