Workbench system

A workbench system comprising:

• a workbench;
• a multi-axis robot comprising an end effector for holding an object;
• a visible light projector;
• a camera;
• and
• a controller,
• wherein the workbench and the robot are located in a common workspace,
• wherein the controller is configured to:
• determine a movement operation for the robot;
• and
• using the determined movement operation, control the visible light projector to project a visible light indication onto at least one of a surface of the workbench and a surface of the workspace,
• wherein the visible light indication indicates a limited area of the workbench and/or workspace, the limited area corresponding to a limited volume of space,
• wherein the movement operation is such that, if the robot performs the movement operation, the robot moves entirely within only the limited volume of space, and
• wherein the controller is further configured to:
• control the robot such that the robot presents multiple different views of the object held by the end effector to the camera;
• control the camera to capture images of multiple different views of the object held by the end effector;
• perform a validation process using the images captured by the camera;
• and
• control the visible light projector to project a visible light indicator on to the object held by the end effector.

A workbench system comprising:

• a workbench;
• a multi-axis robot comprising an end effector for holding an object;
• a visible light projector;
• a camera;
• and
• a controller,
• wherein the workbench and the robot are located in a common workspace,
• wherein the controller is configured to:
• determine a movement operation for the robot;
• and
• using the determined movement operation, control the visible light projector to project a visible light indication onto at least one of a surface of the workbench and a surface of the workspace,
• wherein the visible light indication indicates a limited area of the workbench and/or workspace, the limited area corresponding to a limited volume of space,
• wherein the movement operation is such that, if the robot performs the movement operation, the robot moves entirely within only the limited volume of space, and
• wherein the controller is further configured to:
• control the robot such that the robot presents multiple different views of the object held by the end effector to the camera;
• control the camera to capture images of multiple different views of the object held by the end effector;
• perform a validation process using the images captured by the camera;
• determine a task to be performed by a user using the workbench system;
• and
• control the robot based on the determined task.