Types of Industrial Robots

Classification by mechanical structure (types of industrial robots): 

• Articulated robots
• Cylindrical robots
• Linear robots (including cartesian and gantry robots)
• Parallel robots
• SCARA robots

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ISO: Industrial Robots

Industrial robot as defined by ISO 8373:

An automatically controlled, reprogrammable, multipurpose manipulator programmable in three or more axes, which may be either fixed in place or mobile for use in industrial automation applications.

Reprogrammable: whose programmed motions or auxiliary functions may be changed without physical alterations;

Multipurpose: capable of being adapted to a different application with physical alterations;

Physical alterations: alteration of the mechanical structure or control system except for changes of programming cassettes, ROMs, etc.

Axis: direction used to specify the robot motion in a linear or rotary mode

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Robotics

Robotics is the engineering science and technology of robots, and their design, manufacture, application, and structural disposition. Robotics is related to electronics, mechanics, and software.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotics