by Owen R. Matthews
A robot is simply defined as a computer controlled machine.
Six-DOF Robotic Arms
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Six-axis industrial robotic arms are one of the most flexible and powerful tools available to industrial automation today. Like other robot systems, they can be considered as two units; the robotic arm and the computer control system. The arm has six flexible joints or axis which moves a gripper or any tool to any point within the robotic arm's operational envelope. These movements are powered by multiple servo or continous rotation electric motors. The computer controller detirmines the movements of the arm. |
Robotic arms typically have capacities of between 1kg to 300kg and are accurate to 0.1mm or better. Robots are sometimes developed for specific tasks such as painting or welding but the standard industrial robot is easily programmed to fulfil a number of roles, see the applications page for more details.
Used robots is a fast growing sector of the automation market. The technology and build quality of robots made over 10 years ago means that they are a viable alternative to new robots with little or no difference in capability in many applications. Just a big saving in cost.
�2004 Owen R. Matthews