Operate the Real Arm · xArm 6 · Step 9 of 9

Operating Report

Use these headings for the short report you write after a supervised run. Write down the readings your own screens show.

Task Performed

The approved production task is IntelliMake's laser engraver run, with the 3D printer planned¹. The xArm 6's part in it is to handle parts after the engraver and route them on²³.

Write which existing program or recording you ran, and what it did.

Materials and Equipment

The xArm 6 arm and its control box, with its emergency stop on the box⁴⁵.
Its suction tool, which has five suction cups⁶.
The workpiece: in the gift flow, a business card⁷.
A computer with the UFACTORY Studio desktop app, connected by Ethernet to the control box⁸⁹.

Operating Parameters Observed

The xArm 6's readings in Studio on 2026-10-16, for comparison with yours¹⁰:

Parameter	Reading
Firmware	2.7.0¹⁰
Studio	2.7.0¹¹
Mounting	Floor¹²
Payload setting	0.00 kg¹³

Add the readings from your own run: the state and mode while it ran, the payload and TCP, the speed you used, and anything that changed.

Results Obtained

Write whether the run produced the intended movement, how many parts you moved, and how the run ended.

Problems Encountered

Write each problem: what you saw, what you did first, its cause, and how the arm was recovered. Use the columns of the abnormal-conditions table. If you paused a program, write how you resumed it and what the arm did.

Lessons Learned

Write what you would do differently next time, and what surprised you.

Recommended Improvements to the Procedure

Questions a run can answer: how the suction tool is switched from Live Control¹⁴, and how a paused program resumes¹⁵.

Add any step of this procedure that was unclear, missing or wrong at the arm.

Printed from https://www.anotherplace.com/learn/en/xarm-6/operate/report. Every line cites its source on that page.

Provenance

References · 15

Each number in the text points here. Every entry states its confidence class in words and keeps its evidence one click away. How to read the labels.

Key to the badges

Confidence: Verified: A manufacturer or IntelliMake document says so, or it was observed directly. It does not mean anyone measured it at S6.
Confidence: Inferred: Reasoned from Verified facts. The reasoning is printed with the record.
Confidence: Assumed: Plausible but untested. The record says how it would be checked.
Kind: Gap: Not known. No figure or answer is given in its place.
Kind: Contradiction: Sources disagree. Both sides are shown, and the site does not pick one silently.
Kind: Recommendation: Project advice drawn from the records it cites. Not a fact about the machine and not a confidence class, so the filter never hides it.
Awaiting cell access: Awaiting cell access: could be confirmed or corrected once the physical S6 cell can be observed.
This project's simulation and agent design, not the physical cell: This project's simulation and agent design, not the physical cell.

