Pickup Area

The Pickup Area is the range where the robot can pick up parts.

In the figure below, the robot can pick up the parts in gray.

If the Pickup Area is not appropriate, the robot cannot pick up parts. Follow the steps and cautions below to carefully set the Pickup Area.

To define the Pickup Area:

1. After calibration, the Pickup Area will be defined as shown in the following figure. Note that the positions of upstream limit and downstream limit depend on the positions you teach during the calibration.

   

2. Decide the upstream limit position.

   The robot starts pickup from the line defined by the upstream limit. The Pickup Area from the upstream limit must be within the robot motion range. (See the figure below.)

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   The robot does not start pickup until parts cross the upstream limit. If you set the upstream limit in uppermost position, you can reduce the robot standby time.

   

3. Decide the downstream limit position.

   Once the robot starts pickup, it continues its operation even over the downstream limit to complete the whole operation. Therefore, set the downstream limit in uppermost possible position so that the robot can operate within its motion range until it completes the operation. (See the figure below.)

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   The downstream limit position depends on the conveyor speed and robot position when it starts pickup. If the robot goes over the motion range during the operation, move the downstream limit to upper side.