当今老龄化制造业劳动力的教育基础无法处理复杂的工业机器人教学方法。编程方法必须简化，同时又不丧失当前的灵活性。此外，许多应用程序经常迫使操作员在编程时违反机器人安全规则。作为解决这一问题的一种方法，研究了夹具（闭环装配微定位器，正在申请专利）对接机器人的教学方法。机器人的菜单驱动系统已经取代了对正式编程语言的需求。操作员通过拖动无动力机械臂，取代了手持式示教器的需求。对接后，一个简单的示教挂件将示教所需的位置。 改进后的系统创造了一个更容易、更安全的使用环境。

THE EDUCATIONAL BASE OF TODAY'S AGING MANUFACTURING WORK FORCE IS NOT CAPABLE OF HANDLING COMPLEX METHODS OF TEACHING INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS. PROGRAMMING METHODS MUST BE MADE SIMPLER WITHOUT THE LOSS OF CURRENT FLEXIBILITY. ALSO, MANY APPLICATIONS OFTEN FORCE OPERATORS TO VIOLATE ROBOT SAFETY RULES WHILE PROGRAMMING. THE TEACHING METHODOLOGY OF THE CLAMP (CLOSED LOOP ASSEMBLY MICRO POSITIONER, PATENT PENDING) DOCKING ROBOT IS EXAMINED AS AN APPROACH TO THIS PROBLEM. THE ROBOTS' MENU-DRIVEN SYSTEM HAS REPLACED THE NEED FOR A FORMAL PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE. THE NEED FOR A HANDHELD TEACH PENDANT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE OPERATOR PHYSICALLY DRAGGING THE UN-POWERED ROBOT ARM. AFTER DOCKING, A SIMPLE TEACH PENDENT TEACHES THE DESIRED LOCATIONS. THE IMPROVED SYSTEM CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS EASIER AND SAFER TO USE.