As of now, the robots are all individually addressable over an RS485 bus, and we use the DMX protocol over a CAT5 cable to send commands. If you aren’t familiar with it, DMX is used in show ...
Generally, the only time I’ve ever seen DMX in use is for stage productions ... with potentiometers connected to the system via CAT5 cabling. The POTs send 0-10v up the line to the dimmers ...