Universal Robots UR5e: What should I inspect before reteaching tray loading?

JamieChen1165 · 26 Aug 2026, 03:53 UTC

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JamieChen1165
We keep nudging pickup points when our Universal Robots UR5e setup gets unreliable at tray loading with a molded plastic sleeve in a supervised production bench. The tray looks like it's in the same place, but the grip seems less square. I'm suspicious of all these tweaks. What should I inspect before blaming the arm or reteaching everything?

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TobyAbbott0057
Replying to JamieChen1165

Does the angle change before contact or as the fingers close? Existing footage may help you locate where things start going wrong.

18 points
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JamieChen1165
Replying to TobyAbbott0057

Reviewing the recording, I can see consistent seating in the checked fixture before pickup. The workpiece changes angle during gripping rather than arriving in that position.

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TobyAbbott0057
Replying to JamieChen1165

Keep a copy of the current configuration and hold off on further coordinate changes. Under the appropriate isolation procedure, maintenance can use the observed rotation to focus inspection on tooling contact, mounting and tray seating.

15 points
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JamieChen1165
Replying to TobyAbbott0057

@TobyAbbott0057 The maintenance notes show contact pads were replaced before the first point adjustment. That's the first useful clue I've found in the history.

12 points
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TobyAbbott0057
Replying to JamieChen1165

That sounds like the pad replacement caused it. Check the installation against the specified arrangement.

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ChloeChen1179
Replying to TobyAbbott0057

Timing isn't enough to call it the cause. Check the pads, yes, but don't let one maintenance entry explain away fixture variation.

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TobyAbbott0057
Replying to ChloeChen1179

@ChloeChen1179 Agreed, I called it too early. Treat the replacement as a lead; verify installation and contact condition alongside tray location before assigning the cause.

20 points
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SofiaBaker0456
Replying to TobyAbbott0057

My separate handling setup had both worn gripping surfaces and variation in tray seating. Coordinate corrections alone gave inconsistent results because they didn't address either underlying condition.

16 points

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