Fanuc Corporation

Gou Inaba

Tomoyuki Yamamoto

Yuusuke Kurihara

Takashi Matsumoto

Hiromitsu Takahashi

Shigeo Yoshida

Nao Ooshima

Toshiaki Kamoi

Kazuki Wakabayashi

Toshihiro Nishimura

A robot control system including a robot controller configured to control a robot, two operation devices configured to manually operate the robot, the first operation device being connected to the robot controller. Each of the operation devices has a request switch configured to switch between a request state in which an operation right for the robot is requested and a non-request state in which the operation right is not requested, and the robot controller is configured to start providing the operation right to one of the operation devices only when the request switch of the one of the operation devices is in the request state and the request switch of the other of the operation devices is in the non-request state, and keep the operation right granted until the request switch of the one of the operation devices is switched to the non-request state.

Robot control system

Provided are a robot system, a robot control device, a control method, and a program which make it possible to more simply teach a robot action. The robot system comprises: a feature point teaching unit which causes a storage unit to store the position of a feature point that has been taught using lead-through; an input accepting unit which accepts the input of an angle value of a tool with respect to a workpiece W; a posture determining unit which determines the posture of the tool on the basis of the angle value of the tool; and a program generating unit which generates a robot program for a robot on the basis of the position of the feature point and the posture.

Robot system, robot control device, control method, and computer program

The purpose of the present invention is to obtain an manipulation feeling and improve ease of use in a teaching device for industrial machines, including robots and machine tools, in order to accurately designate a manipulation amount without performing manipulation by an erroneous manipulation amount during display of a rotary dial on a touch-panel-equipped device and during control of machinery. This purpose can be achieved by a touch-panel-type teaching device, wherein a rotary dial to which graduations are applied with respect to prescribed manipulation rotation amounts is displayed on a touch-panel-type display screen, an operation amount for the industrial machinery is designated by the rotation manipulation amount of the rotary dial, and a sound effect or vibration is emitted each time the rotary dial is rotationally manipulated by a rotation amount corresponding to one graduation.

Teaching device and non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program

A robot programming device including a storage unit configured to store two or more types of programming elements each graphically representing a function constituting a control program for a robot, an input unit configured to receive an operation by a user, and a program generator configured to generate the control program when the programming elements stored in the storage unit are selected and arranged by using the input unit. The programming elements include at least one editable programming element in which the function can be edited with a character string input that is input by using the input unit.

Robot programming device

A control system includes: a manual operating device that generates an operation signal in accordance with rotation of a dial by an operator; a machine tool controller and a robot controller that are connected in such a manner as to be communicable with each other and that control a machine tool and a robot, respectively, based on the operation signal; and an operational-target setting unit that sets an operational target for the manual operating device selectively between the machine tool and the robot. The manual operating device is connected to one of the controllers and inputs the operation signal to the one of the controllers. When the operational-target setting unit sets the operational target as a control target to be controlled by the other of the controllers, the one of the controllers transmits the operation signal or a signal based on the operation signal to the other of the controllers.

Control system

A program generation device includes a display; at least one memory configured to store an operation symbol including information in relation to an operation command of a robot, and an auxiliary symbol including information in relation to a control command for adding an operation of the robot or for correcting the operation of the robot defined by at least one operation symbol; and at least one processor configured to obtain information in relation to setting of at least one of the operation symbol or the auxiliary symbol, and cause the display to display the operation symbol and the auxiliary symbol so as to align the operation symbol and the auxiliary symbol in order of operations of the robot based on the obtained information in relation to setting.

Program generation device configured to generate operation program including operation symbol of robot apparatus

To generate an easy-to-understand program for a robot in a simple way. A robot programming device performs programming using an operation unit block. The robot programming device includes a display control unit that displays a programming region and an advanced setting region on a display unit. The programming region is a region for programming for running the robot by setting an operation unit block defined for each operation unit of the robot. The advanced setting region is a region for making setting relating to the operation unit block.

Robot programming device and robot programming method

A display part of a mobile terminal displays an operation program. The operation program includes an operation icon indicating an operation of a robot or an operation tool, and an auxiliary icon having a shape sandwiching the operation icon. The auxiliary icon indicates control of adding an operation of the robot apparatus. The display part is configured to display a screen configured to set setting information related to the operation of the robot apparatus in such a manner that as operator is enabled to set the setting information. The display part displays the operation icon and the auxiliary icon so as to align the operation icon and the auxiliary icon in order of the operations of the robot apparatus.

A robot teaching device capable of simplifying a work involved in teaching a robot. The robot teaching device includes a position data storing section configured to store target position data for a robot; an operation instruction storing section configured to store an operation instruction for arranging the robot at a target position, the operation instruction not including the target position data; and a position data writing section configured to acquire current position data of the robot when the operation instruction is input, the position data writing section further configured to write, to the position data storing section, the current position data as the target position data together with a unique identifier, in which the identifier of the target position data is automatically given to the operation instruction being input to teach an operation to the robot.

Robot teaching device, robot teaching method, and method of storing operation instruction

A robot system that can perform cooperative work in accordance with an action of a person. A robot system according to the present disclosure includes a robot, a detection apparatus detecting a work object and detecting a predetermined action of a worker with respect to the work object, and a robot controller causing the robot to execute a predetermined work on the work object detected by the detection apparatus when the detection apparatus detects the predetermined action.

Robot system and robot control method for cooperative work with human

Provided is a robot system including a robot; a control device configured to control the robot; a portable teach pendant connected to the control device; and a teaching handle attached to the robot and connected to the control device, where the teach pendant is provided with a first enable switch configured to permit operation of the robot by the teach pendant, the teaching handle is provided with a second enable switch configured to permit operation of the robot by the teaching handle, and the control device enables operation of the robot by the teaching handle only when the first enable switch is in an off state and the second enable switch is switched to the on state, and enables operation of the robot by the teach pendant only when the second enable switch is in an off state and the first enable switch is switched to the on state.

Robot system

A robot system is provided with a robot including a combination of mechanical units serving as multiple modules, a robot control device that controls the robot, and a memory provided in each of the mechanical units. In the memory, a shape model and a parameter for estimating the coasting distance of the robot are stored beforehand, the shape model indicating the shape of the mechanical unit.

Robot system that controls robot including multiple mechanical units, the mechanical units, and robot control device

A control device of a robot system includes a position recording section that records a stopping position of a robot when the robot has been stopped by a stopping section, and a position distribution generation section that generates a distribution of the stopping positions of the robot recorded by the position recording section. The control device further includes a speed changing section that automatically changes an operating speed of the robot in accordance with the generated stopping position distribution of the robot.

Robot system having cooperative operating region

A robot system enabling a single teaching console to be used to easily teach a plurality of robots. The robot system includes a plurality of robot controllers connected through a network and a single teaching console. The teaching console is configured to be able to selectively communicate with any one of the robot controllers. The robot controller is configured so as to send a connect request to the teaching console when it is judged that the state of the robot has been switched to the teaching phase or maintenance phase. The teaching console is configured to respond to a connect request from the robot controller and switch destinations to enable communication with the robot controller.

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