Robotics in simple words.

On our website it is a training reproduction. It shows the Navigator, program monitor, I/O, actual position, overrides and typical start conditions. The real device also has hardware and safety functions that a website cannot replace.

The modern smartPAD pro uses features such as a touchscreen and a 6D mouse. Our KRC4-oriented demo instead focuses on operating concepts that are especially useful for learning.

On real systems, permitted actions also depend on the safety controller, system state, permissions and user rights.

A real SmartPAD has a multi-position enabling switch. In T1, motion is enabled only in the correct middle position. Releasing it or pressing it fully ends the enable condition. Our website represents this only as a “Training ON/OFF” switch.

By axis: A1 to A6 are moved individually. Cartesian: You think in X, Y and Z – similar to right/left, forward/backward and up/down. A, B and C are additionally used for orientation.

A low HOV is useful for beginners because the motion is easier to observe. In our simulation you can also choose an increment.

A simple picture: WORLD is the room, BASE is the worktable and TOOL is your hand. When you rotate your hand, “forward” for the hand suddenly points in a different direction – that is exactly why TOOL matters.

Industrial BASE example: If a fixture is moved and the BASE reference is adjusted correctly, points stored relative to it can move with the workstation. In suitable applications this avoids reteaching many individual points.

⌖ Test BASE shifting interactively

In the Navigator you first select a file and choose it as the active program. Before START, check the operating mode, enabling/drives state, messages and desired run mode.

PTP simply means: the axes move together to a target pose. The exact path of the tool through space is not necessarily a straight line.

LIN means: the tool point should move in a straight line to the target. This is useful, for example, when a workpiece should be lifted or placed vertically.

In our pick-and-place template, PTP is therefore used for larger repositioning moves and LIN for controlled approaches to pick or place points.

Input ($IN): The controller receives information, for example “workpiece present”. Output ($OUT): The controller switches something, for example a gripper.

Our training cell has three practice tools: TOOL_DATA[1] Parallel gripper with $OUT[1], TOOL_DATA[2] Vacuum gripper with $OUT[2] und TOOL_DATA[3] 3-finger gripper with $OUT[3]. TRUE activates the tool, FALSE releases it. This is only our training assignment – real systems can be wired very differently.

Check calmly: Is the correct program selected? Is the operating mode appropriate? Is the enabling signal missing? Are the drives/demo permissions available? Is the program waiting for an input?

In the simulation, the start display shows the reason directly. STOP ends the program run. The emergency-stop demo also locks the training logic, but it is explicitly not a real safety function.

Industrial robot: In our simulation the KR 6 R700 sixx represents this category. Such robots often work in clearly separated cells and are designed for fast, repeatable processes.

Cobot: The LBR iisy is designed for collaborative applications and has a sensitive, compact design. Our open cobot cell shows what such a workstation can.

Important: “Cobot” does not automatically mean every application can run without safeguards. The tool, speed, workpiece and task must be assessed for safety on the real system.

In the simulator you can switch between KR 6 R700 sixx, LBR iisy 3 R760 und LBR iisy 11 R1300 . The 3D models are simplified training representations, not digital twins.