Confidence: Verifiedint-606
The record says
The approved production task for operating the cell's arms is IntelliMake's: the laser engraver run, with the 3D printer planned (stated 2026-10-23). The cell's layout is still being worked out.
Reasoning: Verified as a statement of the cell's design (S236). It names the task, not a procedure: no record yet gives the engraver run's steps, and the layout is not final.
Evidence · 2 citations
Approved production task = Intellimake, so in this case, specific to the engraver printing and planned 3d printer
Owner statements from 2026-09-24 onward (verbatim; S40 and later) · Derek Stringfellow · Statement S236 (2026-10-23), answer 2
Derek Stringfellow, project record · Project-internal record · retrieved 2026-10-04
Project copy; not published on this site.
although we are still looking at some of the fluid layout issues and workarounds
Owner statements from 2026-09-24 onward (verbatim; S40 and later) · Derek Stringfellow · Statement S236, answer 2, continued
Derek Stringfellow, project record · Project-internal record · retrieved 2026-10-04
Project copy; not published on this site.
Confidence: Verifiedint-009
The record says
S6 is a UFactory xArm 6 cobot that handles parts after processing, routing them to inspection, rework or shipping.
Evidence · 1 citation
Handles parts after proces. routing them to inspection, rework, or shipping.
IntelliMake Phase 1 Factory: Autonomous Production Demonstrator (infographic) · IntelliMake.org · S6 station label and description
© IntelliMake.org. Used with permission; redrawn for this platform. · Cleared for use by its owner · retrieved 2026-09-21
Project copy; not published on this site.
Confidence: Verifiedint-501
The record says
In IntelliMake's Phase 1 layout, S6 (the UFactory xArm 6 cobot) is drawn directly after S5, the xTool F1 Ultra laser engraver, with a flow arrow from S5 into S6. S5 performs personalization through laser engraving or marking, so in the drawing the laser station is S6's immediate upstream neighbor.
Evidence · 2 citations
S5 xTool F1 Ultra Laser Engraver Performs personalization through laser engraving or marking.
IntelliMake Phase 1 Factory: Autonomous Production Demonstrator (infographic) · IntelliMake.org · S5 station label and description
© IntelliMake.org. Used with permission; redrawn for this platform. · Cleared for use by its owner · retrieved 2026-09-21
Project copy; not published on this site.
S6 UFactory xArm 6 Cobot
IntelliMake Phase 1 Factory: Autonomous Production Demonstrator (infographic) · IntelliMake.org · S6 station label
© IntelliMake.org. Used with permission; redrawn for this platform. · Cleared for use by its owner · retrieved 2026-09-21
Project copy; not published on this site.
Confidence: Verifiedcomp-501
The record says
The xArm manual lists the arm's hardware composition as the xArm robotic arm, an AC control box, a DC control box, an E-stop button, an xArm power cable, an xArm communication cable, a mounting tool, and end effectors (FT sensor, BIO Gripper, Vacuum Gripper, xArm Gripper).
Evidence · 2 citations
xArm Robotic Arm AC Control Box DC Control Box E-stop Button xArm Power Cable xArm Communication Cable Mounting Tool End Effector(FT Sensor, BIO Gripper, Vacuum Gripper, xArm Gripper).
UFACTORY xArm Hardware Manual (online), 2. Hardware Installation · UFACTORY · 2.1.1 Hardware Composition (chapter says 'Apply to Model: XF1305, XI1305, XS1305 (1305 Model)')
© UFACTORY · All rights reserved; quoted briefly as evidence · retrieved 2026-09-25
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The control box is included in default.
UFACTORY xArm product page · UFACTORY · Tech Specs > Hardware, below the control box table (xArm product page, which covers the xArm 5, 6 and 7)
© UFACTORY · All rights reserved; quoted briefly as evidence · retrieved 2026-09-21
Open the source
Confidence: Verifiedcomp-519
The record says
The xArm's emergency stop button is on the control box. Pressing it sends a command for software deceleration, stops all activities of the arm and clears the cached commands in the control box; power to the arm is removed within 300 ms.
Evidence · 2 citations
