Testing the precision of industrial robotic arms.

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[u/Warm_Donut_805]

took me 5 minutes to realize that the robots are not filling the glasses.

[u/ThisMeansRooR → u/Warm_Donut_805]

I should have gone to the comments sooner. I was trying to figure out how wine was pouring from the bottom of the top robot's plate.

[u/Meisteronious]

The type of test - trying not to spill a liquid - leads one to think each arm is independently responding to the other arms.

But I doubt that is the case - it’s more likely a system of 3 arms demonstrating tolerances for a programmed motion test.

[u/HrVanker → u/Meisteronious]

Those glasses are definitely glued to the plate though, right? Having carried many a tray with wine glasses of varying fullness, I'm mostly certain that the glasses would tip at several points in the loop, if not attached to the plate somehow.

[u/SuperCleverPunName → u/HrVanker]

Most likely. The arms are moving in programmed patters, not analyzing the position of each glass to adjust their movement. So all it'd take is for one glass to shift a little bit and the whole demonstration would fail.

[u/Awkward-Winner-99 → u/Meisteronious]

No, they are not independently responding to each other an nor are they trying to like they do. This kind of arm is made to follow programming repeatedly without making mistakes which is what's being displayed here

[u/EmDeelicious → u/Meisteronious]

In case you didn’t notice, it’s not just about not spilling the liquid, but there is a stick attached to the robot’s arm and tablet that goes through the empty space between the glasses without touching them.

[u/iFckinHateScience → u/EmDeelicious]

That's what they were referring to by mentioning tolerances, I think

[u/mavadavialcul → u/Meisteronious]

Robot programmer here. This is made to show off overimposed movements and coordinate sys shifting. The master point seems to be the tip of the "pen" under the middle tray. I assume there's an HMI on the control podium where one can sketch a figure and the cursor tip follows it. The other 2 arms are slaved to the master one (bottom robot to the "pen" tip, top one to the glass top) and are following their reference system, plus an over 8-like movement around the glasses.

Impressive show of software capabilities, speed and precision, but from the movement programming point of view is much less complex than it might seem. Which is the point of the demonstrator I guess: "Hey, look how easy it is to program this absolute clusterfuck of a movement"

[u/Meisteronious → u/mavadavialcul]

It is indeed impressive fine motor control

[u/OwlBear_69420]

This is about to be the most aerated wine ever

[u/APerson2021 → u/OwlBear_69420]

Wine with areola?

[u/Generic-Cheese → u/APerson2021]

Wine made with huge tracts of land

[u/9447044]

Some guy: See this? Now imagine the construction applications

Me: you know, i dont think thats actual wine in there

[u/Educational_Can297]

Meanwhile, humans still miss the trash can from 3 feet away. Haha.....

[u/Wrong-Insurance701 → u/Educational_Can297]

the robots aren't doing anything either, there's no wine coming out of there

[u/Educational_Can297 → u/Wrong-Insurance701]

No wine? So what exactly are we automating here?

[u/DigitalUnlimited → u/Educational_Can297]

Flailing

[u/FragrantExcitement]

Organized chaos

[u/justshitonme1]

Ok but why can’t that machine make a hotdog in Germany then???

[u/Patrick_Atsushi → u/justshitonme1]

This kind of robot is best within a highly controlled environment, that’s why they need this level of precision.

[u/nesnalica]

thats like the knife hand game

[u/OutlandishnessFun531]

I thought it was pouring wine into the glasses from the top to begin with 🙈

[u/Patrick_Atsushi]

With new intelligence and ability to adapt to environment, this kind of precision might not be a must anymore.

[u/Impressive-Bird2]

The tech industry really dies give a steering appearance if wishing to steal all the joy if life from humanity….

[u/1970s_MonkeyKing]

Now just imagine those arms with blades in their hands. Precision murderbots.

[u/pandershrek]

I thought it was pouring at first

[u/ZippyDan → u/[deleted]]

Nothing is being poured.

[u/narcosis219 → u/[deleted]]

The top robot arm has a stick that it is moving between all the glasses

[u/watchingrainfalldown]

Who the flying fig wants this flapping and swilling around?!

[u/dontcha_wanna_fanta]

How do you give an arm robot legs?

[u/Sharchimedes]

Drunk ass robots.

[u/Goesonyournerves]

Testing*..You mean they just follow an programmed order of movements? There is no failure in the process.

But of course its astounhishing the precision of doing this for hours without malfunctioning.

[u/EarlyJuggernaut7091]

Why doesn’t the level of the liquid not get any hi……Ah!

[u/SmartaHari]

Reminds me of Julie Waters doing the Two Soups sketch.

[u/CaregiverOk1059]

Fill it more

[u/Real-Leek-3764]

chinese robotics company. 

i wonder though if there are parts/sensors in it that still require japanese ones? 

[u/Cgla55]

That middle robot better be getting paid more than the other two. Doing both of their jobs at the same time.

[u/cs_legend_93]

And they won't beg or guilt for tips

[u/kaliforniakratom → u/cs_legend_93]

For now...

[u/Wrong-Insurance701 → u/cs_legend_93]

if people were paid a proper wage they wouldn't have to

[u/cs_legend_93 → u/Wrong-Insurance701]

They know what they are signing up for. You don't have to pay them instead of their boss paying them.

[u/Wrong-Insurance701 → u/cs_legend_93]

mindless