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title: "open connection · RUAL Documentation"
description: "Opens a new dobot connection, make sure to close it. A machine only allows a single active automation."
canonical: https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/dobot/dobotconnection_open
language: en
---

# open connection

This block is part of the [`dobot`](https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/dobot) group and was last modified in core [`v14.0.1`](https://docs.rual.nl/core-versions/140001).

Opens a new dobot connection, make sure to close it. A machine only allows a single active automation.

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