Patent ID: 11904454
Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A robot system, comprising:
a manufacturing system including a robot and peripheral equipment configured to operate cooperatively with the robot, and configured to manufacture a product by operating in accordance with an operation program including contents and processes of operations of the robot and the peripheral equipment;
a portable information terminal including a display to display information, and inputting circuitry configured to accept an operation command for operating the robot;
a cradle including a holder configured to hold the portable information terminal;
a holding state detector configured to detect whether the portable information terminal is held by the holder; and
a controller communicably connected to the robot, the peripheral equipment, and the portable information terminal, including:
a memory for storing the operation program;
operation mode setting circuitry configured to set an operation mode to one of a plurality of operation modes including a teaching mode and a playback mode;
operation controlling circuitry configured to control the operation of the robot in the teaching mode based on the operation command, and control the robot and the peripheral equipment in the playback mode in accordance with the operation program; and
display controlling circuitry configured to control the portable information terminal in the teaching mode to display on the display an operation screen through which the operation command is inputted, and control the portable information terminal in the playback mode to display on the display a manufacturing information displaying screen,

wherein:
when the display displays the operation screen during the teaching mode. the display displays the operation screen in a portrait orientation, and
when the display displays the manufacturing information displaying screen during the playback mode, the display displays the manufacturing information displaying screen in a landscape orientation.