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{Introduction}

This article discusses the procedure for setting up a configuration for a cell with multiple robots. Creating and editing a configuration for a multi-robot cell is the same procedure as for a single-robot cell, except that a tooling mounting would need to be added for each robot.

Prerequisites

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The following procedure assumes that a cell is already created and multiple robots

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Open cell editor (Main menu > New > Robot cell)

Decide where the base frame (world) will be in the cell.

Add robot 1

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Creating a configuration

Creating and editing a configuration for a multi-robot cell is the same procedure as for a single-robot cell, except that a tooling mounting would need to be added for each robotare already loaded in it.

Create a configuration

  1. Open the cell in the cell editor.

  2. In the Cell tree, select the cell.

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  3. In the Cell Settings pane on the right, next to Configuration repository, select the [+] (plus) button (plus) to add a new configuration.

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  4. Select the Edit button to edit configuration settingsoptions.

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  5. For the first robot, set Tooling mounting options.

    • Tooling mounting frame: Select the tooling mounting frame for that specific robot.

    • Default tooling: Optional. Select the default tooling for the robot. Note that the same tooling cannot be used by different robots.

    • Default user frame: Optional. You can apply a default user frame to a given robot.

  6. Select Add tooling mounting.

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  7. Set Tooling mounting options for the second robot.

  8. Repeat steps 5 6 and 6 7 for any additional robots.

  9. Set a Path mounting frame and Default home position (optional) as you would for a single-robot configuration. Also set other common options, as needed.

  10. When you are finished making changes to the configuration, click OK.

You can create more than one configuration. A configuration can have as few as one robot, and as many robots as are in the cell. For example, for a multi-robot cell. For example, you could create one configuration with only one robot active and the other robots idle. Then, you could create a second configuration with all robots active. When programming a part, you could then easily select the configuration needed.

Next steps

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cell configuration you need.