Caliper Life Sciences Twister II User Manual page 18

Name
PlaceClearance Directly above the Place position. The robot
Safe
When the automation control software sends a command to the
robot software to retrieve a material from an instrument, the robot
moves through the positions in the following order:
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When placing a material into an instrument, the sequence above is
used, except the Place<PositionNumber> and the
PlaceClearance<PositionNumber> positions are used instead of the
Pick positions.
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Definition
moves down a small vertical distance directly to
a Place position. When the robot is holding a
material in the PlaceClearance position, the
bottom of the material must clear the
instrument's plate locator guides, and must not
interfere with the instrument's operation. May or
may not be the same position as PickClearance.
Position to which the robot moves after picking
or placing a material. At the highest vertical
position so the robot can rotate without
contacting any instrument.
Moves to the instrument's Safe position
Executes the Approach Path, if an approach path was defined
(see "Paths" on page 19
PickClearance<PositionNumber>
Pick<PositionNumber>
(Close grips)
PickClearance<PositionNumber>
Executes the Clear Path, if a clear path was defined
Moves to the instrument's Safe position
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