What are the Control Group Types?

• A. Robot, Base, and Station
• B. Robot, Base, and External Station
• C. Robot, Base, and External TCP
• D. Robot, Base, and Tool

Answer: (B)

Control groups are ways the controller organizes devices it can drive as a unit. The three types you’d typically work with are the Robot, the Base, and the External Station. The Robot is the main manipulator, the Base handles the robot’s base axis, and the External Station represents an auxiliary controller or machine that the robot coordinates with, sharing I/O and sequencing tasks. This combination covers the core components that are commonly grouped for coordinated control.

The other options mix in concepts that aren’t control group types. An External TCP is a tool-frame concept, not a separate control-group category, and terms like Station or Tool refer to different ideas (a generic station or the end-effector) rather than an explicit control-group type.