ENCY Hyper gets a major update for hybrid robot programming, mixed-brand cells, and 3D vision

Limassol, Cyprus, April 22, 2026 — ENCY Software has released a major update for ENCY Hyper, its hybrid robot programming system.

Hybrid programming combines offline preparation with live work on the real robot in a single workflow. Offline programming on its own is rarely enough, because even a well-prepared program still needs adjustment on the shop floor. Online programming on its own is slower, ties up the cell, and leaves less room for advance verification. ENCY Hyper brings the two together: users can build and check a project in a digital environment, then connect to the real robot to refine motion and run the job. That makes robot programming faster to prepare and easier to bring into production.

The new version expands support for industrial robot brands. ENCY Hyper now works with ABB, AUCTECH, BORUNTE, CRP Robot, DENSO, Dobot, Doosan Robotics, Elite Robots, Epson Robots, FAIRINO, FANUC, Flexiv, Han’s Robot, JAKA, JHY Robotic, Kawasaki, KUKA KRC4 and newer, KUKA KRC2, Mecademic, OMRON, Techman Robot, Rozum, Stäubli, STEP, Universal Robots, and Yaskawa. This makes ENCY Hyper a better fit for mixed robot fleets and for production environments that are not built around a single brand.

The release also adds support for SCARA robots, extending ENCY Hyper into pick-and-place and other compact handling applications where this robot format is widely used.

ENCY Hyper now supports 3D cameras for two tasks: surface detection and part position detection. This allows users to build workflows in which robot motion depends not only on a predefined path, but also on actual geometry and real part location. Support for RealSense cameras is already included.

The new tab-based workflow lets users start a new project without interrupting an active robot session. One tab can control a real robot while another is used to prepare the next job. ENCY Hyper can also handle multiple robots in parallel within one session. In practical terms, the current task does not have to stop while the next one is being prepared.

ENCY Hyper now also supports projects that combine robots from different manufacturers in one environment. This makes it possible to configure heterogeneous robot cells within a single project. In other words, robots that normally sit in separate vendor ecosystems can now be managed in one ENCY Hyper workspace.

The built-in updater makes the system easier to live with day to day: future ENCY Hyper versions will arrive automatically, without a separate update routine. License activation has also been simplified. A license can now be activated by scanning a QR code with a phone. Together, these changes make ENCY Hyper easier to deploy, easier to start using, and easier to keep current.

Users can learn the new functionality through ENCY Academy (https://learn.encycam.com/). The ENCY Hyper course (https://learn.encycam.com/courses/ency-hyper/) currently includes 10 lessons and covers the full workflow in the system, from cell creation and kinematics setup to project preparation and connection to real robot controllers. The same materials are also available in a dedicated YouTube playlist (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnaHZJpWJMKPGYddsGxoTJbVYqmQGaI7-&si=iX1ZNGwFkDbcRVDJ).

This update strengthens ENCY Hyper in the areas where automation projects most often run into practical limits: mixed robot fleets, vision-based tasks, and production workflows where one job cannot be paused just to prepare the next. ENCY Hyper is increasingly becoming a single working environment where users can prepare a project, verify it, connect to a real robot, and take it into execution without breaking the workflow between stages. As more production systems combine multiple robot brands, machine vision, and tighter process logic, platforms built around that kind of workflow become more valuable.