Teach pendant

How it is used

Every robot programmer uses one daily. People say 'on the pendant' or just 'the pendant': you jog, teach points and acknowledge alarms on the pendant. Brands give it their own names, such as FlexPendant, smartPAD or iPendant.

Example sentences

1. The message on the teach pendant says the gripper air pressure is too low.

2. I taught all the points with the teach pendant, but I'll clean up the program offline.

Common collocations

• on the teach pendant
• pendant cable
• pendant screen
• hold the pendant

Related terms

• 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.
• jogTo 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.
• 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.
• emergency stopA red mushroom-shaped button on a yellow background, or the function behind it, that stops a machine as quickly and safely as possible in a dangerous situation.
• offline programmingWriting and testing robot programs on a computer using a 3D simulation of the robot and its cell, instead of teaching points on the real robot with the pendant.

More terms: Robot Programming

• home position
• waypoint
• linear move
• pick and place
• speed override
• ROS