An articulated robot is a robot with rotary joints that has 6 or more Degrees of Freedom . This is one of the most commonly used robots in industry today (many examples can be found from legged robots or industrial robots). Articulated robots can range from simple 6 Degree of Freedom structures to systems with 10 or more interacting joints and materials. They are powered by a variety of means, including electric motors.
Some types of robots, such as robotic arms, can be articulated or non-articulated.12
Articulated robots
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Robots palletizing food at a bakery -
Manufacturing of steel bridges, cutting steel -
Flat-glass handling, heavy duty robot with 500 kg payload -
Automation in foundry industry, heat resistant robot -
Spot welding robot
See also
See also
- Degrees of freedom (engineering)
- Articulated soft robotics
- Robotics suite
- Industrial robot
- Robotic arms and cranes used in spaceflight:
- Canadarm, which was used on the Space Shuttle
- Mobile Servicing System (MSS), also known as the Canadarm2, used on the ISS
- The Japanese Remote Manipulator System, used on the ISS JEM module Kibo
- Dextre, also known as the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM), used on the ISS
- Strela, a manually operated arm used on the Russian Orbital Segment (ROS) of the ISS to perform similar tasks as the Mobile Servicing System
- European Robotic Arm, a fifth robotic arm installed on the ISS in 2021