By pressing the emergency stop button of the Control Box, a command will be sent to the Control Box for software deceleration to stop all activities of the robotic arm and clear all the cached commands in the Control Box;
UFACTORY xArm Hardware Manual (online), 2. Hardware Installation · UFACTORY · 2.1.2 Emergency Stop Button (chapter says 'Apply to Model: XF1305, XI1305, XS1305 (1305 Model)')
© UFACTORY · All rights reserved; quoted briefly as evidence · retrieved 2026-09-25
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the power supply for the robotic arm will be removed within 300ms.
UFACTORY xArm Hardware Manual (online), 2. Hardware Installation · UFACTORY · 2.1.2 Emergency Stop Button (chapter says 'Apply to Model: XF1305, XI1305, XS1305 (1305 Model)')
© UFACTORY · All rights reserved; quoted briefly as evidence · retrieved 2026-09-25
Open the source
Confidence: VerifiedAwaiting cell accessint-528
The record says
The xArm 6 at S6 uses an attachment with five suction cups.
Awaiting cell access: this could be confirmed or corrected once the physical S6 cell can be observed.
Evidence · 1 citation
6 uses a 5 suction-cup apperture
Owner statements from 2026-09-24 onward (verbatim; S40 and later) · Derek Stringfellow · Statement S90
Derek Stringfellow, project record · Project-internal record · retrieved 2026-10-04
Project copy; not published on this site.
Confidence: VerifiedAwaiting cell accessint-052
The record says
The business card is the workpiece in both the physical cell and simulation: in the physical cell the cards are produced with a laser engraver, and in simulation the card is a prop object that can be selected.
Awaiting cell access: this could be confirmed or corrected once the physical S6 cell can be observed.
Evidence · 1 citation
Both, in physical we are producing cards using a laser engraver, in simulation this is a prop object that can be selected.
xArm 850 S2 Project: Open Questions for IntelliMake, Batch 01 responses · IntelliMake.org · Question 1, Answer column
© IntelliMake.org. Used with permission. · Cleared for use by its owner · retrieved 2026-09-29
Project copy; not published on this site.
Confidence: VerifiedAwaiting cell accessops-712
The record says
Asked whether the lab opens UFACTORY Studio in a web browser or with the desktop app, the answer given on 2026-10-23 was the desktop app, and that learners should download it.
Awaiting cell access: this could be confirmed or corrected once the physical S6 cell can be observed.
Reasoning: Verified as a dated report of how Studio is opened in the lab, as of 2026-10-23 and no further. The question was about the lab, where the xArm 6 is operated from Studio (int-089); the answer names no arm. It names no Studio version and no computer, and no inspection is recorded. It says that the lab uses the desktop app and that learners should download it; it says nothing about whether the browser route UFACTORY's Studio manual describes works.
Evidence · 1 citation
2 desktop app, so they should download it if that was not explicitily said
Owner statements from 2026-09-24 onward (verbatim; S40 and later) · Derek Stringfellow · Statement S244 (2026-10-23), answer 2, to whether the lab opens UFACTORY Studio in a browser or with the desktop app
Derek Stringfellow, project record · Project-internal record · retrieved 2026-10-04
Project copy; not published on this site.
Confidence: Verifiedops-527
The record says
The xArm manual gives four network setups and recommends connecting the Control Box directly to the PC. It does not recommend connecting the PC to the router by wireless, because of wireless delay and packet loss.
Evidence · 3 citations
There are four ways of network settings for the robotic arm.
UFACTORY xArm Hardware Manual (online), 2. Hardware Installation · UFACTORY · 2.2.3.3 Controller Networking [series text: names no single model]
© UFACTORY · All rights reserved; quoted briefly as evidence · retrieved 2026-09-25
Open the source
The control box is directly connected to the PC(Recommended connection method).
UFACTORY xArm Hardware Manual (online), 2. Hardware Installation · UFACTORY · 2.2.3.3 [series text: names no single model]
