In practical usage. an industrial robot is a mechanical device that performs automated physical tasks. either according to direct human supervision. a pre-defined program or. a set of general guidelines using artificial intelligence techniques. Robots are typically used to do the tasks that are too dirty. dangerous. difficult. repetitive or dull for humans.
An industrial robot is officially defined by ISO as an automatically controlled. reprogrammable. multipurpose manipulator programmable in three or more axes. The field of industrial robotics may be more practically defined as the study. design and use of robot systems for manufacturing (a top-level definition relying on the prior definition of robot).
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(1) A robot is a reprogrammable. multifunctional manipulator designed to move parts. materials. tools. or special devices through variable programmed motions for the performance of a variety of different task. This basic definition leads to other definitions. presented in the following paragraphs that give a complete picture of a robotic system.
(2) Preprogrammed locations are paths that the robot must follow to accomplish work. At some of these locations. the robot will stop and perform some operation. such as assembly of parts. spray painting. or welding. These preprogrammed locations are stored in the robots memory and are recalled later for continuous operation. Furthermore Designer Gucci Bags. these preprogrammed locations Shoulder Bags. as well as other program data. can be changed later as the work requirements change. Thus. with regard to this programming feature. an industrial robot is very much like a computer. where data can be stored and later recalled and edited.
(3) The manipulator is the arm of the robot. It allows the robot to bend. reach. and twist. The manipulators axes. also called the degrees of freedom of the robot. provide this movement. A robot can have from 3 to 16 axes. The term degrees of freedom will always relate to the number of axes found on a robot.
(4) The tooling and grippers are not part of the robotic system itself; rather. they are Breitling Replica Watches attachments that fit on the end of the robots arm allow the robot to lift parts. spot-weld Fleur de lis Bags. paint. arc-weld. drill. demur Waist Bags . and do a variety of tasks. depending on what is required of the robot.
(5) The robotic system can also control the work cell of the operating robot. The work cell of the robot is the total environment in which the robot must perform its task. Included within this cell may be the controller Replica Designer Gucci Bags. the robot manipulator. a worktable. safety features. or a conveyor. All the equipment that is required in order for the robot to do its job is included in the work cell. In addition. signals from outside devices can communicate with the robot in order to tell the robot when it should assemble parts. pick up parts. or unload parts to a conveyor.