Patent ID: 8046104
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: B25J,G01S,G05B

Abstract:
1. An industrial robot system, comprising: at least one industrial robot comprising at least one manipulator and a control unit for controlling the manipulator, and a portable operator control device for teaching and manually operating a robot, which portable operator control device comprises safety equipment including an enabling device, which upon activation enables manual operation of the robot by means of the portable operator control device, and the portable operator control device is adapted for wireless communication with the control unit, a detecting unit, detecting when the portable operator control device enters an area defined in the vicinity of the manipulator, wherein the robot comprises an enabling function which upon activation enables the enabling device of the portable operator control device, and upon deactivation disables the enabling device, and wherein the robot system is adapted to automatically activate the enabling function of the robot upon detecting that the portable operator control device enters said defined area, and a safety check module adapted to provide an automatic check of said safety equipment, including the enabling device, upon activation, wherein the safety check module is adapted to be run automatically upon detecting that the portable operator control device enters said defined area, wherein the robot system is adapted to verify whether at least one condition is fulfilled, and provided that said at least one condition is fulfilled the enabling function of the portable operator control device is automatically activated upon detecting that the portable operator control device enters said defined area, wherein one of said at least one condition is that a check of said safety equipment has been carried out and no errors were found.