Damage-preventing system for manipulator

An industrial robot with a manipulator arm, the industrial robot comprising:

• at least one manipulator element;
• an electric motor driving the element;
• an energy reservoir arranged to supply the electric motor with electricity when a power failure or power loss occurs;
• and
• a robot controller comprising a power failure or power loss routine activating the energy reservoir to supply the electric motor with electricity and to move the manipulator element (3) from a working position to a safe parking position.

A method of parking a manipulator arm of an industrial robot in case a power failure/loss is detected, the method comprising:

• detecting a power failure/loss;
• activating a power failure routine or a return to safe parking routine by a detected signal;
• enabling an energy reservoir to supply electric energy to an electric motor to transport the manipulator arm to a safe parking position;
• and
• disabling the energy reservoir from supplying electric energy to said electric motor when the parking is performed.