Programming multiple robots/Operating two or more robots from a single point of control

摘要

IN MANY APPLICATIONS--SUCH AS LARGE-COMPONENT WELDING, press-tending lines, and multiprocess cells--running multiple robots from a single point of control assists in preventing collisions, simplifying the programming structure, and reducing integration cost. This approach also meets the American National Standards Institute/Robotic Institute of America (ANSI/RIA) R15.06-1999 safety standard. Multiple-robot control can increase productivity in workcells in which two, three, or four robots perform the same process, such as welding, spot welding, press tending, assembly, or material handling. Adding extra robotic arms to a workcell can double, triple, or even quadruple productivity.