Industrial Robots

Flashcards about industrial robots, covering definition, types, characteristics, and economic justification.

Robotics

A multidisciplinary field involving design, construction, operation, and use of robots, combining elements from mechanical, electrical, software, computer science, and artificial intelligence.

Robot

A machine that can carry out a series of actions automatically, often programmable by a computer, and can perform tasks autonomously or semi-autonomously.

Android

A machine resembling a human being, able to replicate certain human movements and functions automatically.

Robot

A machine designed to carry out complex actions, either autonomously or under remote control by humans.

Droid

Robotic counterparts to androids, designed to perform a specific task, often in a science-fiction context.

Robot

A software-controllable mechanical device that uses sensors to guide one or more end-effectors through programmed motions in a workspace to manipulate physical objects.

Robot

An autonomous machine capable of sensing its environment, carrying out computations to make decisions, and performing actions in the real world.

Industrial Robot

Traditional industrial robot consisting of a manipulator arm designed to perform repetitive tasks.

Collaborative Robots

Factory robots that can operate alongside human workers due to various safety features; also known as Cobots.

Industrial Robot

A multifunctional, reprogrammable, automatically controlled manipulator, programmable in three or more axes, used in industrial automation applications (ISO 8373:2012).

Cartesian Robots

Robots that move in straight lines on 3-axis, highly flexible, and easy to adjust speed, precision, stroke length, and size.

SCARA Robots

Robot arm that functions on 3-axis with rotary motion, excelling in lateral movements, and used for assembly and bio-med applications.

Articulated Robots

Robot that resembles a human arm mounted to a base with a twisting joint, utilizing 4- to 6-axis, and used for assembly and arc welding.

Delta Robots

Parallel robots with three arms connected to a single base, moving delicately and precisely at high speeds, used for food and electronic industries.

Collaborative Robots

Robots also called cobots, moving in straight lines on 3-axis, and used for pick and place, palletizing, and quality inspection.

Serial Robot

A type of robotic arm where the links are connected end-to-end in a series, forming a chain-like structure.

Parallel Robot

A type of robotic system where the end effector is connected to its base by multiple independent and parallel kinematic chains.

SCARA Robot

An industrial robot with a unique arm configuration designed for specific tasks requiring speed and precision, featuring a horizontal jointed arm.

Cartesian Robot

An industrial robot whose movements are defined by three linear axes that move in straight lines along the X, Y, and Z coordinates.

Electric Joint Drive System

Uses electric motors to actuate individual joints and is the preferred drive system in today's robots.

Hydraulic Joint Drive System

Uses hydraulic pistons and rotary vane actuators and is noted for its high power and lift capacity.

Pneumatic Joint Drive System

Typically limited to smaller robots and simple material transfer applications.

Material transfer

Pick-and-place, palletizing.

Processing operations

Spot welding and continuous arc welding, spray coating.

Robot Payload

Weight the robot can lift, including the weight of the End of Arm Tooling (EOAT) and the weight of the product being picked.

Robot Inertia

A property of matter where the object resists changes in velocity (speed and/or direction).

Size of class

The size of the robot is given by the maximum dimension (x) of the robot work envelope.

Payback period

Net annual cash flow / net investment cost of the robot system including accessories.