Valve’s new Steam gaming controller is here—10 years after the original model. It sold out quickly, reviews are everywhere, and Valve is already managing demand through a reservation queue.

At first glance, a consumer gaming controller might seem to have little to do with industrial robots and cobots. In practice, it has a lot to do with how people control machines.

How ENCY Hyper got here

ENCY Software develops ENCY Hyper—a hybrid programming environment for industrial robots and cobots. It combines offline programming on a digital twin with online teaching directly on the real robot, all in one tool.

It started on touchscreen workstations and now runs on conventional PCs as well. But in real customer deployments, one thing became clear on the shop floor: A touchscreen can be convenient, but it can’t replace tactile control.

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