Moving the Robot Manually
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P/N 113564 Rev. 2
Twister II Robot User’s Manual
Caliper Life Sciences, Inc.
Moving the Robot to an Instrument Position
To move the robot to a saved instrument position:
1
On the Robot software main window, click the Teach tab (see
Figure 27. Teach Tab
2
Click the name of the instrument that you want to move the
robot to in the Names list.
3
If the path to the instrument is not a direct path down into the
instrument position (as for the Sciclone), you must use the
Approach path to move the robot into the instrument:
a
Click the Paths tab.
b
Select the Approach Path for the position number to move to
in the Paths drop-down list. (Approach1 is the approach path
to position 1, Approach 2 is for position 2, etc.)
c
Click the
Execute Path
button to move the robot through the
approach path.
d
Click the Positions tab to view the instrument positions.
4
Select the position that you want to move to in the Positions list.
You should move to the PickClearance or PlaceClearance
position before moving to the Pick or Place positions.
5
Click the
Move To
button to move the robot.
6
If the path out of the instrument is not clear, execute the Clear
path for the instrument position to move the robot out of the
instrument.
