19-07-2011, 03:30 PM
ABSTRACT
This paper deals with the history of industrial robots, there basic structure, types, present status and future advances with applications. As we know Modern industrial robots are true marvels of engineering. An industrial robot is officially defined as an automatically controlled, reprogrammable, multipurpose manipulator programmable in three or more axes. Industrial robots have a formidable place in any type of industry now. Automation systems along with industrial robots today are performing motion control and real time decision making tasks that were considered impossible 40 years ago. The most obvious anthromorphic characteristic of an industrial robot is its mechanical arm that is used to perform various industrial tasks. Industrial robots have a wide range of applications in industry manufacturing anything.
In this paper, an effort is made to answer the questions about the origin and fundamentals of industrial robotics. It also includes the basic assembly of SCARA robots and comparison between Cartesian and SCARA robots as a case study.
