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Purpose and use of robots.
February 23rd, 2008 by bjkrobotics
A. Industrial Robots: Programed to preform industrial tasks e.g. car assembly lines. They are programed by humans can be reprogramed and usualy preform repetative tasks.They may also preform tasks that may be difficult for humans and can work in harsh conditions.
Images and info from:
Kr1000 titan:http://embedded-system.net/embedded-system/images/kuka-kr-1000-titan-6-axis-robot.jpg
http://embedded-system.net/kuka-kr-1000-titan-6-axis-industrial-robot-the-guinness-book-strongest-robot.html
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Other: http://www.a-m-c.com/images/about/industriesserved/robot_industrial.jpg
http://www.a-m-c.com/content/m101/industry_highlight/industrial_robots.html
© Copyright 2005 Advanced Motion Controls, 3805 Calle Tecate, Camarillo, CA 93012, (805) 389-1935
Domestic Robots: Robots that can be used around the house e.g. the iRobot Roomba, the austomatic vacume cleaner created by iRobot corporation and the robomower, automatic lawnmower which travels up and down the laws cuttin the grass. They both use infa red technology to find their way around. Vidio of the roomba can be found at “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqhIMFQNGCg.”
Images and info from:
Roomba: http://www.frc.ri.cmu.edu/~hpm/talks/Extras/roomba.adj.jpg
http://www.roomba.com.au/
http://www.irobot.com/
Robomower: http://www.thegreenhead.com/imgs/robomower.jpg
http://www.friendlyrobotics.com/
All Rights Reserved Friendly Robotics ©
Entertainment robots: Entertainment robots such as the robo sapien, robo raptor, robo dog and furbies are mainly designed as toys, they preform simple activities such as walking and talking and are usualy usued by children of all ages. They may be remote control or use infa red and some respond to human activity.
Images and info from:
Furby: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Furby.JPG
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furby
Robo Raptor: http://www.robotsrule.com/images/discovery_roboreptile.jpg
http://www.roboraptoronline.com/
http://www.wowwee.com/
B. Multi-purpose robots.
The FANUC Robot LR Mate 200iC is a great example of a multi-purpose robot, it is about the size of a human arm it is lite weight and is suitable to preform a wide varitey of tasks including machine tool handling, bin picking, assembly and insertion. It is also has a high reliability in the severe factory environment. The robot only weights 27kg so it can easily be instaled inside a machine or monted on a celing. Because of its capability to hold tools it can easily be used in maintinance and repair.
Picture and info from: “http://www.fanuc.co.jp/en/product/new_product/2007/0701/0701_robotlrmate200ic.html.” Copyright © 1997-2007 FANUC LTD. All Rights Reserved.
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