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Piotr Ozga @SmartRobotSkill

I'll Teach You how to Program ABB Robot fast.

Joined August 2020
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Robot passed every test. FAT signed off. Packed and shipped. 3 weeks later - first power-up at client's site: SMB battery error. The battery ran the whole time in transit. ABB has a dedicated routine to shut it down before packing. Most integrators don't know it exists.
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False collision stop on ABB robot? Most go to motion supervision settings. Wrong. Motion supervision compares actual torque vs what controller expects - from your loaddata. -Wrong tool mass - false trips -Fix: LoadId Routine Fix the load data. Supervision fixes itself.
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You name it "Flag1" when testing. 247 references later - you're afraid to touch it. Fix: → RAPID tab → RAPID Data Editor → Find variable → Change Name → All references update. Automatically. 2 clicks. No broken programs.
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Your client won't remember the cycle time. They'll remember the demo. RobotStudio Viewpoints: - Define camera angle per phase - Set timing between cuts - Record once → professional every time One setup = every simulation run looks presentation-ready.
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MultiMove - Mechanism behind Sword fight: - 1 controller - each robot runs its own task - Sync point: both robots wait before the coupled move starts - SyncMoveOn same \ID on both robots = identical start and end time - SyncMoveOff: back to independent paths
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Robot stops. Code looks correct. No idea why. 🔧 Add #TPWrite at key checkpoints - last message on screen = last executed step. Zero overhead. Leave in during testing, comment out after. Debugging made simple.
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Programmed Robtargets with wrong Tool or WorkObject? Use Adjust Robtargets. - Select Module - Pick correct Tool WObj - Function recalculates positions automatically Path stays the same. No reprogramming. 🤖
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GoFa printing a 3D object. Programmer's take: This is basically a dispensing application. Same path logic. Same tooldata. Same speed control. Extruder = end effector. 6-axis adds: non-planar layers, curved surfaces, reach = build volume.
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"Just move this point 50mm to the left." - Singularity warning - PLC needs adjustment - Safety zone triggers - "While you're at it..." 3 hours later, You're still there. What's the worst "small change" you ever dealt with?

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ABB calls it 100% compatible. IRC5 → OmniCore. Here's what still breaks: - StopMove \Quick switch is gone in RW7 - UIShow removed - .mod files must be converted to .modx Still, #RAPID is the easiest part...
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"This should take 10 minutes." 3 hours later, you're still staring at the same error. Robotics teaches you patience the hard way.
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Not a simulation. Not a replay. Actual Robot - live - on your screen. Online Monitor streams: → Real joint positions → Real path → Real timing Alarm at other end of hall? Open RobotStudio. Watch what happened. Then decide if it's worth walking over.
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Full ABB controller. Running on your laptop. No robot needed. Virtual Controller = same RobotWare, same RAPID, same I/O logic. Test program changes on a live system backup - before you touch the real machine.
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Shift entire robot path without reprogramming a single point. PDispSet = one instruction, every position offset. 4-station welding line: program once, displace 3 times. Fixture moves? Adjust one value.
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#z0 and #fine look the same. They're not. z0 fires the next instruction DURING movement. Fine fires it AFTER the Robot stops. One word. Hours of debugging difference at commissioning.
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🤖Less than 60 days left to order a new IRC5. On June 30 - OmniCore only. No exceptions. The hardware swap is easy. The programming mindset shift is not. Start now. Not in May.
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10 Steps to add Functionality to Robot 1. Create 3 Backups 2. Make coffee 3. Think through Solution 4. Draw Algorithm on Paper 5. Think how Smart You are 6. Explain drawing to Robot with Code 7. Notice You missed sth… 8. Think You’re not so Smart 9. Restore BP 10. Start over
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#RobotStudio Tip Avoid Collisions on Robot Path In 5 steps: ✅ Create and Configure 'Collision Set' ✅ Play Program ✅ Look for highlighted collisions ✅ Once tracked change target with 'Offset Position' ✅ Synchronize changes to #RAPID @OpenRoboticsOrg @lukas_m_ziegler
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🤖 AI-Power Robot plays Ping-Pong 🏓 Results: Played against 29 People Among 4 Different Skill Levels Won 13 games Success rate: 45% You think you can beat it? 🤔 **** Credit: @GoogleDeepMind
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Hey @ABBgroupnews 👋 Don't You think it's about time to start sharing Documentation via USB sticks? Took me a day to find somebody DVD drive 😅 @lukas_m_ziegler @OpenRoboticsOrg @SciRobotics #abb #Robotics #robots
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