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URCap · Universal Robots e-Series

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MotionRecorder

The easiest way torecord and replay complex paths.

MotionRecorder · Record
MotionRecorder Record menu with Recording, Freedrive, Tool Z-Axis align, Precision Mode and digital outputs

MotionRecorder records every movement made by hand on a Universal Robots cobot, together with digital outputs switching on and off, and generates the program to use in the automatic cycle. An internal database organises the recordings by product.

Version 2.5.10 · Universal Robots e-SeriesUR3eUR5eUR10eUR16e
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The interface

You guide the robot by hand.It remembers.

The cobot repeats exactly the movements made in manual mode, reducing inverse-kinematics issues: even someone who isn't a robot programmer can create their first working program in no time.

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Record motion and outputs

MotionRecorder · Record
MotionRecorder Record menu

From the installation node (Installation → URCaps → MotionRecorder) you start real-time recording of the path and I/O. When you finish, you give it a name and the path goes into the database.

  • Recording, Freedrive, Tool Z-Axis align and Precision Mode
  • Digital outputs controllable without changing screen
  • Discard a recording with one tap if you don't like it

Recording tools

Four ways to move the robot while you record

  • Recording

    Records the robot's path and the state of the digital outputs in real time.

  • Freedrive Mode

    The cobot moves by hand in the direction of the applied force, with no risk of inverse-kinematics errors.

  • Tool Z-Axis align

    Aligns the tool's Z axis perpendicular to the base plane: an exact orientation impossible to achieve by hand.

  • Precision Mode

    The flange force sensor drives a coordinated motion in the direction of the push, to follow a shape precisely.

Digital outputs recorded together with the motion

  • 8 standard digital outputs
  • 8 configurable digital outputs
  • 2 tool digital outputs

Precision Mode

Follow a shape,axis by axis.

MotionRecorder · Precision Mode
Precision Mode panel with axis locking options

In Precision Mode the cobot doesn't simply release the stressed axis: it reads external forces with the flange sensor and performs a coordinated motion in the same direction. Six buttons separately lock the three translations and the three rotations, for linear control of the path.

Example: locking Fz, Mx and My gives a clean translation on the plane, keeping the tool orthogonal and leaving only rotation about Z free.

  • Independent locking of Fx, Fy, Fz, Mx, My, Mz
  • Adjustable sensitivity to external forces
  • Force/torque sensor zeroing (Zero FT sensor)

Playback in the program

One recorded path,many ways to replay it.

  • No-Waiting

    Replays the path ignoring the pauses made during recording, for example to change grip.

  • Inverse

    Replays the path in the recorded order or in reverse, from end to start.

  • Speed

    From 0.1× to 2× the recorded speed.

  • Cruise Control

    Constant speed along the whole path, with no pauses.

  • Start / end

    Moves the robot at reduced speed to the first or last point, to teach waypoints before and after the path.

Applications

Where the pathmatters more than the point.

  • Gluing

    Paths on complex shapes without expensive CAD software: just follow the part's profile.

  • CNC loading/unloading

    Trajectories in tight spaces, such as inside a machine tool.

  • Painting, brushing, sanding

    Where quality depends on the operator's experience, the most efficient way to teach it to the robot.

  • Vision and 3D scanning

    Tool orientations that are hard to program, so no areas are left in shadow.

  • Many product types

    The internal database makes it easy to add new models or modify existing ones.

Script functions

Full power, in URScript too.

Outside the PolyScope interface, MotionRecorder's functions are available in a Script block: ics_go_start_pose, ics_go_finish_pose and ics_MR_move, with the same parameters as playback.

Example · Script
# Script block in PolyScope
ics_go_start_pose("record_1569945688.3")     # to the first point of the path
ics_MR_move(
  True,                    # no_w8: ignore pauses
  False,                   # inverse: recorded order
  False,                   # constant_speed
  1.5,                     # speed: from 0.1 to 2
  "record_1569945688.3"    # record name
)
ics_go_finish_pose("record_1569945688.3")    # to the last point

Download

Software and manuals,ready to download.

Download the URCap to install on your cobot and the user manual. To unlock every feature you need the hardware key: contact us for the licence.

Installation

Ready in five steps

  1. 1

    Download

    Download the MotionRecorder-x.x.x.urcap file and copy it to a USB stick

  2. 2

    USB

    Plug the stick into the teach pendant or the control box of the e-Series cobot

  3. 3

    Settings

    Open Settings → System → URCap and press +

  4. 4

    Install

    Select the .urcap file from usbdisk, press Open and restart the robot

  5. 5

    Dongle

    Plug the hardware key into a USB port to unlock every feature

Licence

  • Hardware-key licence, distributed through official Universal Robots channels
  • Unlimited use on a single robot
  • Free updates
  • Portable across installations and robots
  • 2-year warranty

Without the hardware key the software installs as a limited version; plugging the dongle into a USB port on the cobot unlocks every feature.

Want to try MotionRecorder on your robot?

Write to us: we'll explain how to get the licence and how to fit it into your cycle.

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