robotic automatic screw locking machine

Technical  Specifications

Collaborative Function

1. Guide to teach (inverse kinematics motion planning), this manual operation of the robot enables quick and easily program the robot by demonstration without any programming skills.
2. Works side by side with human operator without safety fence, laser or sensors (after a risk assessment is preformed).
3. Teach pendent user interface for programing (forward kinematics) enables online programing and simulation via a touch screen tablet.
4. Lightweight, flexible, easy to re-purpose this robot weighs in under 24Kg

Safety Functions
1. Designed in accordance with PLd and ISO 10218-1 (5.10.5 power and force limiting) safety requirements and compliant with most all specifications for collaborative robot operation.
2. Power and force limiting design brings robot to a protective stop if limits are exceeded or a collision is detected. Speed and force can be adjusted to fit and optimize any application easily.
3. Sensors imbedded in motor drives provide real-time feedback to prevent dangerous situations.
4. Emergency stop buttons are positioned on teach pendent and control box with a braking distance less than 1mm.

Open Source Architecture
1. CAN bus network used in this robot for multiple microcontrollers to communicate with each other.
2. ROS (Robot Operating System) is supported though API.
3. Hardware adopts CAN bus protocols with open I/O interface extensions.
4. Easily integrate robot into existing production systems.

Return on investment (ROI)
1. Low cost of ownership, no programming skills needed, and ease of integration into a system all add up to a quick return on your investment the average ROI is 3 to 4 months.
2. Short run, high mix environment job like Lab automation or machine tending are prime examples of industries needing fast redeployment.
3. Floor space is a premium cost at most companies usually more than the equipment. A small foot print, light weight robot will be a huge benefit for any size companies cost of production.
4. Repurpose, redeploy and or reinvent applications with the same robot, change the number of degrees of freedom, joints and tubes are modular making it easy to repair as well as reconfigure.

Intelligence
1. Vision systems can be integrated into controller.
2. Software system based on cloud platform management that realizes remote maintenance, fault diagnosis and online upgrading of firmware.
3. This research robot platform is used widely around the world in corporate research labs and for academic robotics research.

Modular Design
1. Robot can be configured to have between four and seven degrees of freedom to meet user requirement.
2. Joint length can be customized to longer or shorter links.