Saving time on robot programming: Programming by demonstration using stereoscopic motion capturing

Articulated arm robots have become critical components in the modern manufacturing environment, effectively performing a diverse range of manufacturing tasks. Robots offer flexibility through re-programmability — however, robot programming remains a time consuming task which requires highly skilled operators. Aiming to reduce the required time and complexity of robot programming, this paper presents an alternative programming method based on the capture of demonstrated motions. Early experimental results show a significant reduction in programming time compared to a standard online programming method.