Robotics & Automation worked example

Robot Travel Time at 23% accel, blend, and reorient allowance: a worked example

Push accel, blend, and reorient allowance up to 23% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it when tuning a path or comparing two cell layouts so you can see the travel time impact before reprogramming or re-quoting takt.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Total TCP travel distance per cycle: 2,400 mm (unchanged)
  • Sustained TCP speed: 800 mm / sec (unchanged)
  • Accel, blend, and reorient allowance: 23 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 20)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Base robot travel time = total TCP travel distance per cycle / sustained TCP speed) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3.69 sec for required robot travel time, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3 sec for base robot travel time.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 23 % for accel/blend allowance applied.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 800 pieces / min for sustained tcp speed.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where accel, blend, and reorient allowance sits at 20% and the headline result is 3.6 sec, this scenario comes in 2.5% above the baseline at 3.69 sec.
  • It computes the seconds of TCP motion needed per cycle by dividing total path length by sustained speed, then inflating for acceleration, blending, and reorientation. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Required robot travel time: 3.69 sec (headline result)
  • Base robot travel time: 3 sec
  • Accel/blend allowance applied: 23 %
  • Sustained TCP speed: 800 pieces / min

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Robot Travel Time calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.