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Just for fun: industrial robots doing cool stuff

March 5, 2016 By Danielle Collins Leave a Comment

industrial robots

The line between industrial and commercial (aka “service” or “personal”) robots is blurring, but that doesn’t make industrial robots any less cool. As proof, here are eight industrial robots doing fun things, and doing (most of) them better than us mere mortals can. Play ping pong I won’t spoil the outcome for you, but I […]

Filed Under: Applications Tagged With: industrial robot, robot

ABB introduces new platform for robots and transfer applications

January 27, 2016 By Danielle Collins Leave a Comment

ABB IRBT 2005

ABB has introduced the IRBT 2005, a flexible, compact and modular medium track motion platform for both robots and transfer applications. It is designed to accommodate rapid product changes in applications that require an extended working range and high degrees of speed and accuracy, including arc welding, material handling, machine tending, and sealing and dispensing. […]

Filed Under: Industry news, Linear actuators (all), Slides + guides (all) Tagged With: ABB, robot, track guide

What do delta robots have in common with spiders?

January 14, 2016 By Danielle Collins Leave a Comment

Delta Robots

Discussions of industrial robots typically focus on three types: Cartesian, SCARA, and 6-axis. But there’s another robot design that is gaining prominence, especially in packaging and electronic assembly applications—the delta robot. Parallel vs serial robots Delta robots are a type of parallel robot, meaning that their motors and legs are connected mechanically in parallel, with […]

Filed Under: Linear actuators (all), Stages + gantries Tagged With: delta robot, parallel robot, robot, serial robot

Tips for selecting pre-engineered Cartesian robots

December 21, 2015 By Danielle Collins 1 Comment

Cartesian robots

Cartesian robots operate in two or three axes along the Cartesian coordinate system of X, Y, and Z. While SCARA and 6-axis robots are more widely recognized, Cartesian systems can be found in nearly every industrial application imaginable, from semiconductor manufacturing to woodworking equipment. And it’s no surprise that Cartesians are so widely deployed. They’re […]

Filed Under: Ball + leadscrew driven, Belt + chain driven, Linear actuators (all), Linear motors Tagged With: Cartesian robot, robot

When Do You Need a Gantry Robot?

February 27, 2015 By Danielle Collins 7 Comments

Festo-3d-Gantry

When you think of an industrial robot, what comes to mind? Probably something like this… Articulated robots like these are widely recognized, thanks to car company commercials and robot dance sequences. SCARA (Selective Compliance Articulated Robot Arm) robots are also well-recognized due to their adoption and proliferation in factories since the early 1980’s. Both of these – articulated […]

Filed Under: Linear actuators (all) Tagged With: Actuators, cartesian, gantry, Linear Actuator, Linear Actuators, linear motion, robot

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