Systems and methods for autonomous interaction of an industrial robot with an industrial machine

A motor control cabinet, implemented in a motor control center, on which an operation is performable by an industrial robot, comprising:

• a bucket placeable in a section of the motor control cabinet, wherein the bucket is configured to contain one or more industrial devices and is movable along an axis relative to the section;
• a first interfacing device associated with the bucket, wherein the first interfacing device is associated with a first operation and a second operation distinct from the first operation, and the first interfacing device is operable by the industrial robot to perform the first operation or the second operation on the bucket;
• and
• a second interfacing device associated with the bucket, wherein the second interfacing device is associated with a third operation and operable by the industrial robot to perform the third operation on the bucket, and an interface of the second interfacing device and an interface of the first interfacing device are compatible with a same end effector of the industrial robot,
• wherein the interface of the first interfacing device includes an alignment feature, wherein the alignment feature is configured to increase a tolerance for misalignment between the end effector of the industrial robot and the interface of the first interfacing device when the industrial robot couples the end effector of the industrial robot to the first interfacing device at the interface of the first interfacing device, and
• wherein the alignment feature includes one or more of a chamfer and a fillet created on an edge of the interface of the first interfacing device.

A motor control cabinet, implemented in a motor control center, on which an operation is performable by an industrial robot, comprising:

• a bucket placeable in a section of the motor control cabinet, wherein the bucket is configured to contain one or more industrial devices and is movable along an axis relative to the section;
• a first interfacing device associated with the bucket, wherein the first interfacing device is associated with a first operation and a second operation distinct from the first operation, and the first interfacing device is operable by the industrial robot to perform the first operation or the second operation on the bucket;
• a second interfacing device associated with the bucket, wherein the second interfacing device is associated with a third operation and operable by the industrial robot to perform the third operation on the bucket, and an interface of the second interfacing device and an interface of the first interfacing device are compatible with a same end effector of the industrial robot
• a first slider bearing including a first slide securely mounted to the section of the motor control cabinet and a second slide slidable along the first slide;
• and
• a second slider bearing including the second slide and a third slide slidable along the second slide,
• wherein the third slide includes a bucket receiving extension configured to receive the bucket, and
• wherein the first slider bearing and the second slider bearing are configured to support the bucket when the bucket is placed in the bucket receiving extension and at least a portion of the bucket is outside of the section.