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Jog

Meaning in robotics & automation, with examples

/dʒɑːɡ/verbCore term

In robotics & automation, jog means: To move a robot or machine axis by hand in small steps or at low speed, usually by holding keys on the teach pendant, to position it or check a movement.

In Turkish: jog'lamak, elle hareket ettirmek, manuel sürmek

How it is used

Used every day by robot and CNC operators. You jog the robot in joint, world or tool mode, jog an axis, or jog slowly or in increments. Also used as a noun: jog mode, jog speed, jog keys.

Example sentences

  1. Jog the robot slowly toward the part and stop about 5 mm above it.

  2. I jogged axis 1 back to zero before switching off the controller.

Common collocations

  • jog the robot
  • jog mode
  • jog speed
  • jog in tool frame
  • incremental jog
  • teach pendantThe handheld control unit, with a screen, keys and an emergency stop button, that is connected to the robot controller and used to move, program and monitor the robot.
  • teachIn robotics, to move the robot to a position and save that position in the program, so the robot can return to it automatically later.
  • axisOne controlled direction of motion, either a rotation or a straight-line movement, driven by its own motor. Also a line in a coordinate system, such as the X, Y or Z axis.
  • coordinate frameA set of X, Y and Z axes with a fixed origin, used to describe positions and orientations. Robots use several frames, such as world, base, tool and user frames.
  • enabling switchA three-position switch on the teach pendant that must be held in the middle position to let the robot move in manual mode. Releasing it or squeezing it hard stops the robot.

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