Machine interface
Define ready, cycle, door, chuck, programme, alarm, part-present and safe-access states with timeouts.
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Machine tending
Close the loop across loading, unloading, gauging, tool-life coordination, chip and coolant conditions, and safe human access.
Evidence statusEngineering decision framework · cell-specific validation requiredLast reviewed: 11 August 2026
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FUURAA thesis
Machine tending creates value only when robot and machine states stay synchronized through exceptions and maintenance.
Engineering map
Turn the title into engineering objects that can be observed, measured and reviewed.
Each layer states the boundary to establish and the evidence needed for the next decision.
Part handling
Control blanks, finished parts, orientation, grip marks, chips, coolant, gauges and buffer identity.
Recovery and service
Coordinate broken tools, bad gauges, machine alarms, robot faults and manual operations without state ambiguity.
Verification questions
Write the questions first, then decide whether a demo, test, pilot or operating record can answer them.
Each question needs an object, conditions, denominator, threshold and accountable decision owner.
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Which interface state is authoritative during disagreement?
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How are wrong programme, part or fixture combinations prevented?
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Can chips, coolant and wear change grasp or gauge results?
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How is safe access restored after an interrupted cycle?
Evidence to preserve
Enable the next reader to reconstruct conditions, results, failures and the decision.
A conclusion alone loses reviewability; raw records, configuration and exclusions matter too.
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Evidence package 1
Machine-robot state model, handshake and timeout test
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Evidence package 2
Part identity, gauge, tool-life and programme trace
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Evidence package 3
Interrupted-cycle and manual-recovery validation
Scope boundary
State what this evidence still cannot be generalised to.
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Automating nominal load and unload does not establish unattended operation across machine alarms, consumables and quality exceptions.
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This is an engineering reading and decision framework; it does not replace application-specific risk assessment, conformity work, procurement acceptance or professional advice.
Sources and evidence status
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ISO · 2025-02
↗02ISO 10218-2:2025 — Industrial robot applications and robot cells
Addresses integration, commissioning, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of complete industrial robot applications and cells.
OSHA · Reviewed 2026-08-11
↗Robotics safety overview and hazard recognition
Highlights robot hazards and the importance of non-routine states such as setup, programming, testing and maintenance.