The invention relates to a switching device for switching an electric motor, comprising a control unit which is configured to provide a first switching signal for the electric motor, a memory which is configured to store at least one end position, and a position sensor which is configured to provide the control unit with an electrical position signal which indicates a measured position, wherein the control unit is connected communicatively to wireless communication means and is configured to store the measured position in the memory as said at least one end position on the basis of the position signal in response to a received first instruction, and wherein the control unit is configured to provide the first switching signal by comparing the stored end position and a position signal measured by the position sensor. The invention also relates to a drive with such a switching device and a method for setting up such a switching device.

A multi-turn limiting device for limiting movement of an element driven by a motor includes a sensor configured to provide a sensor signal corresponding to a position of the element, a movable member mechanically couplable to the element via a transmission having a non-unitary first transmission ratio and a further sensor configured to provide a further sensor signal corresponding to the position of the movable member. A controller switches the motor via a switching signal determined on the basis of the two sensors. A method of limiting movement of an element driven by a motor includes sensing the position of the element using two sensors and a movable member which is coupled to the element via a non-unitary transmission ratio.

A manual pulse generating device includes a rotatable dial, a pulse generating unit configured to generate drive pulses for commanding axial movement in accordance with an amount of rotation of the dial, an enable switch configured to switch between enablement and disablement of axial movement in accordance with the drive pulses, and a casing having the dial and the enable switch disposed on a surface thereof, and accommodating the pulse generating unit in the interior thereof. The dial is mounted on one end side in a longitudinal direction of the casing, and on a front surface of the casing, and the enable switch is mounted on another end side, i.e., a side in the positive X direction, in the longitudinal direction of the casing, and on the front surface of the casing, or on a side surface of the casing that extends along a lateral direction of the casing.

A manual pulse generating device is equipped with a rotatable dial, a pulse generating unit configured to generate drive pulses for commanding axial movement in accordance with an amount of rotation of the dial, an enable switch configured to switch between enablement and disablement of axial movement in accordance with the drive pulses, and a casing having the dial and the enable switch disposed on a surface thereof, and configured to accommodate the pulse generating unit in the interior thereof. The guard configured to cover at least a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the dial is attached to the casing.

Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for training a path of a robot by physically moving the robot, wherein the particular trained path and/or particular robot component movements to achieve the trained path are dependent on which of a plurality of available user interface inputs are selected for the training. The trained path defines a path to be traversed by a reference point of the robot, such as a path to be traversed by a reference point of an end effector of the robot. The particular robot component movements to achieve the trained path include, for example, the orientations of various robot components at each of a plurality of positions along the path, the velocity of various components at each of a plurality of positions along the path, etc.

A switching device for switching an electric motor includes a control unit configured to provide a first switching signal for the electric motor, a memory configured to store at least one end position, and a position sensor configured to provide the control unit with an electrical position signal which indicates a measured position. The control unit is connected communicatively to wireless communication means and is configured to store the measured position in the memory as said at least one end position on the basis of the position signal in response to a received first instruction. The control unit is configured to provide the first switching signal by comparing the stored end position and a position signal measured by the position sensor. A drive with such a switching device and a method for setting up such a switching device.

A multi-turn limiting device for limiting movement of an element driven by a motor includes a sensor configured to provide a sensor signal corresponding to a position of the element, a movable member mechanically couplable to the element via a transmission having a non-unitary first transmission ratio and a further sensor configured to provide a further sensor signal corresponding to the position of the movable member. A controller switches the motor via a switching signal determined on the basis of the two sensors. A method of limiting movement of an element driven by a motor includes sensing the position of the element using two sensors and a movable member which is coupled to the element via a non-unitary transmission ratio.