Robotic system with teach pendant

US6560513B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Fanuc Robotics North America, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Kenneth W. Krause · Lancaster, US
• Donald DeMotte · Lake Orion, US
• Claude Dinsmoor · Rochester Hills, US
• Judy Evans · Waterford Township, US
• Glenn Nowak · Northville, US
• Gerald A. Ross · Rudyard, US
• Gary Rutledge · Clarkston, US
• Charles F. Slabe · Oakland Charter Township, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 15, 2001
• Grant date: May 6, 2003
• Expiry date: May 15, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05B2219/34038
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A robotic system for a robot includes a programmable controller coupled to the robot and a teach pendant coupled to the programmable controller. The teach pendant is adapted to control the robot and includes a processor capable of operating the teach pendant and a display coupled to the processor. The teach pendant also includes a web browser. The web browser is adapted to accept input data in a standard format and display the input data on the display.