Free 10-part series

Build Your First Robot Cell

Everything you need to go from a blank floor to a running, compliant robot cell — in the order you actually need it. Written from real integration projects, not textbook theory.

1
Cell Layout & Robot Selection
2D layout principles, robot reach and selection, operator design, second hand buying.
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ISO 12100 Risk Assessment
Hazard identification, the S×F×A matrix, risk reduction hierarchy and residual risk.
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Safety Circuit Design & PLd/PLe
ISO 13849-1, circuit categories, a real PLe wiring example, legacy machine integration.
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SISTEMA Safety Circuit Validation
Validating your safety circuits achieve the required Performance Level.
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5
Controls Architecture
Function lists, I/O schedules, PLC vs robot-as-master, control panel design and machine handshakes.
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6
Robot I/O & Communications
Fieldbus vs hardwired, byte.bit to robot I/O mapping, WorkVisual and RobotStudio setup, and KUKA Automatic External.
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Robot Programming
Sequence-first program specs, base-frame offsets instead of hundreds of taught points, search routines for variable stack height, and PLC handshakes — KUKA KRL and ABB RAPID.
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8
Testing & FAT
Prove everything before installation. Safety validation, point-to-point I/O checkout, dry runs, fault provocation, and the gate criteria that decide whether the cell is ready to install.
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9
Commissioning
The problems are coming — here is how to work through them. On-site safety re-validation, staged run-up, snag list discipline, and handing the cell to the operators.
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CE Marking
You built it, so you are the manufacturer. Technical File contents, the Declaration of Conformity, and why the robot's own CE mark does not cover your cell.
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