METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A ROBOT

In order to operate a robot (10), at least one first direction, in which an external load (fx) acting on a reference cannot be reliably detected on the basis of detected joint loads due to the vicinity to a singular position of the robot, is displayed (S20) as not being monitored on the basis of detected joint loads, and/or at least one second direction, in which an external load (fz) acting on the reference can be reliably detected on the basis of detected joint loads despite the vicinity to the singular position, is displayed (S20) as being monitorable on the basis of detected joint loads. Additionally or alternatively, at least one first direction is blocked (S20) if an external load (fx) acting on the reference cannot be reliably detected in said direction on the basis of detected joint loads due to the vicinity to a singular position of the robot, and if at least one direction is blocked and multiple joints of the robot are simultaneously actuated, a monitoring process is carried out on the basis of detected joint loads for an external load (fz) acting on the reference in at least one second direction, in which an external load acting on the reference can be reliably detected on the basis of detected joint loads despite the vicinity to the singular position.