A good safety practice to keep the robot safe during operation is to ensure the program ends with the robot at or near the home position.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not specified
• D. Only during calibration

Answer: (A)

Ending a robot program at or near the home position establishes a known, safe end state. When the joints are in predictable coordinates and the robot sits in a defined, safe area, anyone approaching the robot or restarting the controller can do so with confidence that there won’t be unexpected moves or collisions. The home position serves as a consistent reference point for safe servicing, tool changes, and verification of limits, making the next task start from a reliable baseline. If a program ends in an arbitrary pose, the robot could re-enter motion or reach into space that’s occupied or unsafe when re-enabled, increasing collision risk and requiring extra checks before the next run. This is a general safety and reliability practice, not something limited to calibration.