Universal Robots A/S Calibration and programming of robots P
US9248573B2 · Universal Robots A/S
- Patent number
- US9248573B2
- Applicant
- Universal Robots A/S
- Filing date
- 2012-09-28
- CPC class
- B25J 9/16
- Pillar
- Brain
Techniques for calibrating and programming industrial robots using joint sensor information and kinematic models without requiring external metrology equipment on every cell.
Claims
Claims cover collecting joint sensor information, updating a robot model, and using the calibrated model for subsequent motion programming and playback.
Technical analysis
Reducing calibration burden is why UR PolyScope deployments scale to SMEs that lack laser trackers. Model-based calibration from onboard sensors is a product differentiator versus traditional industrial arms that assume expert cell setup.
Commercial impact
Supports UR’s “minutes to first program” narrative versus weeks-long traditional robot cell commissioning — a major sales wedge into first-time automation buyers.
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