Runtime controller for robotic manufacturing system

A method, comprising:

• receiving, from a timing computer that is in communication with a plurality of robots, a current position within a global timeline, wherein each of the plurality of robots is configured to execute a respective preplanned sequence of robot operations as part of a coordinated manufacturing process to construct an output product within a shared workcell, wherein the respective preplanned sequence of robot operations for each of the plurality of robots is synchronized to the global timeline;
• causing a digital interface to be displayed on a display screen, wherein the digital interface comprises a digital marker that progresses through the global timeline based on the received current position within the global timeline as each of the plurality of robots executes robot operations from the respective preplanned sequence of robot operations, wherein the digital interface further comprises a rewind command;
• after execution of a first portion of the respective preplanned sequence of robot operations by each of the plurality of robots, receiving, from the digital interface, an input signal indicating a modification to the progression of the digital marker through the global timeline, wherein the input signal indicates selection of the rewind command;
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• in response to receiving the input signal, providing instructions to the timing computer to cause each of the plurality of robots to adjust execution of the respective preplanned sequence of robot operations according to the indicated modification to the progression of the digital marker through the global timeline such that each of the plurality of robots maintains synchronization with the global timeline, wherein the instructions are provided to cause at least one robot of the plurality to execute one or more additional tool actions to operate on the output product in order to reverse an effect of one or more previously executed tool actions by the at least one robot on the output product.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein instructions, that when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to perform functions comprising:

• receiving, from a timing computer that is in communication with a plurality of robots, a current position within a global timeline, wherein each of the plurality of robots is configured to execute a respective preplanned sequence of robot operations as part of a coordinated manufacturing process to construct an output product within a shared workcell, wherein the respective preplanned sequence of robot operations for each of the plurality of robots is synchronized to the global timeline;
• causing a digital interface to be displayed on a display screen, wherein the digital interface comprises a digital marker that progresses through the global timeline based on the received current position within the global timeline as each of the plurality of robots executes robot operations from the respective preplanned sequence of robot operations, wherein the digital interface further comprises a rewind command;
• after execution of a first portion of the respective preplanned sequence of robot operations by each of the plurality of robots, receiving, from the digital interface, an input signal indicating a modification to the progression of the digital marker through the global timeline, wherein the input signal indicates selection of the rewind command;
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• in response to receiving the input signal, providing instructions to the timing computer to cause each of the plurality of robots to adjust execution of the respective preplanned sequence of robot operations according to the indicated modification to the progression of the digital marker through the global timeline, wherein the instructions are provided to cause at least one robot of the plurality to execute one or more additional tool actions to operate on the output product in order to reverse an effect of one or more previously executed tool actions by the at least one robot on the output product.