RoboProd software

Production robotics remote-control software

RoboProd key features

1. Control for wide range of devices – Control of pan-tilt heads, Canon, Sony and Panasonic PTZ cameras and other PTZ Cameras supporting VISCA over IP, control of robotic dollies, pedestals, sliders and robotic arms. Support for various joysticks, SDI switchers and conference systems.

2. Single operator control – A single person can control a large number of complex robotic devices after a short training as the user interface is easy and intuitive.

3. Synchronized control of devices from different manufacturers – It is possible to control a PTZ together with pedestal, dolly or slider as a single robotic unit. This means that presets and traces for such a system can be defined despite the fact that different parts of the system are using different communication protocols.

4. Complex presets – Saving presets from single or multiple robotic systems. Execution of presets for several robotic systems in parallel with the given execution times. Possibility of defining array of presets.

5. Advanced traces – Joystick moves of complex robotic systems can be recorded and later reproduced by pressing a button. It is possible to record some axis and leave some for manual control as well as combine axes of different devices with different communication protocols.

6. Interface with microphone and conference management systems – RoboProd can interface with various microphone and conference management systems which allows for a subtle combination of automatic and manual robotic system control.

Supported systems

PT Heads
Zanus Robotics	Pauli, PauliB, Paulinho, PaulinhoB, PaulinhoB Long
PTZ Cameras
Canon	CR-N100, CR-N300, CR-N500, CR-N700
Sony	FR7, BRC-AM7, BRC-X400, BRC-H800, BRC-X1000
Panasonic	AW-UE150, AW-UE160, UE40, UE50, UE80, AW-HE145
Visca Over IP PTZ	All other PTZ Cameras that have support for standard Sony Visca Over IP protocol
Cameras
Canon	XF605, C70, and other cameras with XC protocol support
Pedestals, dollies and sliders
Zanus Robotics	Move dolly, PTZ Raise pedestal
Waterbird Systems	MS XL, MS Pro, MS Swift
Polecam	AutoPod
Robotic arms
Universal Robots	UR3, UR5, UR10, UR20
Joysticks
Canon	RC-IP100, RC-IP1000
Skaarhoj	PTZ Extreme, PTZ Fly, Inline22, PTZ Pro
Sony	Development in progress
Panasonic	Development in progress
Microphone and conference management system
Taiden	Conference System
Televic	Development in progress
Bosch	Development in progress
SDI Routers
AJA	Kumo 1604, Kumo 1616, Kumo 3232, Kumo 6464
Blackmagic design	Videohub 12x12, Videohub 20x20, Videohub 40x40

Support for robotic arms

RoboProd can be used to easily and effectively control collaborative robotic arms. These arms can be moved manually by a human operator and the position for each key frame can be recorded. These key frames can later be arranged, and their execution timings set to obtain the desired movement.
There are robotic arms for cameras of various sizes (from 3 to 20 kg payload) and the camera movement can be synchronized with the movement of zoom, focus and iris axes by using the Zanus lens control unit.

	UR3 - 3kg payload	UR5 - 5kg payload	UR10 - 12.5kg payload	UR20 - 20kg payload
Reach	500 mm / 19.7 in	850 mm / 33.5 in	1300 mm / 51.2 in	1750 mm / 68.9 in
Payload	3 kg / 6.6 lbs	5 kg / 11 lbs	12.5 kg / 27.55 lbs	20 kg / 44.1 lbs

Hardware requirements

RoboProd has low hardware requirements, and it can run on any device with Windows 10™ or Windows 11™ or Ubuntu 20 or higher.

It can also run on a joystick with touch screen combining all the portability and ease of use of a joystick with the powerful advanced features that the software offers.

Preset

Preset database allows for custom organization
and advanced search of presets.
This solution can be very useful for systems with
a large number of preset values (such as parliament
or similar).

Multipreset

Can be used to create and recall presets for several
systems at the same time.

Series (Preset array)

Is an option that allows defining several preset
settings that will be executed consecutively in
defined time frames (even for different cameras or
for multiple cameras).

Trace

Can be used to save manual moves made by the
operator of various robotic axes and to recall them
afterwards. Here moves of different systems (like
a PTZ and pedestal, dolly or slider) could be
recorded and recalled in synchronization.

Keyframes

Are used for controlling robotic arms.
Keyframes are saved as positions of the robotic arm
and camera zoom, focus and iris. These keyframes
can be ordered and times for their execution set in
order to create complex robotic moves.