Disabling and enabling the robot joint motors

 

 

 

Disabling the robot motors allows you to move the robot by hand. When you disable the robot motors, the robot will first finish the current command before stopping.

IMPORTANT You can disable the robot joint motors, but you cannot disable the z-axis motor. Therefore, you can move the robot by hand in the plane of the robot arm, but you cannot change its height.

Note: If the system is not running a protocol, and the robot remains inactive for 10 minutes, the motors are automatically disabled.

 

WARNING  The robot arm might move when the motors are being enabled. Stay out of the system when you enable the robot.

To disable or enable the robot motors:

In the BenchBot Robot Diagnostics Jog/Move tab, click Disable Motors or Enable Motors.

 

 

 

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Changing the robot speed definitions	Changing the robot speed definitions
Opening and closing the robot grippers	Opening and closing the robot grippers
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Updating the firmware	Updating the firmware
Backing up the robot firmware	Backing up the robot firmware
Installing new or restoring existing firmware	Installing new or restoring existing firmware
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