© UFACTORY · All rights reserved; quoted briefly as evidence · retrieved 2026-09-25
Open the source
PC and router are connected by wireless network, and control box and router are connected by Ethernet cable. Note: It is not recommended because of the delay and packet loss of wireless connection.
UFACTORY xArm Hardware Manual (online), 2. Hardware Installation · UFACTORY · 2.2.3.3 [series text: names no single model]
© UFACTORY · All rights reserved; quoted briefly as evidence · retrieved 2026-09-25
Open the source
Confidence: VerifiedAwaiting cell accessint-553
The record says
The xArm 6 at S6 ran firmware version 2.7.0, as its controller reported in UFACTORY Studio on 2026-10-16.
Awaiting cell access: this could be confirmed or corrected once the physical S6 cell can be observed.
Reasoning: Verified as a direct reading of the xArm 6's controller on 2026-10-16: a screenshot of UFACTORY Studio's Device Info page connected to the real arm ('Real' selected, Robot Model xArm6), sent with S199 as the xArm 6's. It is what the controller reported that day and no further: an update changes it. No inspection of the arm itself is recorded.
Evidence · 2 citations
Robot Model | xArm6 | Firmware Version | 2.7.0
UFACTORY Studio's Device Info page for the xArm 6, screenshot (2026-10-16) · Derek Stringfellow · Device Info page (Settings, My Device, Device Info), Hardware and Software columns, 'Robot Model' and 'Firmware Version' rows; 'Real' selected, not 'Sim'
Derek Stringfellow, project record · Project-internal record · retrieved 2026-10-16
Project copy; not published on this site.
here are the two screen shots from Studio for the 850 and x6.
Owner statements from 2026-09-24 onward (verbatim; S40 and later) · Derek Stringfellow · Statement S199 (2026-10-16, about 07:45), sent with the two screenshots; it names the xArm 6 as 'x6'
Derek Stringfellow, project record · Project-internal record · retrieved 2026-10-04
Project copy; not published on this site.
Confidence: VerifiedAwaiting cell accessint-554
The record says
UFACTORY Studio's Device Info page for the xArm 6 at S6 showed Studio version 2.7.0 on 2026-10-16.
Awaiting cell access: this could be confirmed or corrected once the physical S6 cell can be observed.
Reasoning: Verified as a direct reading of the xArm 6's controller on 2026-10-16: a screenshot of UFACTORY Studio's Device Info page connected to the real arm ('Real' selected, Robot Model xArm6), sent with S199 as the xArm 6's. It is what the controller reported that day and no further: an update changes it. No inspection of the arm itself is recorded.
Evidence · 2 citations
Studio Version | 2.7.0
UFACTORY Studio's Device Info page for the xArm 6, screenshot (2026-10-16) · Derek Stringfellow · Device Info page (Settings, My Device, Device Info), Software column, 'Studio Version' row; 'Real' selected, not 'Sim'
Derek Stringfellow, project record · Project-internal record · retrieved 2026-10-16
Project copy; not published on this site.
here are the two screen shots from Studio for the 850 and x6.
Owner statements from 2026-09-24 onward (verbatim; S40 and later) · Derek Stringfellow · Statement S199 (2026-10-16, about 07:45), sent with the two screenshots; it names the xArm 6 as 'x6'
Derek Stringfellow, project record · Project-internal record · retrieved 2026-10-04
Project copy; not published on this site.
Confidence: VerifiedAwaiting cell accessint-555
The record says
On 2026-10-16 the xArm 6's controller at S6 was set for floor mounting, as UFACTORY Studio's Device Info page showed. It is the controller's mounting setting, not an inspection of how the arm is fixed.
Awaiting cell access: this could be confirmed or corrected once the physical S6 cell can be observed.
Reasoning: Verified as a direct reading of the xArm 6's controller on 2026-10-16: a screenshot of UFACTORY Studio's Device Info page connected to the real arm ('Real' selected, Robot Model xArm6), sent with S199 as the xArm 6's. It is what the controller reported that day and no further: it is the controller's setting, which someone entered and can change, not a measurement of the base. No inspection of the arm itself is recorded.
