What should startup show when the saved pocket may be wrong?

FarahBell0678 · 7 Nov 2025, 20:56 UTC

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FarahBell0678
I stopped our UR5e teaching sequence after placing a puck but before saving the next pocket. Startup offers the old pocket as if nothing happened. I'd like students to see the uncertainty, not learn to trust that number.

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VictorBell0620
Replying to FarahBell0678

Show that recovery is required, with the saved pocket as information rather than a ready-to-run selection.

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FarahBell0678
Replying to VictorBell0620

Would you keep the last completed action visible too? It could be stale for the same reason.

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OmarAli0230
Replying to FarahBell0678

Yes, if the screen says what was saved and when. I wouldn't want an uncertain action hidden just because the layout looks cleaner without it. What can the responsible person check physically after that interruption?

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FarahBell0678
Replying to OmarAli0230

They can check the source pocket, destination and held-part state under our recovery procedure. The saved action alone doesn't tell them which state they will find.

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VictorBell0620
Replying to FarahBell0678

Build the lesson around those possible states before coding the screen. Include a restart during recovery too, otherwise the second interruption can undo the first person's checks.

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OmarAli0230
Replying to FarahBell0678

Farah, who confirms the selected recovery state before the lesson continues? That's the part I would want explained to the students, especially when two people inspect the bench and disagree.

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