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Welcome to the PULSAR HRI Ecosystem Documentation!

Whether you're a researcher, developer, or engineer, the content on this website will help you get up and running with PULSAR products. PULSAR HRI develops best-in-class actuation systems and a surrounding ecosystem to enable next-generation robotics.

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🧭 Ecosystem Overview

At a glance, these are the main elements of the PULSAR HRI ecosystem:

High-level ecosystem diagram

  • REAL ACTUATORS which, once set up, offer the following hardware communication interfaces:
    • Direct USB connection.
    • CAN communication.

  • VIRTUAL ACTUATORS closely matching their real counterparts behavior. These virtual actuators can be set up through:
    • 🚧 AUGUR Digital Twin (under development): Models the physics of the real actuator and runs the exact same control algorithms.

  • CONTROL INTERFACES of different kinds and for different needs, used to control both real and virtual actuators:
    • Desktop Application: A no-code GUI for single-actuator testing, offering the easiest quickstart experience and to get familiar with PULSAR HRI actuators and their control.
    • Python API: A simple but powerful way to control multiple actuators in robotics prototypes and to leverage Python libraries such as for ML and AI applications.
      • 🚧 ROS2 Python Node (under development).
    • 🚧 C++ API (under development): Intended to control multiple actuators in demanding applications with strict real-time requirements, where latency is a blocker.
      • 🚧 ROS2 C++ Node (under development).

Note

A quick alignment on naming we use:

  • Motors = Direct-drive units without a transmission.
  • Actuators = Motors with an integrated transmission.

A question we often hear is:

"How are you different from other actuator companies?"

Glad you asked. Check out PULSAR HRI's website for answers!

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