Read, document, and optimize legacy KRL, RAPID, URScript, Karel, or Ladder code. No cross-brand migration, no safety recertification — just understand and improve what is already running.
Application of the ATLAS methodology (proven on ten legacy migration POCs from COBOL, Delphi, BizTalk to modern stacks) to multi-brand industrial robotics. ATLAS Robotics addresses a recurring pain of industrial sites: robot code written ten or fifteen years ago by departed operators, without documentation, that no one dares touch for fear of breaking a production cell. We read, document, map, identify possible optimizations, simulate improvements before any deployment. The client retains control over the actual production deployment, which remains piloted by their certified integrator.
An industrial site that knows again what its robot code does, can document it for its new operators, can optimize it without fear, gains autonomy vis-à-vis its constructors and integrators. The doctrine is clear: we give the client back mastery of their production tool. Expected impact: reduced operational risk on production stoppage, accelerated skills transmission between operator generations, calm preparation of OEE and predictive maintenance approaches.
The client has a multi-brand fleet with KRL, RAPID, URScript programs written over fifteen years by different operators and integrators. No one knows precisely what cell 7 does or why robot 12 has odd behavior after Monday morning restart. ATLAS Robotics retrieves .src, .dat files and brand equivalents, delivers a complete map: extracted logic, I/O dependencies, machine states, safety conditions, identified dead code. No execution, no risk, immediate value.
Based on mapping + observed cycle times, AI proposes alternative trajectories (path planning, smoothing, removal of parasitic movements). Each proposal is simulated in the manufacturer environment (URSim, RobotStudio, KUKA.Sim) before any deployment. The client receives a report with cycle time gain measured in simulation, documented modified code, and validation recommendations to be performed by their certified integrator before production deployment.
Identification of risk patterns in existing code: safety interrupt override, full-speed movement in human zone, missing state reset after error, ambiguous emergency exit conditions. Deliverable: compliance report on manufacturer best practices and client internal repository. Does NOT replace ISO 13849 or IEC 61508 recertification, which remains the responsibility of the manufacturer or accredited body.
To prepare a predictive analytics or predictive maintenance approach, ATLAS Robotics extracts from source code the robot kinematics, I/O map, declared sensors, expected states. These metadata feed a data twin layer that can then be plugged into an existing physics twin (Siemens NX MCD, Ansys Twin Builder) or used standalone for analytics.
Robot code is automatically translated into multilingual human procedure: what the cell does, in what order, with what recovery conditions after incident. Allows new operators to understand quickly, serves as base for ISO 9001 documentation, and constitutes a skill transmission tool when a senior operator leaves.
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These products combine with this one for complete programs.
Because it's almost always a false good idea. Kinematics differ, controllers have incompatible APIs, and any cross-brand migration triggers a complete cell recertification (ISO 13849, IEC 61508). Cost and risk are nearly equivalent to reprogramming from scratch with a target brand certified integrator. Our value isn't there: we help understand and optimize what's already installed.
The manufacturer (KUKA, ABB, Fanuc) offers audits focused on its own range, often at high prices, with a natural commercial bias toward hardware renewal. ATLAS Robotics is neutral, multi-brand, and focuses on valuing the existing fleet. We work in complementarity with your certified integrator, not in substitution.
No. Our scope ends with delivery of optimized code, validated in simulator, accompanied by recommendations of tests to perform. The actual production deployment remains piloted by your certified integrator, who validates safety compliance and signs the commissioning. This is an absolute precaution rule, not a commercial reservation.
URSim (Universal Robots, free), RobotStudio (ABB, free in education version), KUKA.OfficeLite and KUKA.Sim Pro, ROBOGUIDE (Fanuc), PLCSIM Advanced (Siemens). For brands where the simulator is paid, either the client already has licenses or we operate via remote session on their workstations.
Phase 0 pure reading (code file retrieval, complete mapping delivery): two to four weeks depending on fleet size. Phase 1 simulator optimization: four to eight weeks depending on the number of targeted cells. Phase 2 controlled deployment remains piloted by the client's certified integrator.
Initial scoping is free. Phase 0 mapping is priced per cell or per analyzed program. Exact pricing established after visit and understanding of the fleet. Fixed-price model preferred over time-and-materials to make the bill predictable and the result commitment readable.
Free initial scoping, 30 minutes to 2 hours, with a solution lead adapted to your sector.