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Intera 3.2
Training and Managing Tasks
Training and Managing Tasks
Getting to Know Intera
Intera is the name given to reflect our robot’s interactive software platform. Intera provides an easy-
to-use graphical user interface that staff can master quickly.
Here is a list of terms commonly found in this User Guide that will help you understand how to train
tasks and put Baxter to work.
GLOSSARY
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Task - Made up of one or many Sub-tasks on one or both arms. A Task includes
everything the robot is trained to perform.
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Sub-task - One or more actions that may be grouped together and performed in
sequence.
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Actions - A Pick, a Place, or a Hold.
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Approach Point - The pose that immediately precedes an action.
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Retract Point - The pose that immediately follows an action.
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Task map - A top down view of the robot’s workspace, often known as the “work
envelope.”
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Path - The arm movement between two actions.
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Waypoint - A location in space that the arm will move to along a path.
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Pose - A position and orientation of Baxter’s arm at a location.
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Action Control - The parameter to tell the robot when the gripper should actuate.
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Motion Preset - The parameter that defines how precisely Baxter’s arm follows a
path’s waypoints.
