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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2005
Applicants:
Ralph Sjöberg, Västerås, SE;
Nick Warren, Västerås, SE;
Jan Endresen, Asker, NO;
Erik Carlson, Nesoddtangen, NO;
Inventors:
Ralph Sjöberg, Västerås, SE;
Nick Warren, Västerås, SE;
Jan Endresen, Asker, NO;
Erik Carlson, Nesoddtangen, NO;
Assignee:
ABB AB, Västerås, SE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 9/02 (2006.01); G05B 19/04 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/18 (2006.01); B25J 5/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/22 (2006.01); G05B 19/19 (2006.01); G05B 19/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An industrial robot including a manipulator, a control unit for controlling the manipulator, a portable operating unit for teaching and manually operating the robot, which operating unit is adapted for wireless communication with the control unit and including an operator control. The transmissions may be made wirelessly with redundant software processes for transmission and/or reception. Safety is increased by ensuring that the operator is within the specified operating area.