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ready2_pilot (KUKA)
Also known as: KUKA ready2_pilot
German: ready2_pilot
ready2_pilot is a KUKA product for teaching industrial robots by hand guiding: an operator moves the robot with a handheld 6D input device mounted on the robot tool, and the motions are transferred to the robot controller as program points that can then be edited.
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In one sentence
KUKA ready2_pilot lets operators teach an industrial robot by guiding it with a handheld 6D input device instead of jogging it with the pendant.
Example
A welder teaches a new seam by guiding the robot torch along the workpiece with ready2_pilot and saves the points to the robot program.
How it applies
- Engineering: Hand guiding shortens teaching for small batches and makes robot programming accessible to process experts. It is a special Operating mode: the risk assessment must cover the operator being close to the robot during guiding.
- Operation: Guiding usually requires an Enabling device and reduced speed, and the operator must be trained in the collaborative or manual mode being used.
- Documentation: The cell's operating manual has to describe how guided teaching is started and ended, which safeguards apply and which directions or axes can be locked. Refer to the vendor's manual for device details. Training records for operators who teach by hand guiding belong in the operator's documentation.
Keep in mind: Product names, compatible robot models and features change. Check them against KUKA's current documentation.