Can MATLAB communicate with the RobotStudio software for my ABB robot?

I currently program and control my ABB robot with the included ABB RobotStudio software. Is there any way to communicate with RobotStudio via MATLAB or Simulink?

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

As of release R2020b, there is no method for communicating directly with the RobotStudio software via MATLAB that is supported by MathWorks.

If the ABB Robot requires communication from RobotStudio to function, the only way to send commands from MATLAB or Simulink is through a TCP/IP connection. To learn more about TCP/IP communication from a MATLAB perspective, execute the following command in the MATLAB command window to access the release-specific documentation:

>> web(fullfile(docroot, 'matlab/tcpip-communication.html'))

If, however, the ABB robot can be programmed via the Robot Operating System (ROS), you can make use of the ROS Toolbox in MATLAB and Simulink to interface directly with the robot, negating the need for RobotStudio. The ROS Toolbox integrates well with ROS and would allow you to control the robot directly from MATLAB.

• https://www.mathworks.com/products/ros.html

Please follow the below link to search for the required information regarding the current release:

• https://www.mathworks.com/help/