Evidence · 2 citations
Mounting：Floor
UFACTORY Studio's Device Info page for the xArm 6, screenshot (2026-10-16) · Derek Stringfellow · Device Info page (Settings, My Device, Device Info), status panel under the 3D view, 'Mounting' line; 'Real' selected, not 'Sim'; the colon is full-width (U+FF1A) on screen, read by eye
Derek Stringfellow, project record · Project-internal record · retrieved 2026-10-16
Project copy; not published on this site.
here are the two screen shots from Studio for the 850 and x6.
Owner statements from 2026-09-24 onward (verbatim; S40 and later) · Derek Stringfellow · Statement S199 (2026-10-16, about 07:45), sent with the two screenshots; it names the xArm 6 as 'x6'
Derek Stringfellow, project record · Project-internal record · retrieved 2026-10-04
Project copy; not published on this site.
Confidence: VerifiedAwaiting cell accessint-556
The record says
On 2026-10-16 the xArm 6's controller at S6 held a payload setting of 0.00 kg, as UFACTORY Studio's Device Info page showed. It is the value entered in the controller, not a weighing, and the page does not show whether a tool was fitted.
Awaiting cell access: this could be confirmed or corrected once the physical S6 cell can be observed.
Reasoning: Verified as a direct reading of the xArm 6's controller on 2026-10-16: a screenshot of UFACTORY Studio's Device Info page connected to the real arm ('Real' selected, Robot Model xArm6), sent with S199 as the xArm 6's. It is what the controller reported that day and no further: it is the controller's payload setting, which someone entered and can change. Nothing was weighed, and the page shows neither the payload's centre of gravity nor the tool point. No inspection of the arm itself is recorded.
Evidence · 2 citations
Payload：0.00 Kg
UFACTORY Studio's Device Info page for the xArm 6, screenshot (2026-10-16) · Derek Stringfellow · Device Info page (Settings, My Device, Device Info), status panel under the 3D view, 'Payload' line; 'Real' selected, not 'Sim'; the colon is full-width (U+FF1A) on screen, read by eye
Derek Stringfellow, project record · Project-internal record · retrieved 2026-10-16
Project copy; not published on this site.
here are the two screen shots from Studio for the 850 and x6.
Owner statements from 2026-09-24 onward (verbatim; S40 and later) · Derek Stringfellow · Statement S199 (2026-10-16, about 07:45), sent with the two screenshots; it names the xArm 6 as 'x6'
Derek Stringfellow, project record · Project-internal record · retrieved 2026-10-04
Project copy; not published on this site.
Confidence: Verifiediface-602
The record says
As UFACTORY Studio's Live Control page read on 2026-10-13, Studio's supported end effectors are the Gripper, Gripper G2, Vacuum Gripper, BIO Gripper, BIO Gripper G2, Robotiq 2F-85 and 2F-140 grippers, DH-PGC-140-50 Gripper, INS-RH56DFX-Left, INS-RH56DFX-Right, Six-Axis Force-Torque Sensor (AI1500), Gripper Lite and Vacuum Gripper Lite; other tools are set as 'Other'. Choosing an end effector sets its default baud rate: 2000000 for the xArm Gripper and 115200 for Robotiq grippers; that sentence of the page still uses the name 'xArm Gripper', which the list above it no longer does.
Evidence · 4 citations
The end effectors currently supported are: Gripper Gripper G2 Vacuum Gripper BIO Gripper BIO Gripper G2 Robotiq-2F-85 Gripper Robotiq-2F-140 Gripper DH-PGC-140-50 Gripper INS-RH56DFX-Left INS-RH56DFX-Right Six-Axis Force-Torque Sensor(AI1500) Gripper Lite Vacuum Gripper Lite.
UFACTORY Studio User Manual (online), 4. Live Control · UFACTORY · 4.1 End Effector (manual text not model-specific; the Studio manual's Preface lists the xArm 6 among the models it applies to) (read 2026-10-13, publisher's commit e28e232; until that date, at commit 533b75d, the list read 'xArm Gripper xArm Vacuum Gripper xArm BIO Gripper Robotiq-2F-85 Gripper Robotiq-2F-140 Gripper Gripper Lite Vacuum Gripper Lite.')
© UFACTORY · All rights reserved; quoted briefly as evidence · retrieved 2026-10-13
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When installing other end effectors (not officially provided) at the end of the robotic arm, please choose 'Other'.
