Jeff

Jeff S. setting up his namesake robot on delivery day

“Jeff” our largest robot is a KUKA KR-350/1. Donated by KUKA robotics Jeff has a working load of 350kg and a top speed of 2 meters per second. Jeff looks a little different from other KUKA robots that you may have seen because of its nifty racing strips. The stripes signify that Jeff is a prototype and not for public sale. You will likely never have the chance to see a prototype robot anywhere in the world (they are usually destroyed before they leave the factory). Jeff is truly a “one of a kind”.

Chris Boden and Heather G. show just how large the Jeff robot is Jeff is fully functional and complete with power control system, teaching pendant, and massive amounts of model-specific documentation. Students can learn and explore every single part of the robot in both software and hardware. Jeff is named after Jeff Stancroff at KUKA robotics who played a major role in helping the Group to build its robotics lab.

Heather

Heather the Robot.

This robot is a KUKA KR-125/1 robot with a capacity of 125kg working load and a maximum speed of 2 meters per second. Similar is almost every way to the larger robot except for its size, this robot is named Heather in gratitude to another member of the incredible team at KUKA who made the robotics lab possible, Heather Grambow.

While currently on static display, Heather is expected to be fully functioning sometime in the 2007 year. Heather will be used as part of a CAD-to-Prototype demonstration where it will carve AutoCAD generated 3D shapes out of solid materials including wood, plastic, and ice.

Kevin

Kevin the Robot

We are very grateful to KUKA for the donation of the only other one in existence to be placed on display here in our lab. This particular machine was named “Kevin” in honor of Kevin Kozuszek who helped make our entire robotics lab possible.

We’re working on doing a restoration of the robot to its original 1987 condition. The original power control cabinets were destroyed in the removal process so for now the robot is on static display. But we have hopes of building a new cabinet in the 2008-2009 timeframes and having a go at bringing this very rare machine back to life.