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I’m building a perception stack for a mobile robot that operates in a warehouse. Can you provide some guidance on what I should be thinking about when selecting a computing platform?

04/16/2021
Category: Material Handling

Where one can download 32-bit and 64-bit clallserial.dll files that are used for serial communication with camera?

03/16/2021
Category: Vision Software

I need to know how to reset ANCODER FD SERIES ROBOT

03/13/2021
Category: Welding, Arc

Hi there, I am looking for an inspection system to check tubular plastic injection moulded parts for defects, such as tears and air bubbles. This would need to check both the internal and external walls of the parts. What would you suggest would be the best solution?

03/09/2021
Category: Lighting Equipment

lr mate 200 ic. I'm trying to load a slug into a vise and push it up to a vise stop. How do I make it so that it doesn't overload?

02/23/2021
Category: Assembly

What is the minimum height of the guarding around a robot cell

02/23/2021
Category: Safety

What is the best software for offline robot programming?

02/23/2021
Category: Simulation

I design stamping tooling. Many of the parts manufactured can fit in the palm of your hand. I am looking for a small pick and place robot that can transfer a single part from one die to another. What is available?

02/19/2021
Category: Material Handling

When calculating safe distance for a scanner or light curtain used for perimeter guarding of a robot, does one measure outward from the edge of the maximum operating envelope of the robot or the edge of the restricted envelope established by software?

02/18/2021
Category: Safety

Any recommendations or suggestions for a shoe lace automation? Requirement is to automate the shoe lace passing process through the eyelets.

02/17/2021
Category: Other

What is a recommended system for Robot fixture calibration. I want to be able to move fixtures from different cells without having to reprogram. I want to define the user frame.

02/17/2021
Category: Welding, Arc

We are a canadian manufacturer of an autonomous weeding robot for the ag industry. What are the certifications we need to obtain given the fact the robot is autonomous and will be roaming the fields with no supervision? Thanks Luc Labbé, CEO Nexus Robotics 418-570-1196

02/15/2021
Category: Safety

How can I get my door to open on my yaskawa dx200 to turn a part so it can finish welding?

02/10/2021
Category: Welding, Arc

We would like to replace the old PCI analog frame grabber that works for analog camera using RS-170 mono. which companies sell this kind of products that can be programmed in LabWindows CVI? Thanks.

02/08/2021
Category: Optics / Lenses / Filters

Is it ok to have the light curtains of a cell muted, during teach mode, without having some type of interlock partition key switch with a visual indication such as a rope with signage attached? I am concerned about having someone come in to the cell from the loading/unloading side, while teaching is being performed.

02/08/2021
Category: Safety

We are building a system that has an inspection area with a knee wall and inner and outer light curtains. The inner curtains are muted unless the outer curtains are broken, then the inner curtains are active. The standard states that in this Point of Operation walk through situation, presence must be continually sensed in the area. We have used Line of Sight in the past meaning someone would have to intentionally reset the outer curtains while being able to see if someone was in the point of operation area. Is this acceptable or do we need to use a mat or horizontal curtains to continuously monitor the area?

02/08/2021
Category: Safety

I am trying to understand safe distances better as I am relatively new to shared workspace. I have an application that uses a safety camera and an area scanner. I also have a shared workspace between the robot and an operator. The operator will manually load parts into the shared workspace while the robot is working on other items. The safety camera is used to divide the shared workspace and the robot operating space and the area scanner is mounted below the shared workspace. What is considered the hazard(robot, pinch points, etc.) in this situation?

02/03/2021
Category: Safety

Looking for a very small structured light emitter/camera setup for use in dusty outdoor conditions. Recommendations?

01/25/2021
Category: Lighting Equipment

How to remove password protection from OTC robot.

01/21/2021
Category: Other

We are FD-V6 macchine. Having E2006 eroor Kindly assist to remove the same

01/19/2021
Category: Other

Can a robot cell door be left open when not is use - for instance when an employee goes on break, they leave the door open and the robot is not locked out? I am looking for safety guidelines on this.

01/13/2021
Category: Safety

Trinidad Cocoa Plantations Ltd., is considering use of robots for the following: harvesting of Cocoa pods up to 3m high; opening of harvested cocoa pods; extraction of beans from opened pods. What machines can accomplish these tasks and what is average pricing? Joseph Sampson - Chief Executive Officer, Trinidad Cocoa Plantations Limited, Trinidad, West Indies.

01/07/2021
Category: Material Handling

Hi, can the emergency stop be used for lock out point (controlled entry) to enter a machine cell for short term activity like cleaning, changing a weld rod, etc. Does any standard restrict such use of lock out point from ANSI/CSA, ISO standard.

01/06/2021
Category: Safety

Looking at the following: https://www.outrider.ai/. It is an automated vehicle (trailer shifter) with a robotic arm. What standard(s) does this fall under? I found that there is an ANSI R15.08 Mobile Robots to be published soon. Does this apply?

01/06/2021
Category: Safety

In R15.06 part 2 section 4.2, item c) reads as follows: Manual intervention – the layout should be designed to allow tasks requiring manual intervention to be performed from outside the safeguarded space. Where this is not practicable and when the intervention requires powered movements of the machine(s), appropriate enabling devices shall be provided. My question is, does free-driving the robot count as powered movement with respect to the quoted section of the standard above?

12/31/2020
Category: Safety