Designing a Training Tool for an Industrial Robot Operating with a Programmable Logic Controller

Abstract

The industry sector has a complex manufacturing process and technology, mainly utilizing robots and automation, which are necessary for factory operation. Many vocational colleges try to use methods to promote the students' experience of learning automation technology to control robots with a programmable logic controller (PLC). Preparing students who will use technology in Industry 4.0 with robot arm operation is essential. However, the learning tools used to practice based are high-cost, and the technology is constantly changing and evolving. Hence, this research aims to design a training tool for an industrial robot operating using a programmable logic controller (IRO- PLC). The proposal shows that the design training model can simulate steps of the learning activity to control the robot with PLC and then display it on the dashboard with an IoT device. It can increase the student's performance in practical vocational education training in future studies.