UFACTORY Studio User Manual (online), 4. Live Control · UFACTORY · 4.1 End Effector (read 2026-10-13, publisher's commit e28e232)
© UFACTORY · All rights reserved; quoted briefly as evidence · retrieved 2026-10-13
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It will set the robotic arm as default baud rate when switching the end effector.
UFACTORY Studio User Manual (online), 4. Live Control · UFACTORY · 4.1 End Effector (read 2026-10-13, publisher's commit e28e232)
© UFACTORY · All rights reserved; quoted briefly as evidence · retrieved 2026-10-13
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the default baud rate of xArm Gripper is 2000000, the default baud rate of Robotiq gripper is 115200.
UFACTORY Studio User Manual (online), 4. Live Control · UFACTORY · 4.1 End Effector (read 2026-10-13, publisher's commit e28e232)
© UFACTORY · All rights reserved; quoted briefly as evidence · retrieved 2026-10-13
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Kind: Gapops-707
Not known
UFACTORY's Studio manual does not say how a script is run, paused, resumed or stopped in the Python IDE, nor how a paused Blockly program is resumed: it lists Blockly's Run and Pause buttons and the STOP button, and no Resume.
Related: iface-502 Verified ops-704 Verified safety-548 Verified
Evidence · 3 citations
Python IDE is a Python development integration environment
UFACTORY Studio User Manual (online), 5. Blockly · UFACTORY · 5.4 Python IDE, the whole section (read 2026-10-23, publisher's commit cf19147, unchanged since 2026-10-13; the page names no Studio or firmware version)
© UFACTORY · All rights reserved; quoted briefly as evidence · retrieved 2026-10-13
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2. Pause: Pause the Blockly program.
UFACTORY Studio User Manual (online), 5. Blockly · UFACTORY · 5.1 Interface Overview (read 2026-10-23, publisher's commit cf19147)
© UFACTORY · All rights reserved; quoted briefly as evidence · retrieved 2026-10-13
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STOP: The robotic arm will stop immediately and clear all cache commands.
UFACTORY Studio User Manual (online), 4. Live Control · UFACTORY · 4.5 Enable & STOP button (read 2026-10-23, publisher's commit cf19147)
© UFACTORY · All rights reserved; quoted briefly as evidence · retrieved 2026-10-13
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IntelliMake Phase 1 Factory: Autonomous Production Demonstrator (infographic) · IntelliMake.org (IntelliMake)
© IntelliMake.org. Used with permission; redrawn for this platform. · Cleared for use by its owner · retrieved 2026-09-21 · cited by 2 records here · Project copy; not published on this site.
Owner statements from 2026-09-24 onward (verbatim; S40 and later) · Derek Stringfellow (project owner)
Derek Stringfellow, project record · Project-internal record · retrieved 2026-10-04 · cited by 7 records here · Project copy; not published on this site.
UFACTORY Studio User Manual (online), 4. Live Control · UFACTORY (manufacturer)
© UFACTORY · All rights reserved; quoted briefly as evidence · retrieved 2026-10-13 · cited by 2 records here · Open the source
UFACTORY Studio User Manual (online), 5. Blockly · UFACTORY (manufacturer)
© UFACTORY · All rights reserved; quoted briefly as evidence · retrieved 2026-10-13 · cited by 1 record here · Open the source
UFACTORY Studio's Device Info page for the xArm 6, screenshot (2026-10-16) · Derek Stringfellow (project owner)
Derek Stringfellow, project record · Project-internal record · retrieved 2026-10-16 · cited by 4 records here · Project copy; not published on this site.
UFACTORY xArm Hardware Manual (online), 2. Hardware Installation · UFACTORY (manufacturer)
© UFACTORY · All rights reserved; quoted briefly as evidence · retrieved 2026-09-25 · cited by 3 records here · Open the source
xArm 850 S2 Project: Open Questions for IntelliMake, Batch 01 responses · IntelliMake.org (IntelliMake)
© IntelliMake.org. Used with permission. · Cleared for use by its owner · retrieved 2026-09-29 · cited by 1 record here · Project copy; not published on this site.

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