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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2004
Tien L. Chang, Troy, MI (US);
H. Dean Mcgee, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Eric Wong, Troy, MI (US);
Sai-kai Cheng, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Jason Tsai, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Tien L. Chang, Troy, MI (US);
H. Dean McGee, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Eric Wong, Troy, MI (US);
Sai-Kai Cheng, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Jason Tsai, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Fanuc Robotics America, Inc., Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A system for performing the method of this invention includes a leader having a robot arm able to articulate about first axes and supporting an end effector. A follower includes a robot arm able to articulate about respective second axes. Servo motors articulate the leader arm about the first axes and the follower arm about the second axes. A user interface allows a user to jog the arm of the leader and to program movement of the arms for automatic execution such that the end effector reaches predetermined positions. A controller, operatively connected to the servo motors and the user interface, controls operation of the servo motors, moves the arm of the leader in accordance with the programmed movement, and moves the arm of the follower such that it tracks or mirrors movement of the leader.