External input device, robot system, control method of robot system, control program, and recording medium

An external input device with a monitor and one or more processors, the external input device being configured to operate a robot system including an imaging apparatus capable of changing an imaging point of view of the imaging apparatus, the one or more processors causing the external input device to provide functions performed by:

• a robot apparatus operation unit displayed on the monitor and configured to operate a robot apparatus of the robot system;
• an imaging operation unit displayed on the monitor and configured to operate the imaging apparatus;
• and
• an image display unit displayed on the monitor and configured to display an image captured by the imaging apparatus,
• wherein the image display unit is disposed between the robot apparatus operation unit and the imaging operation unit,
• wherein the robot apparatus operation unit includes
• a playback bar configured to indicate up to an end time of a predetermined operation of the robot apparatus taught in advance, and
• a first position mark indicating a temporal position on the playback bar, and
• wherein the imaging operation unit includes
• operation bars displayed on the monitor and each indicating an operation range of respective driving units of the imaging apparatus, and
• second position marks indicating a current position on each of the operation bars,
• wherein an imaging point of view teaching point indicating a teaching point for a predetermined imaging point of view of the imaging apparatus is displayed on the playback bar and each of the operation bars.

An external input device with a monitor and one or more processors, the external input device being configured to operate a robot system including an imaging apparatus capable of changing an imaging point of view of the imaging apparatus, the one or more processors causing the external input device to provide functions performed by:

• a robot apparatus operation unit displayed on the monitor and configured to operate a robot apparatus of the robot system;
• an imaging operation unit displayed on the monitor and configured to operate the imaging apparatus;
• and
• an image display unit displayed on the monitor and configured to display an image captured by the imaging apparatus,
• wherein the image display unit is disposed between the robot apparatus operation unit and the imaging operation unit,
• wherein the robot apparatus operation unit includes
• a playback bar configured to indicate up to an end time of a predetermined operation of the robot apparatus taught in advance, and
• a first position mark indicating a temporal position on the playback bar, and
• wherein the imaging operation unit includes
• operation bars displayed on the monitor and each indicating an operation range of respective driving units of the imaging apparatus, and
• second position marks indicating a current position on each of the operation bars,
• wherein a settable range is displayed on each of the operation bars, the settable range indicating a range where a teaching point for the imaging point of view can be set in the operation range of each of the driving units.