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Universal Robots UR10 robot arm
Collaborative robot-arm
Applications
future tool heads
- 3D scanner tool head
Brush attachment
3D print attachment
In development
Pen plotter attachment
Webcam attachment
DSLR attachment
Hole drilling attachment
This tool head was made to drill a grid of almost 500 holes into the base plate of the thermoform machine.
Physicial setup
The program is made and executed on the teaching pendant.
The Dremel is strapped to the upper arm of the robot and secured with zip ties, using a curved block of foam.
Slide the Dremel flex-arm in the 3D printed holder. Make sure it is attached to the tool change plate. Check that the bolt-heads are not sticking out on the side that will mount to the robot arm. The tool changer needs low profile bolts. Attach the tool to the robot arm and install a 1mm drill in the chuck.
I had a piece of wood on a table with a layer of thick cardboard underneath, but with the robot arm, it is possible to drill in walls, upright panels etc… (The cardboard in the picture should have been thicker).
Define the coordinate system of the stock material
Test the reach of the arm: can it get to the far corners?
To define the coordinate system of the stock material, take the teaching pendant and go to Installation > Features
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- Add a plane and define the necessary points. In this case these are the corners of the sheet of MDF.
- First point: this defines the origin of the feature.
- Second point: this defines the Y axis.
- Third point: this defines the X axis.