NTA FANUC Test 2 Practice Exam 2026 - Free Teach Pendant, Alarms, Jogging, and Initial Setup Practice Questions and Study Guide

To reach a recorded position accurately in a multi-axis system, you need the position of every moving axis. A recorded position is a set of coordinates, one for each axis, defining a specific point in the robot’s multi-dimensional space. Knowing all axis positions lets the controller compute the exact target for each joint or axis and drive them in concert to arrive at that point, using encoder feedback to confirm each axis reaches its specified value.

If you only know some axes, or rely on the position of a single servo motor or just the X axis, you don’t have the full target in all dimensions. The robot could end up in an unintended pose because the remaining axes don’t know where to go. Therefore, the complete set—knowing the position of every axis—is required to move to the recorded position accurately.