Abstract:
An industrial robot including a tool flange at an end of an outer arm of the robot. A tool is secured to the tool flange. A sensor is configured to sense forces and/or torques applied to a tool secured to the tool flange. The sensor is built into the structure of the robot in the region of the tool flange.
Abstract:
A system and a method for controlling movements of an industrial robot during a work cycle including visiting and performing work on a plurality of workstations in a work cell. The system includes a set of predefined workstations. Each workstation includes preprogrammed robot code adapted to the workstation, an entry point defining the entrance position to the workstation, and one or more predefined paths to be followed by the robot at the workstation. A user interface is adapted to provide information about the predefined workstations and allows an operator to select one or more of the predefined workstations and to specify a desired part flow between the workstations. A scheduling unit is adapted during execution of the work cycle to schedule the execution order for the workstations based on the workstations selected from the predefined workstations and the desired part flow, and to control the movements of the robot based on the scheduled execution order and the predefined paths.