Which complete-tool positions belong in our FR5 steel-blank access check?
Marcus_Casey · 30 Jul 2026, 07:25 UTC
16 replies
Can the integrator start from the installed machine opening and a complete tool candidate, including the held blank? I would ask for the unloading sequence rather than one pose at the fixture.
10pointsAsk the setter which way the fixture actually comes out for changeover too. It would be frustrating to approve a robot route and discover the stand blocks their ordinary job.
6pointsThe tool supplier has a candidate drawing, but our machine outline predates the current door handle; I will get the installed opening checked first.
21pointsKeep the old outline marked superseded, then. Otherwise it may reappear beside the more detailed gripper and make the new review look complete.
0pointsAnd be clear what this comparison establishes: geometry and access questions. It doesn't replace the full application risk assessment or verify machine access conditions merely because the door is drawn open.
15pointsLeah, would you include the fixture trolley footprint or just the person moving it? I'm thinking about the turn beside the proposed base.
10pointsBoth, with the fixture on the trolley. A person squeezing through isn't the same thing as getting their load around that corner.
16pointsAlso the empty gripper after release. Open fingers can need space the held-blank pose doesn't show.
4pointsThe survey now includes handle projection and trolley route; the candidate tool still needs its rear fitting added before the integrator compares withdrawal.
5pointsHas the tool supplier defined hose routing assumptions for that fitting? A nominal body outline with an unspecified connection behind it still leaves an occupied region uncertain.
7pointsUse a clearly identified provisional envelope if the exact fitting choice is pending, but have the supplier bound it; don't invent a clearance allowance yourself.
12pointsSupplier supplied the missing envelope and routing assumptions; the combined drawing shows the present withdrawal candidate conflicting with the door handle.
17pointsThat rules out this candidate as drawn, not the FR5 altogether. Changing tool orientation or base position means another complete sequence check.
19pointsAnd return any moved-base option to the setter. The trolley route we just added can disappear again when someone fixes the robot's clash.
21pointsOriginal candidate is held; two revised arrangements are being compared with the setter's route retained, and I haven't selected an arm from either one yet.
17pointsThanks for reporting the actual conflict. It answers why the original reach picture was insufficient without pretending the revised arrangements have already passed.
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