Robot cell system design device, method, and program

A robot cell system design method comprising:

• acquiring, by one or more processors, specification information about a robot that is a component of a robot cell system, member information including shape information about a member, other than the robot, which is also a component of the robot cell system, and work information relating to work to be performed by the robot;
• calculating, by the one or more processors, based on the specification information, the member information, and the work information, one or more layout candidates for the robot and the member in the robot cell system;
• calculating, by the one or more processors, based on the specification information, the member information, and the work information, for each layout candidate, a set of combinations of a start pose at a start point and an end pose at an end point of each operation of the robot;
• calculating, by the one or more processors, based on the specification information, the member information, and the work information, for each layout candidate, a set of routes from the start pose to the end pose of each combination of the start pose and the end pose;
• selecting, by the one or more processors, based on the routes, an optimum layout from the layout candidates;
• and
• causing, by the one or more processors, the robot to operate based on the optimum layout.

A non-transitory storage medium storing a robot cell system design program for causing a computer to perform:

• acquiring specification information about a robot that is a component of a robot cell system, member information including shape information about a member, other than the robot, which is also a component of the robot cell system, and work information relating to work to be performed by the robot;
• calculating, based on the specification information, the member information, and the work information, one or more layout candidates for the robot and the member in the robot cell system;
• calculating, based on the specification information, the member information, and the work information, for each layout candidate, a set of combinations of a start pose at a start point and an end pose at an end point of each operation of the robot;
• calculating, based on the specification information, the member information, and the work information, for each layout candidate, a set of routes from the start pose to the end pose of each combination of the start pose and the end pose;
• selecting, based on the routes, an optimum layout from the layout candidates;
• and
• causing the robot to operate based on the optimum layout.