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Absolute vs Relative Robots Encoders

Humans have many different senses. The five main senses are touch, hearing, sight, smell and taste. However, one of the most underestimated sense is proprioception. It is declined from touch and consists of knowing where your body and body parts are in terms of spacial orientation. In other words, you know your arm is on your computer mouse right now. Well, robots also need to have this sense to understand where they are in space. To achieve such sense, they need encoders. There are a lot of different declinations to these devices and here's what they are all about.

Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
By Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
on May 11, 2016 7:00 AM. 2 min read time
 
Absolute vs Relative Robots Encoders

Humans have many different senses. The five main senses are touch, hearing, sight, smell and taste. However, one of the most...

Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
By Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
on May 11, 2016 7:00 AM
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How to Control the Grip Force of the Robotiq Grippers

Robotiq Support Team is proud to introduce you to the first of the How-to video series - Support. These short capsules are made...

Catherine Bernier
By Catherine Bernier
on May 04, 2016 7:00 AM
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Controlling the Robotiq 2-Finger Gripper with MODBUS Commands in Python

You can create robotic applications from many programming languages, as explored in this post by Alex Owen-Hill titled What is...

Lars Skovsgaard
By Lars Skovsgaard
on Mar 29, 2016 7:00 AM
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5 Things You Should Not Do With a Robotiq Gripper

Yes, you read the title right! The top things you should NOT do with a Robotiq Gripper. The fact is that we often give you...

Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
By Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
on Mar 25, 2016 11:30 AM
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Getting Started with Collaborative Robots: Assembly

You are looking at your first robot integration, you have heard about collaborative robots, but you don't know where to start?...

Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
By Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
on Mar 16, 2016 7:00 AM
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How Abstraction Simplifies the Use of Grippers

As an engineer, I often need to quench my thirst for understanding on how things work. Ask my parents and they will tell you...

Sebastien Bélanger
By Sebastien Bélanger
on Mar 15, 2016 10:37 AM
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5 UR and Robotiq Software Functions That Are Good to Know About

When setting up your cobot it is a good idea to have some advanced knowledge of the software functions that are available to...

Lars Skovsgaard
By Lars Skovsgaard
on Mar 10, 2016 7:00 AM
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How a Manufacturer Doubled Capacity with Robotics

We love hearing about companies using robotics in real life. For Whippany Actuation Systems, the story starts with a need for...

Karine Simard
By Karine Simard
on Mar 02, 2016 7:00 AM
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What is an Average Price for a Collaborative Robot ?

When you are shopping for a robot, one of the first things you want to know is the pricing of the robot, its tool(s), and all ...

Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
By Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
on Feb 03, 2016 7:00 AM
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