摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to efficiently perform work, which employs a robot, while ensuring a worker protected state within a robot operation range, and upgrading the degree of collaboration between a worker's manipulation and a monitoring person's manipulation.SOLUTION: Included are a robot drive unit 11 that controls the movement of a robot arm 1, a movement signal transmission unit 31 that transmits a movement signal, which instructs the movement of the robot arm 1, according to a worker's manipulation, a permission signal transmission unit 41 that transmits a permission signal, which permits the movement of the robot arm 1, according to a monitoring person's manipulation, and a robot control unit 2 that receives the movement signal and permission signal, and permits or prohibits the movement of the robot arm 1 which is controlled via the robot drive unit 11 and associated with the instruction of the movement signal. If both the movement signal and permission signal are not received, the robot control unit 2 prohibits the movement of the robot arm 1 which is controlled via the robot drive unit 11 and associated with the instruction of the movement signal.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3 |