ELT 135 - Robot Operator

Description: Fundamentals of robot operation including robot movement, robot sensing and decision-making with I/O devices. Students will have the opportunity to certify as FANUC HandlingTool Operator/Programmers and Universal Robots Operators. 

Credits: 2
Lecture: 1
Lab: 2

Course Content:

1. Robot anatomy
2. Robot motion
3. Robot sensing
4. Programming structure
5. Workcell types and features

 
Learning Outcomes:

1. Identify and describe robot components including degrees of freedom and number of axes. (1)
2. Utilize multiple languages and teaching methods to program different types of robot motion. (2)
3. Utilize multiple languages and external devices to add sensing capabilities to a robot. (3)
4. Utilize widely-used programming structures in a variety of situations including conditional and unconditional branching, looping and the use of variables. (4)
5. Describe different types of robotic workcells and their applications. (5)
6. Utilize multiple languages to define robot and workcell features such as tool center points, remote tool center points, workcell safety borders and auxiliary workcell equipment. (5)