Inspection system for wire electrical discharge machine

An inspection system for a wire electrical discharge machine, the inspection system comprising:

• a robot configured to inspect a constituent element of the wire electrical discharge machine, wherein the wire electrical discharge machine is configured to machine a workpiece by electrical discharge between a wire electrode and the workpiece;
• an image pickup device provided on a movable part of the robot and configured to image the constituent element;
• an image processing unit configured to acquire an image of the constituent element by the image pickup device;
• and
• a maintenance necessity determination unit configured to determine the necessity of maintenance of the constituent element based on the image acquired by the image processing unit,
• wherein
• the constituent element includes at least one selected from the group consisting of
• the wire electrode of the wire electrical discharge machine,
• an element in a mechanism for feeding the wire electrode through the wire electrical discharge machine, and
• an expendable of the wire electrical discharge machine,
• the maintenance of the constituent element includes cleaning or replacement of the constituent element.