Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, systems and methods for creating a universal bridge controller interface that provides a unified and common set of commands between a host machine and a peripheral machine or robot. The universal bridge controller may simplify the ability to integrate, synchronize, and coordinate the control and operation of various machines. This may be beneficial to companies wishing to implement cost saving automation techniques to a variety of machines built by different manufacturers. The advantage of this approach is that it may allow for a single hardwired link to be created between the machine and the bridge controller allowing for robot integration over a factory network, creating a high level of portability of robots between machine work cells.