Richard Criss
Thompson
Oct 8, 2023
Period
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
Testimonial
Great tool whether your showing someone your first concept of a cell or you are digging into testing the program to run the whole cell.
Shijith V
Madox Technologies
Feb 22, 2023
Period
- 2022
Title
Robotic Simulation
Pro
All Make Robot Simulation can be done in single Software Platform and very user friendly Software
Con
Nil
Robot
ABB, KUKA, Yaskawa
Zavion Herron
Marson International LLC
Nov 4, 2022
Period
- 2022
Title
RoboDK the simulator, the offline programmer, the go to for robotics software
Pro
When we originally found RoboDK, we were looking into offline programming software for our new cobots. After a week or so, we found that not only is RoboDK an amazing software for general programming and coding, but also a fantastic simulation software that includes estimated cycle times. The amount of freedom you get from RoboDK is phenomenal, you are allowed to adjust just about every parameter of your simulation/program to accurately reflect your physical conditions. This software has a very active community as well, the time the developers give to their users is unmatched, any question, issue, or feature users post onto their forum is quickly addressed in great detail. Furthermore the plugin support allows for users to directly import 3D models from programs such as SolidWorks, Solid Edge, and Inventor. Overall, RoboDK has become a great resource for us moving forward with our robotics projects, RoboDK covers many applications, has many plugins and scripts to simulate those applications accurately, and has a very helpful community that will always take the time to point you in the right direction.
Con
RoboDK is still in active development, with each passing month comes bug fixes, new implementations, and new additions to their robotics library. Many robots/cobots have not been fully implemented yet, and the same goes for many grippers/accessories. Although you can upload a model of the hardware, it takes time to have it be fully functional on the simulation. Due to the limitations brought by certain brands of cobots/robots, not all robots/cobots can be programmed with python code which limits the possibilities in those specific applications. However I am certain that in time, these issues will be addressed and have well defined solutions.
Robot
TechMan TM5X-900
Darpan Topiya
BEAS Technology GmbH
Aug 1, 2022
Period
- 2022
Title
Best Simulation Software
Pro
I have been familiar with RoboDk for more than one year. I use this software for simulation purposes with different industrial robot manufacturers. RoboDK has a convenient and easy-to-understand user interface. To jump into the robotics and automation industry, this software opens a new door for beginners. I used RoboDk for a simulation purpose with high-level programming languages (like Python, and C++). Here, I can create a custom different axis robot along with a gripper, which helps me more during the system development phase.
Con
RoboDK includes many industrial robot models. In the 7-axis robot, sometimes problems with the robot kinematics, with that difficult to move the robot with reference frame in the environment.
Robot
ABB, Franka Emika Panda, Dobot M1, Fruitcore Horst