Method and system for carrying out a robot application

A method for carrying out a robot application that includes at least one process movement and at least one transfer movement of the robot, the method comprising:

• controlling the robot to carry out the transfer movement in a set-up operation, wherein the robot speed reaches a set-up transfer movement top speed;
• controlling the robot to carry out the process movement in the set-up operation, wherein the robot speed reaches a set-up process movement top speed;
• controlling the robot to carry out the transfer movement in an automatic operation, wherein the robot speed reaches an automatic transfer movement top speed;
• and
• controlling the robot to carry out the process movement in the automatic operation, wherein the robot speed reaches an automatic process movement top speed;
• wherein at least one of:
• the robot is controlled such that:
• a) the set-up transfer movement top speed is reduced compared to the automatic transfer movement top speed, and b) the set-up process movement top speed is not reduced compared to the automatic process movement top speed, or is reduced to a lesser degree than the set-up transfer movement top speed compared to the automatic transfer movement top speed, or
• an error response is triggered if, while the robot is being controlled to carry out the transfer movement in the set-up operation, the robot speed outside a process space exceeds an upper set-up transfer movement speed threshold, wherein the upper set-up transfer movement speed threshold may be exceeded within the process space while the robot is being controlled to carry out the process movement in the set-up operation.

A system for carrying out a robot application that includes at least one process movement and at least one transfer movement of the robot, the system comprising:

• means for controlling the robot to carry out the transfer movement in a set-up operation, wherein the robot speed reaches a set-up transfer movement top speed;
• means for controlling the robot to carry out the process movement in the set-up operation, wherein the robot speed reaches a set-up process movement top speed;
• means for controlling the robot to carry out the transfer movement in an automatic operation, wherein the robot speed reaches an automatic transfer movement top speed;
• and
• means for controlling the robot to carry out the process movement in the automatic operation, wherein the robot speed reaches an automatic process movement top speed;
• wherein at least one of:
• the robot is controlled such that:
• a) the set-up transfer movement top speed is reduced compared to the automatic transfer movement top speed, and b) the set-up process movement top speed is not reduced compared to the automatic process movement top speed, or is reduced to a lesser degree than the set-up transfer movement top speed compared to the automatic transfer movement top speed, or
• an error response is triggered if, while the robot is being controlled to carry out the transfer movement in the set-up operation, the robot speed outside a process space exceeds an upper set-up transfer movement speed threshold, wherein the upper set-up transfer movement speed threshold may be exceeded within the process space while the robot is being controlled to carry out the process movement in the set-up operation.