ORiN: Open Robot Interface for the Network, a proposed standard

• Published in: Industrial robot Vol. 27; no. 5; pp. 344 - 350
• Main Authors: Mizukawa, Makoto, Matsuka, Hideo, Koyama, Toshihiko, Matsumoto, Akihiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bedford MCB UP Ltd 01.10.2000; Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Subjects: Associations; Automation; Communication; Computer numeric control; Design; Human-computer interaction; Industrial engineering; Manmachine interface; Manufacturers; Manufacturing; Open standards; Production controls; Production management; R&D; Research & development; Robotics; Robots; Software; Standardization; Japan; Man-machine interface; Computer numeric control; Standards; Robotics
• ISSN: 0143-991X; 1758-5791
• DOI: 10.1108/01439910010372992

The Japan Robot Association (JARA) has been conducting standardization activities (ORiN: Open Robot Interface for the Network) in which the main subject is the network interface in the robot controller. In the 1999 international robot exhibition, our activities and results were opened and demonstrated to the public. In this demonstration, industrial robots from 13 Japanese domestic robot manufacturers, that had different specifications and structures, were connected to each other with a communication network. Using ORiN API, applications for production system management and 3-D robot motion monitoring were demonstrated. The purpose of this demonstration is to verify the openness of the networked robot and to certify the proposed de facto standard protocol and robot model. The background of those activities, the outline of the design guidelines, the demonstration for verification, a schedule and plan towards the de facto and or ISO standard are all mentioned.