Method and apparatus for robot path teaching

    公开(公告)号:US10737396B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-11

    申请号:US15926513

    申请日:2018-03-20

    申请人: ABB Schweiz AG

    摘要: A dummy tool is used to teach a robot the path the robot will follow to perform work on a workpiece to eliminate the possibility of damaging an actual tool during the training. The dummy tool provides the robot programmer an indication of potential collisions between the tool and the workpiece and other objects in the work cell when path is being taught. The dummy tool can have a detachable input/output device with a graphic user interface (GUI) that can communicate wirelessly with the robot controller. The dummy tool can also have a moveable camera attached thereto to track the relationship of the tool to objects in the work area.

    Robot program generation for robotic processes

    公开(公告)号:US10427300B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-01

    申请号:US14650112

    申请日:2013-12-06

    申请人: ABB Schweiz AG

    IPC分类号: B25J9/16

    摘要: A system for generating a path to be followed by a robot used to perform a process on a workpiece has a computing device that has program code for operating the robot and obtaining information related to the workpiece and a vision system that scans the workpiece to obtain images thereof that are provided to the computing device. The computing device processes the images to obtain geometric information about the workpiece that the computing device uses in combination with process related reference parameters stored in the computing device to generate program code for a path to be followed by the robot to perform the process on the workpiece. The computing device also includes code configured to verify for quality the generated program code for the path to be followed by the robot to perform the process on the workpiece.

    Rotary supplemental axis for robot

    公开(公告)号:US10987800B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-27

    申请号:US15814756

    申请日:2017-11-16

    申请人: ABB Schweiz AG

    IPC分类号: B25J9/10 B25J9/00 B25J9/04

    摘要: A robotic system and method that includes a robot having one or more axes of movement and which can be coupled to a supplemental axis unit that is structured to rotatably displace the robot about a supplemental axis. The robot can be coupled to a rotatable wheel portion of a table unit of the supplemental axis unit. The wheel portion can be operably coupled to a drive unit having a motor that provides rotational power for the rotational displacement of the wheel portion, and thus the robot, about the supplemental axis of the supplemental axis unit. The robotic system can also include one or more controllers that can be configured to dynamically control or coordinate the movement of both the robot about the one or more axes of the robot and the rotational displacement of the wheel portion, and thus the robot, about the supplemental axis.

    ROTARY SUPPLEMENTAL AXIS FOR ROBOT
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180071912A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-15

    申请号:US15814756

    申请日:2017-11-16

    申请人: ABB Schweiz AG

    IPC分类号: B25J9/10 B25J9/04 B25J9/00

    摘要: A robotic system and method that includes a robot having one or more axes of movement and which can be coupled to a supplemental axis unit that is structured to rotatably displace the robot about a supplemental axis. The robot can be coupled to a rotatable wheel portion of a table unit of the supplemental axis unit. The wheel portion can be operably coupled to a drive unit having a motor that provides rotational power for the rotational displacement of the wheel portion, and thus the robot, about the supplemental axis of the supplemental axis unit. The robotic system can also include one or more controllers that can be configured to dynamically control or coordinate the movement of both the robot about the one or more axes of the robot and the rotational displacement of the wheel portion, and thus the robot, about the supplemental axis.