This is possibly the first time I've seen a semi-normal everyday shop manager actually SHOW an unboxing and setup. Keep this up. I'll likely never need one of these but it's absolutely fascinating to see how far this has come. Incredible how easy it is to put in a robot arm to handle mundane movement of heavy objects. I had NO IDEA we had reached the point you can "unlock" and just move the axis by hand "intelligently" and possibly teach it. Fascinating.
Those robots are so easy to use, I have installed about 14 of them now, some of them running mills, some lathes, one even does flatbed printing. I write URCaps for them, and also do customer training and support. Fun stuff :)
Those are excellent robots. Got 2 of those at my work, doing all the boring stuff, at the brake press... literally 1000's of workpieces everyday. Suddenly got time for at the fun prototyping work. You're gonna love it :) And the new UI.. Sweet :)
Great video, Jay. Are you going to add vision to your setup? We're in the early planning stages of a new cell with vision to locate loose blanks from a conveyor and to read 2D barcodes. The idea is to create a virtual self-contained "job shop" for high mix parts like soft jaws. It should be easy enough to use where office staff can get parts made to fulfill an order without interrupting regular production machines and staff.
I got my hands on an older verson of this robot at a makers-space, and it took me 30 min of testing to make a program that moved a lego brick from A to B to C and back to A in a loop. I have never used any equipment like this before, so i was suprised of how easy it was. :D Good luck!
That's going to be great fun! I'm guessing you can "program" it as well by manually moving the arms to desired positions, and it repeats the action? BTW I like the yellow card system you have for keeping track of tooling! Do you have a video on it anywhere?
Make sure your grab the latest Polyscope version. It's almost always worth using the latest version (5.3.1 as of this writing). new features are being added all the time and should be compatible with your existing program. All the major UR+ suppliers do a good job making sure their URCaps are compatible. As for what's in the joints, there's a servo motor tied to a Harmonic Drives zero backlash gearhead, a front encoder, and rear encoder. The collaborative nature uses the motor current as well as the dual encoders to determine if there is a collision with an object or person. The new e-series has a number of improvements, here are some of them: 1. Higher resolution widescreen pendant with single smaller cable. 2. Better repeatability over older CB series. 3. Built-in force torque transducer from Robotiq in the tool flange. 4. Additional I/O for dual conveyor tracking. 5. The tool port now has RS485 capability allowing grippers and other devices like the Robotiq models to run right off the tool port with no cable running down the arm. 6. Higher encoder reliability (more immune to dust). 7. Faster joint changeout if needed. 8. Four times faster processor. That covers most of it.
how much did the robot cost ? coz here in australia you would have to pay minimum $30k in safety equipment before you could operate the robot and i believe that RIA (robotic industry association) has put even more regulations on robot use and safety. one of the many reasons manufacturing is dead in australia .
You should look into collaborative robots (Universal Robots for example). There isn't any additionnal safety devices needed. If you want to learn more about safety with cobot you want to look into ISO15066.
URs are (or can operate as) "collaborative" robots, that need no additional safety hardware or sensors. The tradeoff is strict limits on payload and speed. But for any RIA-spec'd "cobot", it's essentially impossible to be *seriously* harmed by it, even if you try -- about the only serious health risk would be getting your eye poked out, so safety glasses are still a good idea! :)
Well, used ones on EBay are going from USD $35k-45k. I think brand-new they're $45-50k, but that can vary some depending on which model you buy, and what options. The gripper/tooling, mounting stand, etc, will all be separate or DIY.
@@gf6368 not really, My buddy down the street has a robot that feeds a mill like this and it has about 100 small parts on a table in stacks and can run all night with just the parts on the table that the arm can reach. no conveyor needed, but you could use one with larger parts
@@lsxconcepts5125 i didnt realise the arm can identify parts from a table, does it have a optical sensor or do they have to be specifically placed and pre-defined in the program?
Automation is the answer, the operator is supposed to be a robot not a human, they tried to get me to do operator work for over ten years so I built a auto loader instead, I put so many damn airplane engine parts in the sky and I have never been on an airplane, worked on CNC for almost 20 years, and fast food before that, impressive fast food is, now the machine has a virus.
