UR3e robot arm

UR3e robot arm

Status: Active

Superusers

Ivan Penskiy (ipenskiy@umd.edu)

Overview

UR3e from Universal Robots is a smaller collaborative table-top robot, perfect for light assembly tasks and automated workbench scenarios. The cobot weighs only 24.3 lbs (11 kg), but has a payload of 6.6 lbs (3 kg), ±360-degree rotation on all wrist joints, and infinite rotation on the end joint. It can be controlled directly using the pendant and Polyscope software or using ROS (Robot Operating System).

Location

Brendan Iribe Center (Bldg. 432), room 0116.

Physical specifications

Maximum reach	500 mm
Degrees of freedom	6
Maximum payload (including end effector)	3 kg
Pose repeatability	±0.03 mm

Reservation

UR3e must be reserved before using. The reservation is done using the Google calendar (TBD). Users will be able to reserve the equipment personally after attending the RML lab orientation and then getting trained on the equipment.

TBD

Video demonstration

The following videos demonstrate capabilities and the some aspects of operating the UR3e robot arm:

Note: these are promotional and instructional videos. They are included for demonstrational purposes only. The details of actual operational procedures in RML can differ.

Important reminders

While this is designed as a human-safe robot, it is still a big robot that can do a lot of damage. Make sure the red emergency stop button is accessible at all times.
Be generally careful when working with UR3e.

Operational procedures

TBD

Shutting down procedures

Stop the ROS communication with the robot.
Stop the programs running on the teaching pendant.
Bring arms in the neutral position.
Make sure the end effectors are not in the close vicinity to foreign objects (e.g. tables).
Turn OFF the robot from the teaching pendant (menu in the bottom left corner).
Turn OFF the controller box by pressing the power button on the teaching pendant.

Gaining access to equipment

Contact the lab manager (ipenskiy@umd.edu).