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Static payload estimation with center-of-gravity and utilization analysis — vendor-neutral, browser-based, in seconds.

Why this matters

Hardware damage costs more than a plausibility check

An overloaded wrist axis means service calls, downtime, and in the worst case replacement. A pre-check takes seconds.

Datasheets show the nominal point only

Allowable payload depends on CoG — a hyperbolic curve, not a single number. Quick Check shows you the real curve.

Iterating without a check costs time

Gripper design is iterative. Each variant without a pre-check loses about 15 minutes to back-and-forth and rework.

What the Quick Check delivers

Total mass + combined center of gravity

Gripper and part are reduced to a single CoG — the basis for any plausibility check.

Allowable load vs. actual utilization

Quick Check compares your load case against the robot's hyperbolic limit curve.

Traffic-light status with reserve

Safe (<85%), Warning (85–99%), Critical (≥100%) — plus the remaining reserve in kilograms.

Live SVG load diagram

Visualizes the allowable curve and your operating point — instantly readable for engineering and sales.

What the result looks like

Preview
Nominal payload12 kg
Nominal CoG100 mm
Gripper mass1.5 kg
Gripper CoG60 mm
Part mass3.5 kg
Part CoG60 mm
Safe
Total mass
5.0kg
Combined CoG
96mm
Allowable load
12.5kg
Utilization
40%
Reserve
+7.5kg

When Quick Check is enough — and when to go deeper

Quick Check fits when

  • Standard gripper with a single part
  • Single-body load cases
  • Fast plausibility checks in sales and engineering
  • Iterating between gripper variants

Full Check is recommended when

  • Multi-body loads (tool + tool changer + sensors)
  • 3D centers of gravity (X/Y/Z)
  • J4/J5/J6 wrist-axis loading is critical
  • Complex EOAT concepts

A dedicated deep-analysis page is coming soon. Existing Pro-tier users can use /client/tools/payload-v3.

Vendor-neutral and safety-oriented

Vendor-neutral

KUKA, Fanuc, ABB, UR, Yaskawa — any brand, as long as you have nominal payload and nominal CoG from the datasheet.

No install, no data transfer

Everything runs in the browser. No data leaves your machine.

Deliberately static

We don't fake dynamic precision. The static holding-moment balance is the right question at this stage.

Scope and limitations

Static holding moments, not dynamic inertia. Use the manufacturer's software for trajectory planning.

Not a manufacturer release. Final acceptance requires manufacturer-specific datasheets and integration sign-off.

Optimized for about 80% of feasibility checks. More complex load cases (multi-body, J4/J5/J6) are covered by the Full Check.