WELDING ROBOT FOR REPAIRING A SURFACE DEFECT IN A PRESS PLATEN SURFACE WHILE PLACED IN A PRESS AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE

摘要

A welding robot is provided. The welding robot is adapted for operating in thespace between anupper and a lower platen of a press and comprises a support frame. A weldingtool is movablemounted to the support frame. A grinding tool is movable mounted to thesupport frame. At leasta camera is adapted for capturing a view of a working area. A processor isadapted for executingexecutable commands stored in a storage medium connected thereto. Theprocessor whenexecuting the commands identifies defects on a surface of one of the upper andthe lower platenbased on image data received from the at least a camera and controls thewelding tool and thegrinding tool in dependence on the image data.