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An Armful of Projects
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Anatomy of a Robotic Arm
– Manipulator
– Links and Joints
– End Effector
– Controller
– Teach Pendant
– Safety Considerations
Navigating in 3 Dimensions
– Forward and Back
– From A to B
– Joint / Linear Movement
One Robot, Multiple Coordinate Systems
– Base Frame
– User-Defined Frames
– Tool Flange
– TCP: the Tool Center Point
– Adding Peripherals
– Inputs / Outputs
– – Wiring a push button
– – Controlling a light
– – Controlling a Relay
– – Interfacing with an Arduino
– – Networking
Many Ways to Control a Robot
– Online Programming
– – The Teach Pendant
– – Jogging
– – Hand Guiding
– – Recording a Series of Waypoints
– – Adding Further Instructions
– Offline Programming
Adding a Tool
Defining a TCP
Defining a Plane
How to Control a Robot
- Visual Programming
Inputs / Outputs
External Resources
Safety