Robotics

Build precise, safe and power-efficient motor-control systems 

Choose the best power and size configurations for your robot designs with our motor-control solutions. Our broad product portfolio can help you design with the precision and efficiency your application requires.

• Precise, time-sensitive real-time communications between host and client by using microcontroller (MCU)-integrated industrial protocols such as Profinet and EtherCAT.
• Accurate response times with our ultra-low-latency, real-time MCUs, designed for efficiency.
• Efficient and power-dense drive stages to deliver a range of power levels with our gate drivers.
• Increased reliability and control accuracy with our voltage, current and position sensor solutions.

Design smart, affordable and functionally safe processing systems

Build smart and secure robots, without compromising real-time control performance, for fast and responsive closed-loop systems. Our portfolio of Arm®-based application processors enable low-power, small-form-factor and cost-optimized robot computing systems.

• Choose from different multicore options for high-performance parallel processing and standardized communication interfaces to ensure simple integration with our fast, accurate and reliable motion-control solutions.
• Reduce system complexity, size, weight and cost with highly integrated single-chip solutions, supported by dedicated hardware accelerators for vision and artificial intelligence.
• Use our open-source software tools, system-on-modules and ecosystem to realize fast time to market.

Create safe, precise, perceptive and power-efficient robotics designs for every environment

Our scalable sensor and processor technology with available functional safety documentation enable smaller form factor, including 3D perception, vision and navigation features.

• Explore TI mmWave radar sensor devices with unprecedented accuracy and resolution, improving performance and integration with lower power consumption.
• Our processing portfolio offers dedicated hardware for vision, deep learning accelerators and digital signal processing cores that deliver performance at low power with one software development kit.
• Meet your accuracy, resolution, and latency system goals with our position, proximity and environmental sensing solutions.

Build high-integrity, precise and secure robotic systems

Migrate your robot system to new technologies and standards such as Time-Sensitive Networking and single-pair Ethernet. Our products and system-level solutions are optimized for robotics electromagnetic compatibility and electromagnetic interference requirements.

• Supporting a wide range of industrial communication standards: single-chip multiprotocol industrial Ethernet solutions for EtherCAT, Profinet, Ethernet/IP, and others, transceivers and physical layers for 10-/100-/1,000-Mb and IO-Link, Controller Area Network and RS-485.
• Our wireless products easily integrate with a processor host running Linux® or an MCU host running real-time operating systems. The SimpleLink™ platform for Wi-Fi® 6 enables an affordable and secure connectivity.

Streamline functional safety system certification

Factory floors require equipment with monitoring and diagnostic capabilities to reduce the probability of dangerous faults that can result in harm of humans, environment or assets. 

We are helping achieve functional safety certification by building customer trust with expertly engineered products to meet industry standards such as IEC 61508, ISO 13849, IEC 61800 and IEC 60730.

Enable efficient and easy-to-integrate audio for robotic systems

Design robots with efficient audio converter and audio amplifier solutions that improve robot to human interaction through clear voice prompts, alerts and communication. Our audio portfolio delivers the clarity, efficiency and reliability needed for audio driven robotic applications.

• Efficient Class-D audio amplifiers designed for voice prompts, music, beeps and chimes in battery-operated robotic systems.
• Integrated DSP and Smart Amp speaker protection algorithms enable an easy-to-integrate, cost-effective audio solution that delivers best-in-class efficiency across all power regions of operation.
• PDM-to-TDM aggregators to simplify mic array interface.
• Pad-down, integrated QFN solutions to optimize board space and BOM cost.