Looks like you’ve been watching @dannyrudolph (or if not a great resource for UR how to, and maybe their best salesman that’s not a salesman 😂😂). 👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Yikes, I would like to see the math on the break even date, but super fun. I always envisioned a special tool IN the tool set that would make the machine load/unload itself.
Break even is much faster than you think. We've been studying the UR-5 for our production and it will pay for itself in about 14 months (very conservative estimate by the way). The UR-10 is only slightly more expensive at around $55,000 They are so versatile. We will be mounting ours on a mobile base so we can swap between machines. We literally had the demo unit picking up a pencil and placing it in a tray within 5 minutes of taking the controls. Amazing.
✅ Tired of making 1 part at a time? 👉 piersonworkholding.com/pro-pallet-system/
This is possibly the first time I've seen a semi-normal everyday shop manager actually SHOW an unboxing and setup. Keep this up. I'll likely never need one of these but it's absolutely fascinating to see how far this has come. Incredible how easy it is to put in a robot arm to handle mundane movement of heavy objects. I had NO IDEA we had reached the point you can "unlock" and just move the axis by hand "intelligently" and possibly teach it. Fascinating.
Those robots are so easy to use, I have installed about 14 of them now, some of them running mills, some lathes, one even does flatbed printing. I write URCaps for them, and also do customer training and support. Fun stuff :)
Hey, can you tell me how much it will cost?
Those are excellent robots. Got 2 of those at my work, doing all the boring stuff, at the brake press... literally 1000's of workpieces everyday. Suddenly got time for at the fun prototyping work. You're gonna love it :) And the new UI.. Sweet :)
Jay! I just spent the weekend switching a couple of pro pallets into my VM3 and finished a job that would have taken 5x longer! Thanks!
Oh yes, now we are talking! This can be a total game changer even for small business!
For eSeries robots you can setup safety planes both for tool and elbow. That way you can protect shelf with tools.
Yes yes! More! Document everything!
Great video, Jay. Are you going to add vision to your setup? We're in the early planning stages of a new cell with vision to locate loose blanks from a conveyor and to read 2D barcodes. The idea is to create a virtual self-contained "job shop" for high mix parts like soft jaws. It should be easy enough to use where office staff can get parts made to fulfill an order without interrupting regular production machines and staff.
Why do you not mounted it over the working area to hang down? So you could use more place in front of the machine.
Hooray for new shop employee! I hope he works out this time. :-)
I just demo'ed the UR-5. it's going to allow us to run lights out. Exciting!!
Excellent video, can't wait to see more.
Working with these machines seems like the most rewarding and intense action
I got my hands on an older verson of this robot at a makers-space, and it took me 30 min of testing to make a program that moved a lego brick from A to B to C and back to A in a loop. I have never used any equipment like this before, so i was suprised of how easy it was. :D Good luck!
That's going to be great fun! I'm guessing you can "program" it as well by manually moving the arms to desired positions, and it repeats the action? BTW I like the yellow card system you have for keeping track of tooling! Do you have a video on it anywhere?
"Teach" is what its called.
Make sure your grab the latest Polyscope version. It's almost always worth using the latest version (5.3.1 as of this writing). new features are being added all the time and should be compatible with your existing program. All the major UR+ suppliers do a good job making sure their URCaps are compatible.
As for what's in the joints, there's a servo motor tied to a Harmonic Drives zero backlash gearhead, a front encoder, and rear encoder. The collaborative nature uses the motor current as well as the dual encoders to determine if there is a collision with an object or person.
The new e-series has a number of improvements, here are some of them:
1. Higher resolution widescreen pendant with single smaller cable.
2. Better repeatability over older CB series.
3. Built-in force torque transducer from Robotiq in the tool flange.
4. Additional I/O for dual conveyor tracking.
5. The tool port now has RS485 capability allowing grippers and other devices like the Robotiq models to run right off the tool port with no cable running down the arm.
6. Higher encoder reliability (more immune to dust).
7. Faster joint changeout if needed.
8. Four times faster processor.
That covers most of it.
Can you please share the model of the CAT40 tool tag holder you have mounted on the machine? Thank You!
Love it, can’t wait to see more
Thanks for making this Jay! more videos like this would be super interesting.
Congratulations 👏🏻
Hey what was the cost or this robot.
i think they run 35k without add-ons
Hi, whats the benefits of using Cobot for machine tending applications?
eh cobots.. not that much worth it when you have to have all these additional safety I/O integrated too.
