This paper describes slide-bending formation of thin metal sheet by using an industrial robot. The authors have made an automatic slide-bending formation system which consists of a force sensor, a CCD camera and an industrial robot. The slide-bending forming tool was mounted on the top of the robot. The force sensor was attached on the wrist of the robot. The trajectory of the robot was controlled so that the reactive force was kept constant. The bending formation of metal foil made by stainless steel was investigated systematically. From the results of the experiment, it is shown that the larger the reactive force, the larger the bending angle of the thin metal sheet.
