Franka Emika Panda - Glossary of Terms

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INTRODUCTION
Terms
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Franka Emika GmbH Franka Emika GmbH Franka Emika GmbH (abbreviated
FE) is the company name. We pro-
duce Panda.
Panda Panda The system components: Arm,
Control, Hand and Pilot compose
the Panda System, hereafter simply
called Panda.
Panda – CE out of the
box solutions
Panda – CE out of the
box solutions
For certain applications Franka
Emika has already carried out the
conformity assessment procedure
according to the Machinery Direc-
tive. These so-called CE out of the
box solutions can be acquired by the
customer. After carrying out a quick
check, Panda - CE out of the box
solutions can be used immediately
without the need for further risk
assessment.
Arm Arm The Arm is our sensitive robotic arm
with 7 axes and is part of Panda.
Hereinafter referred to as Arm or
robotic arm.
Controller Control The Control is the main control
computer and part of Panda.
Hand Hand The Hand is our electrical two-finger
parallel gripper and part of Panda.
Franka Control
Interface (FCI)
Franka Control
Interface (FCI)
When the Franka Control Interface
(FCI) is activated for research purpo-
ses it offers a software interface for
controlling Panda in real-time.
Pilot Pilot The Pilot is the user interface on the
Arm for guiding and operating Desk
and Hand and is part of Panda.
Desk Desk Desk is our web-based, intuitive and
graphical programming and user
interface.