We have a current, modern robotic arm from the class of co-operation-capable Assistant robot tested: UR10 from Universal Robots. This robot was made available to us by the company MultiProfil GmbH from Verl/Kaunitz. We would like to thank them for their friendly and trusting cooperation.

We have selected a simple machining task for testing. Flush milling and rounding a 2 mm ABS edge on a rectangular workpiece.

Positive: The UR 10 robot can be operated without any other mechanical aids. groping! milling. For this purpose, the radial and axial contact with the workpiece takes place in the so-called FORCE command.

Negative: The Feed uniformity and the guidance of the milling cutter does not have the necessary precision. Pre-milling is possible, but finish milling is currently only possible with limited quality.

For Joineries and special construction departments with a high number of variants and low quantities will be available for special machining tasks for the foreseeable future. There is no economically viable alternative to man-operated tools.

If the number of units is larger, for example Supplier companiesBoth the programming and operation of robots is getting closer to commercial use than is currently generally perceived.

It is therefore worth investigating possible applications here. This can then Handling, palletising or loading tasks possibly combined with Milling strategies for medium and low quality requirements.