IRAA260 — Machine Tending
This course provides students with hands-on experience operating industrial robots in coordination with CNC machine centers. Students learn safe tending procedures, robot programming, I/O Mapping, fixturing, end-of-arm tooling, and CNC-robot handshaking using M-Codes and digital signals. This course emphasizes real-world automation practices, troubleshooting, and full cycle load/unload operations used in modern manufacturing.
Prerequisites: IRAA-120, IRAA-205