Tool management device that manages tools of target device including tool holding mechanism that holds a plurality of tools

Abstract

A tool management device according to the present invention that manages the tools, for a target device including a tool holding mechanism that holds a plurality of tools, includes an information acquisition unit that acquires configuration information including a current tool holding state in the tool holding mechanism, a holding position setting unit that sets holding positions at which the tools are held in the tool holding mechanism based on the above-described configuration information and tool information on the tools, and a command generation unit that generates a drive command for moving the holding positions in the tool holding mechanism to a transfer position at which the tools are transferred.

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