Abstract: A scanner head for laser material processing with a laser beam includes focusing optics, and a beam position system that influences a position of the laser beam and is upstream of the focusing optics in a direction of propagation of the laser beam. The beam position system includes at least two controllable movable optical elements by means of which an angle of incidence of the laser beam on a processing surface of a workpiece is adjustable. A processing location of the laser beam on the processing surface is also movable in two dimensions. A beam position sensor is downstream of the beam position system and is configured to detect an actual position of the laser beam or at least four independent position parameters of the laser beam.

Abstract: A scanner head for laser material processing with a laser beam includes focusing optics, and a beam position system that influences a position of the laser beam and is upstream of the focusing optics in a direction of propagation of the laser beam. The beam position system includes at least two controllable movable optical elements by means of which an angle of incidence of the laser beam on a processing surface of a workpiece is adjustable. A processing location of the laser beam on the processing surface is also movable in two dimensions. A beam position sensor is downstream of the beam position system and is configured to detect an actual position of the laser beam or at least four independent position parameters of the laser beam.

Abstract: According to a method according to the invention for operating an additional tool axis (Z) of a tool (2) guided by a manipulator, in particular a robot (1), a position and/or an orientation of the tool in space are defined by axis positions (q1-q6) of the manipulator axes and a position value (f) of the tool axis, are saved and/or displayed, with an automatic conversion being carried out between the position value (f) and an axis position (e) of the tool axis which brings it about.

Abstract: According to a method according to the invention for controlling a robot, in particular a human-collaborating robot, a robot- or task-specific redundancy of the robot is resolved, wherein, in order to resolve the redundancy, a pose-dependent inertia variable of the robot is minimized.

Abstract: According to a method according to the invention for controlling a robot (1), in particular a human-collaborating robot, a robot- or task-specific redundancy of the robot is resolved, wherein, in order to resolve the redundancy, a position-dependent inertia variable (mn(?v(q))) of the robot is minimized.

Abstract: According to a method according to the invention for controlling a manipulator, in particular a robot (10), a planned path (z1(t)) of the manipulator is specified by a path generating device (1.1, 1.2, 1.3), a control path (z2(t)) is determined automatically on the basis of the planned path by a path conversion device (2), and the control path is traversed with the manipulator by a manipulator controller (3), with the path conversion device (2) determining curvature information (aij; t2(ti)) of the control path on the basis of curvature information (aij; t1(ti)) of the planned path.

Abstract: In a method for controlling a manipulator, in particular a robot, a reference path is stored and reference increments are automatically determined while following the path the reference increments are determined based on the dynamics of the manipulator while following the path.

Abstract: The invention relates to an industrial robot (1) and to a path planning method for controlling the movement of an industrial robot (1), on the robot arm (2) of which an effector, particularly a remote laser welding device (9), is mounted, said effector being provided for the processing of process points at a predetermined distance (f) to a first defined point (8a) of the industrial robot (1).

Abstract: According to a method according to the invention for controlling a manipulator, in particular a robot (10), a planned path (z1(t)) of the manipulator is specified by a path generating device (1.1, 1.2, 1.3), a control path (z2(t)) is determined automatically on the basis of the planned path by a path conversion device (2), and the control path is traversed with the manipulator by a manipulator controller (3), with the path conversion device (2) determining curvature information (aij; t2(ti)) of the control path on the basis of curvature information (aij; t1(ti)) of the planned path.

Abstract: According to a method according to the invention for operating an additional tool axis (Z) of a tool (2) guided by a manipulator, in particular a robot (1), a position and/or an orientation of the tool in space are defined by axis positions (q1-q6) of the manipulator axes and a position value (f) of the tool axis, are saved and/or displayed, with an automatic conversion being carried out between the position value (f) and an axis position (e) of the tool axis which brings it about.

Abstract: In a method for controlling a manipulator, in particular a robot, a reference path is stored and reference increments are automatically determined while following the path the reference increments are determined based on the dynamics of the manipulator while following the path.