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Anatomy of Industrial Robots

The RIA (Robotics Industries Association) has ofcially given the denition or

Industrial Robots. According to RIA, “ An Industrial Robot is a reprograable,

ultiunctional anipulator designed to ove aterials, parts, tools, or special

devices through variable prograed otions or the perorance o a variety o

tas!s."

The Anatomy o Industrial Robots deals #ith the assebling o outer coponents o

a robot such as #rist, ar, and body. $eore %uping into Robot &ongurations, here

are soe o the !ey acts about robot anatoy.

• End Efectors' A hand o a robot is considered as end eectors. The

grippers and tools are the t#o signicant types o end eectors. The

grippers are used to pic! and place an ob%ect, #hile the tools are used to

carry out operations li!e spray painting, spot #elding, etc. on a #or! piece.

• Robot Joints' The %oints in an industrial robot are helpul to peror sliding

and rotating oveents o a coponent.

• Manipulator ' The anipulators in a robot are developed by the integration

o lin!s and %oints. In the body and ar, it is applied or oving the tools in

the #or! volue. It is also used in the #rist to ad%ust the tools.

• Kinematics' It concerns #ith the assebling o robot lin!s and %oints. It is

also used to illustrate the robot otions.

The Robots are ostly divided into our a%or congurations based on their

appearances, sies, etc. such as'

•&ylindrical &onguration,

• *olar &onguration,

• +ointed Ar &onguration, and

• &artesian &oordinate &onguration.

&ylindrical &onguration'

This !ind o robots incorporates a slide in the horiontal position and a colun in the

vertical position. It also includes a robot ar at the end o the slide. -ere, the slide is

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capable o oving in up do#n otion #ith the help o the colun. In addition, it

can reach the #or! space in a rotary oveent as li!e a cylinder.

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Advantages'• Increased rigidity, and

• &apacity o carrying high payloads.

5isadvantages'

• 3loor space re6uired is ore, and

• 7ess #or! volue.

*olar &onguration' The polar conguration robots #ill possess an ar, #hich can ove up and do#n. It

coprises o a rotational base along #ith a pivot. It has one linear t#o rotary %oints

that allo#s the robot to operate in a spherical #or! volue. It is also stated as

8pherical &oordinate Robots.

/0aple' 9niate :;;; 8eries Robot.

Advantages'

• 7ong reach capability in the horiontal position.

5isadvantages'

• <ertical reach is lo#.

+ointed Ar &onguration'

The ar in these conguration robots loo!s alost li!e a huan ar. It gets three

rotary %oints and three #rist a0es, #hich or into si0 degrees o reedos. As a

result, it has the capability to be controlled at any ad%ustents in the #or! space. These types o robots are used or peroring several operations li!e spray painting,

spot welding, arc welding, and ore.

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Advantages'

• Increased @e0ibility,

• -uge #or! volue, and

• uic! operation.

5isadvantages'

• <ery e0pensive,



• 5ifcult operating procedures, and

• *lenty o coponents.

&artesian &oordinate conguration' These robots are also called as XY robots, because it is e6uipped #ith three rotary

%oints or assebling BCD a0es. The robots #ill process in a rectangular #or! space

by eans o this three %oints oveent. It is capable o carrying high payloads #ith

the help o its rigid structure. It is ainly integrated in soe unctions li!e pic! and

place, aterial handling, loading and unloading, and so on. Additionally, this

conguration adds a nae o 1antry Robot.

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Advantages'

• -ighly accurate speed,

• 3e#er cost,

• 8iple operating procedures, and

• -igh payloads.

5isadvantages'

• 7ess #or! envelope, and

• Reduced @e0ibility.

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