Efficient robot programming with knowledge-integrated functional modules

A new method has been developed in the Laboratory for Handling Technology and Robotics at the Hochschule Osnabrück that could significantly reduce the commissioning times for robot work cells. This is based on predefined functional modules, in which knowledge is stored about motion and process parameters from previously implemented robot applications. These modules, together with their knowledge elements (e.g. motion speeds, acceleration profiles or blending behavior) are made available within a database as a best-practice library for sub-sequent commissioning processes. A robot programmer can therefore refer to implemented knowledge and stored empirical values, saving the time-consuming optimization work.