Teaching the Robot
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P/N 113564 Rev. 2
Twister II Robot User’s Manual
Caliper Life Sciences, Inc.
Example: Teaching the Clear Path for the
Sciclone
This section shows an example of teaching the Clearance path out
of the Sciclone when accessing the Sciclone with the Twister II
robot located on the right side of the Sciclone. Remember that the
Clearance Path below must be taught for
each
of the Sciclone
positions that the Twister II can access.
To teach the Sciclone Clearance positions:
1
In this example, the Sciclone positions and locations that the
robot can access are shown below. Depending on the type of
Twister II robot you have and the location of the robot, you must
determine which positions your robot can access.
Figure 59. Sciclone Position Numbers
2
Teach the Sciclone deck position as described in the wizard:
first with a microplate in the position, then use the Move Up 1
CM to move the plate up to the clearance height and teach the
clearance position.
3
Select
No
in the Different Pick Position window to skip teaching
a different pick position.
4
When the Teach Clearance Path window opens as shown in
, you must teach three clear points for each Sciclone
position. The robot will move in a direct line from one position to
the next.
1
2
3
4
5
6
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