Franka Emika Panda - Arm Mounting Procedure

Franka Emika GmbH ©October 2018
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WARNING
The Arm weighs approx. 18kg, the Control approx. 7kg, the Hand approx. 1kg.
Due to the dead weight and partly geometric design (e.g. mounng anges),
liing and handling the device can lead to back injury, and, should it fall down,
to serious injury to ngers, hands, toes and feet.
Therefore:
• Make sure the Arm is stable and placed such as to prevent it from lng.
• Keep holding the Arm unl all four screws are securely fastened to the
fundament.
• Work in twos to place the Arm in its target posion
• Make sure that the front of the Arm points in the right direcon
• One person holds the Arm in posion, while the other mounts it to the base-
plate, e.g. using 4 previously prepared screws
• An example with screws and ghtening torque is given in chapter: Correct
Site of Installaon.
• Aer 100 hours of operaon the screws are to be ghtened again with the
nominal torque!
NOTICE
The Arm contains power electronic components and modules (electric drives,
CPUs, etc.) which heat up depending on the load the device is subject to. The
Arm does not contain acve cooling systems, meaning that the produced heat
is given o via the Arm’s surface.
Therefore:
• Make sure that the Arm is adequately venlated
• Make sure the Arm is not exposed to direct sunlight
• Make sure that the Arm is not painted, pasted up with something or
enwrapped
Adequate venlaon
Mounng