Are you like me? Do you have an industrial robot sitting in your garage, and you’re thinking, “Man, that thing is a pain to program.” If so, read on.
Senior Research Engineer, Evan Atherton, is one of our team members. I have featured some of Evan’s exploits in other blog posts.
- Autodesk Fusion 360 R2-D2 Project by Evan Atherton
- Evan and Arthur’s Excellent Adventure
- WIRED: 3D Printed Speaker Cases with LED Lights
Evan recently announced the release of Mimic, an open-source Autodesk Maya plug-in for controlling Industrial Robots. For the unfamiliar, Maya is computer animation software for 3D animation, modeling, simulation, and rendering packaged as an integrated, powerful toolset. Creatives use Maya for animation, environments, motion graphics, virtual reality, and character creation.
Mimic is a free and open-source plug-in for Autodesk Maya that enables simulation, programming, and control of 6-axis, Industrial Robots. It provides a robust and intuitive,…