Drives & Controls Magazine March 2026

While classic industrial robots are often designed for larger workpieces and open work areas, they are only suitable to a limited extent for handling small parts in confined environments. The new compact robots in Oriental Motor's OVR series fill this gap: they are available as SCARA and palletising robots. With the MRCU controller, the robots can be programmed and integrated into the application without any prior knowledge. The new small robots in the OVR series are based on powerful standard components from Oriental Motor. At the heart of the robots is a highly efficient AZ stepper motor with a battery-free mechanical absolute encoder. This eliminates the need for additional external sensors, significantly reducing the amount of cabling required. "Oriental Motor's strength lies in its high flexibility in automation and robotisation," says Daniel Schönfelder, Manager Sales Strategic Department at Oriental Motor. "With the OVR series, we are opening up new possibilities for our customers: a compact robot solution based on proven AZ drive technology that is consistently simple yet delivers maximum precision and performance." The robots in the OVR3 and OVR4 series are available in various designs: The OVR3 SCARA models combine a particularly flat design with high accuracy and flexible variants up to 360° rotation and a payload of 10 kg. The OVR4 robots with parallel kinematics offer stable horizontal transport and are ideal for palletising tasks up to 5 kg. In addition, all drives consist of standard components that can be replaced by the customer themselves thanks to the simple structure of the OVR series. All robots can be programmed with Oriental Motor's MRCU controller and MRC Studio software without any prior knowledge – up to eight axes are supported. The controller is designed for AZ series drives and automatically performs complex kinematic calculations. In addition to applications for the OVR4 palletising and OVR3 SCARA robots, the controller also supports other applications such as delta robots, gantry systems and X-Y-Z portals. The OVR robots can be expanded with a variety of end effectors and gear solutions from Oriental Motor's product range. As an additional component, the company is providing an electric column unit (EL series), which extends the robot's degree of freedom with strokes of up to 300 mm in the Z direction. The electric column unit allows precise height adjustment of the OVR robot and can be seamlessly integrated into the MRCU control system. The OVR series from Oriental Motor thus offers a comprehensive solution for compact, precise and flexible automation tasks. From simple integration to intuitive programming, the robots can be quickly and costeffectively integrated into a wide variety of production environments. The series opens up new possibilities for companies to economically automate even confined workspaces without compromising on precision or performance. ADVERTORIAL For more information, please visit: Oriental Motor UK +44 1256 347090 info@oriental-motor.co.uk www.orientalmotor.eu/uk Compact robots for small parts handling Oriental Motor presents powerful solutions for confined spaces

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