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Industrial Robot System

  • US 20080125908A1
  • Filed: 10/21/2005
  • Published: 05/29/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An industrial robot system, comprising:

  • at least one industrial robot comprising at least one manipulator and a control unit for controlling the manipulator, anda portable operator control device for teaching and manually operating a robot, which portable operator control device comprises safety equipment including an enabling device, which upon activation enables manual operation of the robot by means of the portable operator control device, and the portable operator control device is adapted for wireless communication with the control unit,a detecting unit, detecting when the portable operator control device enters an area defined in the vicinity of the manipulator, wherein the robot comprises an enabling function which upon activation enables the enabling device of the portable operator control device, and upon deactivation disables the enabling device, and wherein the robot system is adapted to automatically activate the enabling function of the robot upon detecting that the portable operator control device enters said defined area.

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