Every 150 hours of operation

or

weekly

oVerify the robot by visual inspection for any damage or missing parts, especially moving parts and parts at risk for collisions such as grippers, upper arms, lower arms, parallel plate, or parallel linkage rods.

oReplace the arms or the parallel linkage rods if these are bent or dented.

oClean the robot mechanics.

Every 1,000 hours of operation

or

every three months

oVerify all moving parts for bolted connections.

oVerify the output shaft sealing of gearboxes for deposits of dirt and clean.

Every 3,000 hours of operation

or

every six months

oVerify the arm bearings and replace them if necessary.

oVerify the parallel plate bearings and replace them if necessary.

Annually

oVerify the parallel rod system and replace or lubricate the ball ends of the parallel rods with a grease gun if necessary.

oVerify the brake function during operation.

Every 20,000 hours of operation

oReplace the main gearboxes and motors.

Every 40,000 hours of operation

oReplace the upper arms.

Every 1,000 emergency stop situations

oReplace the upper arms.