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KUKA 00-291-556 smartPAD-2 operator panel

KUKA 00-291-556 is identified in part-number listings as a smartPAD-2 teach pendant for the KR C4 control boundary.

System role

Rebuilt from individual evidence

Documented controls

Evidence limits

Two listings for this exact part number identify 00-291-556 as a KUKA smartPAD-2 teach pendant for the KRC4 range with a 10 m cable.

KUKA describes the smartPAD-2 as an operator panel for KUKA robots connected to a KR C4 controller.

KUKA documents an 8.4-inch capacitive display and eight jog keys for controlling the connected robot's axes.

The system role is the operator control layer between a person and the robot controller; this positioning is an inference from the part-number mapping and KUKA's operator-panel documentation.

Unknown: the exact controller revision, software compatibility, production revision, condition, availability, price, warranty, and OEM authorization for a particular 00-291-556 unit.

KUKA describes teach pendants as operator interfaces that display application options and let operators control robot processes in industrial environments.

Exact reference
00-291-556
Category
Robotics
Evidence checked
2026-09-11

System role

This section explains what the product does and where it acts in the surrounding system.

Function
The 00-291-556 smartPAD-2 controls a connected KUKA robot through the KR C4 operator-panel boundary.
System position
It sits at the human-facing operator interface between a person and the KR C4 controller in the robot cell.
Upstream / inputs
The operator supplies touch and jog inputs at the panel; KUKA documents capacitive touch and axis jog keys.
Downstream / outputs
The KR C4 control boundary applies the panel interaction to the connected KUKA robot's axes.
Limitations
Unknown: the exact controller revision, software compatibility, production revision, condition, availability, price, warranty, and OEM authorization for a particular unit.

Evidence ledger

Facts, inferences, and unknowns are kept separate.

Facts

  • Two exact-reference listings identify 00-291-556 as a KUKA smartPAD-2 teach pendant for the KRC4 range with a 10 m cable.

    Confidence: medium

  • KUKA describes smartPAD-2 as the second generation of its operator panel for KUKA robots and says it can connect to a KR C4 controller.

    Confidence: high

  • KUKA documents an 8.4-inch capacitive touch display and eight jog keys on the smartPAD-2, with the jog keys controlling a connected robot's axes.

    Confidence: high

  • KUKA describes teach pendants as operator interfaces that display application options and let operators control robot processes in industrial environments.

    Confidence: high

Inferences

  • The exact reference maps to the KUKA smartPAD-2 operator-panel family used at the KR C4 boundary.

    Confidence: medium

    Rationale: The exact-reference listings supply the article-to-family mapping, while KUKA's own smartPAD-2 page supplies the KR C4 operator-panel function.

  • The product participates as the human-facing control layer between an operator and a connected KUKA robot controlled through KR C4.

    Confidence: high

    Rationale: The documented operator-panel function, axis controls, exact smartPAD-2 mapping, and KRC4 association together establish the interface position.

Unknowns

  • Unknown: the exact controller revision, software compatibility, production revision, condition, availability, price, warranty, and OEM authorization for a particular 00-291-556 unit.

    Confidence: low

    Missing evidence: A unit-level nameplate, controller software record, and attributable commercial record were not captured.

System position diagram

Operator input reaches the 00-291-556 smartPAD-2 panel at the KR C4 control boundary for a connected KUKA robot.

Reading limit: system position only, not a wiring or safety drawing.

System-position view of 00-291-556 as the operator-panel layer at the KR C4 controller boundary.

Enlarged system diagram

Operator input reaches the 00-291-556 smartPAD-2 panel at the KR C4 control boundary for a connected KUKA robot.

System-position view of 00-291-556 as the operator-panel layer at the KR C4 controller boundary.

View Mermaid source
flowchart LR
  operator["Operator input"] --> panel["00-291-556<br/>smartPAD-2"]
  panel -->|jog and panel commands| krc4["KR C4 controller"]
  krc4 --> robot["Connected KUKA robot"]
View diagram labels
Nodes
Operator input; 00-291-556 smartPAD-2; KR C4 controller; Connected KUKA robot
Edges
Panel jog keys control connected robot axes through the KR C4 boundary

Next action

The evidence supports an operator-panel role for 00-291-556 within a KUKA KR C4 control boundary; verify the physical article marking and installed controller before sourcing.

Read the nameplate, record the installed controller generation and cable length, and request KUKA or an authorized service channel to confirm the exact replacement.

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