The platform improves enterprise productivity and flexibility through faster, more precise and more autonomous automation technology.
A strategic investment of $170 million in the next-generation robot control platform aims to accelerate the goal of more advanced and sustainable automation.
The unique single control architecture integrates the full range of hardware and software of ABB Robotics.
Today, ABB Robotics officially launched OmniCore™, a faster, more precise and more sustainable intelligent automation platform designed to empower enterprises and improve their future development capabilities.
The OmniCore™ platform is the result of ABB's investment of more than $170 million in next-generation robot technology, marking a major change to modular and future control architecture. The architecture will
enable the full integration of artificial intelligence, sensors, cloud computing and edge computing systems to create the most advanced and autonomous robot applications.
Sami Ambani, President of ABB Robotics and Discrete Automation, said,
Automation is a strategic requirement for our customers as they seek better flexibility, ease of use and efficiency to meet the challenges of global megatrends such as labor shortages, market instability and more
sustainable operations.
By developing advanced mechatronics, artificial intelligence and vision systems, our robots are easier to use, better performing, more flexible and more maneuverable than ever before. But they must also work with
us and with each other, seamlessly, to do more, in more places. That’s why we’re introducing OmniCore™, a new milestone in our 50-year history in robotics; a unique single control architecture that integrates our
entire suite of leading hardware and software in one platform and one language.
OmniCore™’s best-in-class motion performance enables robots to achieve path accuracy within 0.6 mm and operate at high speeds of up to 1,600 mm per second when controlling multiple robots. This opens up
new automation opportunities in precision areas such as arc welding, mobile phone display assembly, glue coating and laser cutting. Overall, OmniCore™ enables robots to run 25% faster and use 20% less energy
than previous ABB controllers.
Built on a scalable, modular control architecture, OmniCore™ offers a rich set of capabilities to create nearly any conceivable application, meeting the needs of companies introducing automation technology in
existing and new market segments, such as biotechnology and construction. With more than 1,000 hardware and software features, customers can easily design, operate, maintain and optimize operations. This
includes ABB's Absolute Accuracy and PickMaster® Twin software, as well as hardware ranging from external axes to vision systems to fieldbuses.
Ma Sikang, global president of ABB Robotics, said,
The difference of OmniCore™ is that it can manage motion, sensors and application devices in a holistic and unified system. OmniCore™ opens the door to ABB Robotics' entire hardware and software portfolio,
which can be combined arbitrarily under one control platform, providing all possibilities and more conditions for value creation. For example, OmniCore™ enables automakers to increase production speed, provide
huge competitive advantages, and increase stamping production output. Coupled with dedicated functional application modules for stamping automation, the output of robotic stamping production lines can be
increased from 12 strokes per minute to 15 strokes per minute, producing 900 parts per hour.
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of robotics, we believe that OmniCore™ can promote breakthroughs in more industries and help customers from all walks of life meet future challenges.
Since launching the world's first microprocessor-controlled robot in 1974, ABB Robotics launched RobotStudio® software in 1998 and acquired Sevensense in 2024 to bring industry-leading AI-based navigation
technology to mobile robots. OmniCore™ is the latest development in ABB Robotics’ 50-year journey of innovation. You can learn more about ABB Robotics’ 50th anniversary celebration on WeChat, Weibo,
Douyin, and Bilibili, or click “Read original text” to log in to the official 50th anniversary page for the latest news and developments.
OmniCore™ will replace ABB Robotics’ IRC5 controller, which will be phased out of the market in June 2026. ABB will continue to provide spare parts and services for customers using IRC5 to ensure the operation
of the equipment during the remaining service life of the robot.
