Robot programming with active assisting functions

A robot system comprising at least one robotic arm controlled by a robot controller according to a robot program, where the robot program specifies a number of robot tasks and an order of execution of robot tasks, said robot system comprises a user interface device enabling a user to communicate with said robot system, wherein said robot controller is configured for performing:

• a recording process which can be activated by a user via said user interface device and said robot controller is during said recording process configured to record at least one operation parameter of said robot system;
• an assisting process which during said recording process is configured to execute at least one assisting function upon activation by said user, where said at least one assisting function activates at least one robot system action;
• wherein the robot controller comprises:
• a robot task generator configured to generate at least one robot task based on said at least one executed assisting function and at least one of said recorded operation parameters.