Intuitive robot programming based on operators´ implicit knowledge

Programming robots can be a time consuming and demanding task requiring a high degree of technical skills. Experienced operators have knowledge about programming robots and the specific application including robot kinematics. Such knowledge is irreplaceable and cannot easily be substituted by a computer. The operator and the computer as a whole make up a cognitive system with different strength. Operators programming robots mainly work at the knowledge-based level of behaviour. Trials of a robot programming concept based on advanced man-machine interaction have proven the concept of utilising the operators´ knowledge about the robot application. The concept describes the first step of integrating the operator, as the robot programmer, in the programming process