When ordering a spare for a robot teach pendant's routine keys, match the controller model to the pendant part number and revision. Then check the proposed key part number against the drawing revision. Similar photos or a shared controller family do not establish interchangeability. Have the equipment owner check what the manufacturer permits as a separate replacement. Then specify whether the order is for a keypad overlay, a membrane switch with circuitry, or a complete teach pendant.
On November 5, 2026, Kawasaki Heavy Industries announced the F Series Controller S-type for industrial robots, with enhanced functions to address cybersecurity threats. This recent announcement is not a compatibility list for pendant key spares. When stocking spares for a line with both old and new controllers, identify the actual unit to be serviced and the pendant revision installed on it before reusing an old order line.
Check the complete pendant before ordering a key separately
The “Your Robot” chapter of the Universal Robots UR12e user manual lists complete pendant compatibility by robot generation and by model. The table covers the manufacturer's listed combinations only. It cannot establish fit on Kawasaki equipment or approve an individual key replacement. Keep two decisions separate on the inquiry: whether the complete pendant is compatible, and whether the manufacturer permits replacing just the key part.
- Equipment record. Record the controller model, pendant part number and revision for the unit to be serviced. If the manufacturer's documentation limits compatibility by serial range or software version, add the relevant details to the same inquiry line. Hold that line if the equipment it applies to is still unclear.
- Order record. Specify a separate keypad overlay, a membrane switch with circuitry, or the complete teach pendant. An overlay supplied on its own has no switch circuitry. For an assembly with circuitry, use the controlled drawing to check the flexible tail and pin assignments; see the membrane switch tail and connector ordering guide (Chinese).
- Release record. If the manufacturer does not list a separately replaceable key part, or the equipment label does not match the drawing, mark the order line as pending. The equipment owner should use the manufacturer's documentation to decide how to service the unit. Do not sign off on a substitute based on photos or the look of a plug.
Keep safety functions such as emergency stop and enabling out of this routine-key price comparison; see the guide to routine inputs and safety functions on teach pendants (Chinese). Even if a routine key fits, that does not establish complete pendant compatibility or validate any safety function.
If the equipment owner has confirmed that the routine key assembly can be customized separately, Shenzhen Baoshengda Technology Co., Ltd.'s custom membrane switch page (Chinese) lists the enclosure, host-board interface, keys, circuitry and flexible tail among the project inputs. See the English product page and use the contact page to share drawings you are permitted to disclose and the agreed scope of supply. Construction and supply are subject to project confirmation. The cover shows the keys and tail of a separate instrumentation panel sample. It is neither a robot teach pendant nor proof of a compatible spare.