Fundamentals of Robot Programming

The tutorial “Fundamentals of Robot Programming” is for students of the Master program mechanical engineering and business administration and engineering with an interest in industrial robots and automation. The tutorial covers the theoretical basics of kinematics and the reference systems used in the context of robotics as well as the practical online and offline programming of industrial robots in the research lab for production technologies (TEC-Lab).

Organizational

Event-type Tutorium (Master)
Cycle every semester
Time frame 4 Credit Points in Full-Time Study
Language German
Dates Practical Part: 06.10.2025 to 10.10.2025 (Daily from 09:00 AM – 03:00 PM)
Project: 13.10.2025 bis 22.10.2025 (Free group work, Consultation hour every Monday and Tuesday)

Oral Exam: 23.10.2025
Lecturer Fabian Kalter, M. Sc.
Joans Zarges, M. Sc.
Room L1|10 1.18

Registration

Registration period 01.09.2025 bis 30.09.2025
Registration process Registration via contact person with waiting list

Participation in the tutorial is only possible if you have registered via e-mail to Joans Zarges, M. Sc. in due time.

Only when you have received a confirmation email from the department you must register for the course and the exam in TUCaN. If you only register via TUCaN and are not registered at the department, your registration is considered invalid and will be removed from the TUCaN registration. If there are more registrations than the maximum number of participants, a selection will be made with regard to the order of registration.
Participant numbers Maximum 14

Exam

Examination notes Oral Exam:
23.10.2025

No aids other than a document-proof blue or black pen are permitted for the examination.
Please remember to bring your current student ID and a valid official photo ID.
Announcement of notes The grades will be announced via TUCaN (opens in new tab).

Content

Aims At the end of the tutorial, students will be able to:

  • describe the used robot system and the functions of the individual components
  • point out the dangers of operating industrial robots
  • make the robot move in the different operating modes
  • reproduce the different coordinate systems and describe their relationship
  • measure bases and tools to use them in programming
  • program motion sequences online and offline on industrial robots
Contents
  1. Safety instructions
  2. Basics of the operating units
    Teach pendant, user interface
  3. Configuration
    Tool/base, work areas, operating modes
  4. Coordinate systems
    Overview, robot movement
  5. Measurement
    Different methods to determine tool and base
  6. Programme management
    File manager, programme operation (selection, deselection, override)
  7. Movements
    Different movement types (PTP, LIN, CIRC…)
  8. Programming
    Movement, logic instructions
Previous knowledge / training Generic programming skills (e.g., if-, for-loops) are required and will be implemented during the tutorial using the newly learned robot-specific programming language.
Skript, Tutorials All documents are provided in the Moodle course. This includes the slides with all relevant information, sample code and further documents.

Contact

  Name Working area(s) Contact
Fabian Kalter M.Sc.
TEC | Manufacturing Technology
+49 6151 8229-648
L1|17 (AMC) 101
Jonas Zarges M.Sc.
TEC | Manufacturing Technology
+49 6151 8229-747
L1|17 (AMC) 101