KUKA stated the mixture of the KUKA System Software program, expertise stacks, and the newest net applied sciences provides new prospects. | Supply: KUKA
KUKA final week unveiled the iiQKA.OS2 working system. which it stated is scalable, customizable, and features a full digital robotic controller. The corporate claimed that its system is prepared for synthetic intelligence and the brand new ISO 10218:2025 industrial robotic security normal.
It additionally stated iiQKA.OS2 is “cyber-resilient,” making digital manufacturing future-proof. KUKA added {that a} robotic controller with the working system is simpler to make use of and extra accessible. That is due to mixture of a web-based person interface and the flexibility to make use of one’s personal train pendants or the KUKA smartPAD.
KUKA stated iiQKA.OS2 combines the confirmed core of its KUKA.SystemSoftware (KSS) and a contemporary person interface with modular security to fulfill automation necessities. The corporate asserted that its many years of growth expertise, a contemporary tech stack, and the newest net applied sciences supply new prospects when it comes to performance, person expertise, and workflows.
KUKA engineering suite permits customization
iiQKA.OS2 can’t solely improve the effectivity of manufacturing automation but additionally simplify it, stated KUKA. The brand new iiQKA.UI web-based person interface and customizable utility modules permits firms and manufacturing amenities of all sizes to combine each digital and actual robotic controllers. The corporate stated this consists of everybody from small and midsize companies (SMBs) to OEMs.
The portfolio additionally consists of sensible load knowledge evaluation, permits growth of customer-specific software program packages, and gives complete simulation. Customers can even make modifications and changes rapidly and simply with out bodily {hardware}, in accordance with KUKA.
Together with the superior iiQWorks engineering suite, iiQKA.OS2 permits the simulation of a number of robots and their peripherals. Consequently, KUKA stated, customers can extra simply adhere to challenge schedules, use assets effectively, and put programs into operation extra rapidly.
iiQWorks can deal with all robotic kinematics
With the brand new working system, all KUKA robotic kinematics can run with the identical system by way of the Kr C5 and KR C5 micro controllers for iiQKA.OS2. This consists of Delta and SCARA robots, in addition to six-axis robots of all payload capacities. KUKA stated it will initially apply to small robots after which to giant robots later in 2025.
The system will also be used with no train pendant with a “use your individual system” characteristic. The Hook smartplug will be docked onto a commercially out there pill and linked with a USB cable. This enables the robots to be programmed and operated intuitively and rapidly on the iiQKA.UI.
iiQKA.OS2 can detect errors at an early stage, thanks to numerous engineering capabilities, stated KUKA. These embrace simulation, offline programming, and complete checks in a digital atmosphere. This reduces dangers and prices significantly, the corporate stated.
An non-compulsory growth board from NVIDIA is accessible with the KR C5 and KR C5 micro for iiQKA.OS2. The board permits the combination of AI for imaginative and prescient purposes. As well as, the system will likely be prepared for the brand new ISO 10218:2025 and IEC 62443-certified – and due to this fact prepared for future challenges, stated KUKA.
The Augsburg, Germany-based firm is a world automation group with gross sales of greater than EUR 4 billion ($4.5 billion U.S.) and round 15,000 workers. It provides industrial robots, autonomous cellular robots (AMRs), together with controllers, software program, and cloud-based digital providers, in addition to totally linked manufacturing programs for a variety of industries.
The corporate gained a 2025 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award for its work aiding with larvae breeding on Danish insect farms. Be taught extra concerning the RBR50 on the RBR50 Gala and Showcase on the Robotics Summit & Expo subsequent week in Boston.
