Fanuc America Corporation

Fanuc Robotics America Corporation

Scott M Dreslinski

Bradley O Niederquell

H Dean McGee

Kenneth W Krause

Rick E Wunderlich

Gordon Geheb

Judy Evans

Ganesh Kalbavi

Glenn Nowak

Claude Dinsmoor

Charles R Strybis

Timothy J Holcomb

A method and an apparatus for displaying three-dimensional workcell data includes a hand-held pendant that is provided with 3-D workcell data representing a model of a machine and associated components in a workcell. The hand-held pendant has a display that generates a 3-D visual representation of the workcell data. The pendant can be operated by a user to manipulate the visual representation to change a user viewpoint and to show motion of the machine with associated process information.

Robot teach device with 3-D display

A method for controlling a robot includes the step of controlling operation of the robot with a robot controller executing a control program having a plurality of process instructions. Associated process data for each of predetermined ones of the process instructions executed by the robot controller is then collected. The collected process data is subsequently stored in a form uniquely identified by at least one unique identifier. The at least one unique identifier may include both the program identifier and the process instruction identifier. The collected process data may be stored on the robot controller.

Robotic process logger

A robot welding apparatus including a welding station having a welding robot with weld tips for creating a weld along a work piece. A welding power supply and control pendant is also provided. A visual screen of the control pendant provides a view of the weld tips for use with the method to detect characteristics such as weld tip face measurement, tip wear measurement, tip alignment measurement, and cap replacement and type verification.

Weld cap and tip inspection method and apparatus

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Rochester Hills, MI, United States of America

Scott M Dreslinski