Where can I get one?
you tell a good story
What are the yellow cards on the left of the door?
Answer: th-cam.com/video/edVR86oIMaM/w-d-xo.html
Jay, can you give us a little background on those yellow cards in slots next to the door on the VF 2c? What are they and what do they do?
Yellow tags are CAT40(or whichever other flavor of taper you have) , we've gotten ours from MSC: www.mscdirect.com/product/details/58283474
We'll do a full video on them in a new series we have planned.
Oooooo Yeah !
Where did you get the pedestal or did you make it?
I designed it, machined the top and bottom plates and had a local welder finish it. Had it powdercoated as well. - JP
Where can I can find that vise handle and mallet combo shown at 11:40 :D ?????
In our trashcan of mediocre ideas. :)
I asked him the same thing when I ordered a pallet system. I WANT that handle.
Would love to see follow up videos on this!
whats the little rack with the yellow inserts below the tool rack on the left of the front of the mill?
Custom tool tag boxes.
@@PiersonWorkholding care to share? is it a 3d printed model?
Nice....!
how much did the robot cost ? coz here in australia you would have to pay minimum $30k in safety equipment before you could operate the robot and i believe that RIA (robotic industry association) has put even more regulations on robot use and safety. one of the many reasons manufacturing is dead in australia .
You should look into collaborative robots (Universal Robots for example). There isn't any additionnal safety devices needed. If you want to learn more about safety with cobot you want to look into ISO15066.
URs are (or can operate as) "collaborative" robots, that need no additional safety hardware or sensors. The tradeoff is strict limits on payload and speed. But for any RIA-spec'd "cobot", it's essentially impossible to be *seriously* harmed by it, even if you try -- about the only serious health risk would be getting your eye poked out, so safety glasses are still a good idea! :)
@@mathieubelanger-barrette1647 sadly the company now no longer exists
How much did this UR10e cost?
Some below said $45-$50k
How much are these machines?
Well, used ones on EBay are going from USD $35k-45k. I think brand-new they're $45-50k, but that can vary some depending on which model you buy, and what options. The gripper/tooling, mounting stand, etc, will all be separate or DIY.
so whats the purpose of it being near the cnc ?
so it can load and unload parts unattended
@@lsxconcepts5125 so i assume you have a conveyor belt that brings the parts to and away from the cnc? because otherwise whats the point?
@@gf6368 not really, My buddy down the street has a robot that feeds a mill like this and it has about 100 small parts on a table in stacks and can run all night with just the parts on the table that the arm can reach. no conveyor needed, but you could use one with larger parts
@@lsxconcepts5125 i didnt realise the arm can identify parts from a table, does it have a optical sensor or do they have to be specifically placed and pre-defined in the program?
@@gf6368 That I do not know....all I know is his robot arm is employee of the month every month
Song name that start at 0:35, pls?
Automation is the answer, the operator is supposed to be a robot not a human, they tried to get me to do operator work for over ten years so I built a auto loader instead, I put so many damn airplane engine parts in the sky and I have never been on an airplane, worked on CNC for almost 20 years, and fast food before that, impressive fast food is, now the machine has a virus.
Cool robot. But that Koenig Arius 🤩
Ha! Good eye!
The first time I saw your pallets in person was at bills shop.
Looks like you’ve been watching @dannyrudolph (or if not a great resource for UR how to, and maybe their best salesman that’s not a salesman 😂😂).
👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Never heard of him but I'll look him up!
Why don't they just use the Ipad to start with.
Yikes, I would like to see the math on the break even date, but super fun. I always envisioned a special tool IN the tool set that would make the machine load/unload itself.
Break even is much faster than you think. We've been studying the UR-5 for our production and it will pay for itself in about 14 months (very conservative estimate by the way). The UR-10 is only slightly more expensive at around $55,000
They are so versatile. We will be mounting ours on a mobile base so we can swap between machines.
We literally had the demo unit picking up a pencil and placing it in a tray within 5 minutes of taking the controls. Amazing.
1.2 years on my project
Universal Robots made in Denmark
the robot is fantastic , but by watching this movie get me seasickness.
Spis noget rugbrød !
Can you please share the 3d model of the CAT40 tool tag holder you have mounted on the machine?