Industrial Robot System
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1. An industrial robot system, comprising:
- at least one industrial robot comprising at least one manipulator located in a robot cell,a control unit configured to control the at least one manipulator,a portable operator control device for manually operating the at least one manipulator,a detecting unit configured to detect when the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell, anda warning generator configured to produce a warning to an operator upon detecting that the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell, in order to draw the operator'"'"'s attention to the portable operator control device leaving the cell.
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Abstract
An industrial robot system including at least one industrial robot including at least one manipulator located in a robot cell, a control unit for controlling the manipulator, a portable operator control device for teaching and manually operating the manipulator, a detecting unit detecting when the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell, and a warning generator producing a warning to the operator upon detecting that the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell.
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1. An industrial robot system, comprising:
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at least one industrial robot comprising at least one manipulator located in a robot cell, a control unit configured to control the at least one manipulator, a portable operator control device for manually operating the at least one manipulator, a detecting unit configured to detect when the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell, and a warning generator configured to produce a warning to an operator upon detecting that the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell, in order to draw the operator'"'"'s attention to the portable operator control device leaving the cell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for securing safety in an industrial robot system comprising at least one industrial robot comprising at least one manipulator located in a robot cell, a control unit for controlling the manipulator, and a portable operator control device for manually operating the manipulator, the method comprising:
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detecting when the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell, and producing a warning to the operator upon detecting that the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell, in order to draw the operator'"'"'s attention to the fact that the portable operator control device is leaving the cell. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product, comprising:
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a computer readable medium; and computer program instructions recorded on the computer readable medium and executable by a processor for carrying out a method for securing safety in an industrial robot system comprising at least one industrial robot comprising at least one manipulator located in a robot cell, a control unit for controlling the manipulator, and a portable operator control device for manually operating the manipulator, the method comprising detecting when the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell, and producing a warning to the operator upon detecting that the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell, in order to draw the operator'"'"'s attention to the fact that the portable operator control device is leaving the cell.
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