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What is a characteristic of mobile robots?
What is a characteristic of mobile robots?
What is an end effector commonly found in industrial robots?
What is an end effector commonly found in industrial robots?
What is the main characteristic of an industrial robot?
What is the main characteristic of an industrial robot?
Which of the following is NOT a typical application of industrial robots?
Which of the following is NOT a typical application of industrial robots?
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What is a common type of robot configuration used in industrial automation applications?
What is a common type of robot configuration used in industrial automation applications?
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What does an industrial robot typically consist of?
What does an industrial robot typically consist of?
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Which component of robots enables precise fitting and insertion of machine parts and automation of high-skill jobs?
Which component of robots enables precise fitting and insertion of machine parts and automation of high-skill jobs?
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What type of robots are commonly used in manufacturing with a stationary base?
What type of robots are commonly used in manufacturing with a stationary base?
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Which industry extensively uses robots in material handling, machine loading and unloading, and spot welding?
Which industry extensively uses robots in material handling, machine loading and unloading, and spot welding?
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What type of sensors act as virtual bumpers for tight spaces and obstacle detection?
What type of sensors act as virtual bumpers for tight spaces and obstacle detection?
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In which industry are robots used for applications such as material transfer, continuous arc welding, and spray coating?
In which industry are robots used for applications such as material transfer, continuous arc welding, and spray coating?
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What is a disadvantage of robots according to the text?
What is a disadvantage of robots according to the text?
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What type of robots have mobility through wheels, tracks, or legs?
What type of robots have mobility through wheels, tracks, or legs?
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Which type of motors are common robotic actuators used in industrial robots?
Which type of motors are common robotic actuators used in industrial robots?
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Robots are used in hazardous environments such as underwater or in combustible gases for purposes related to which industry?
Robots are used in hazardous environments such as underwater or in combustible gases for purposes related to which industry?
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Which industry extensively uses robots for applications such as inspection, material handling manipulator, and spot welding manipulator?
Which industry extensively uses robots for applications such as inspection, material handling manipulator, and spot welding manipulator?
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What is a key component of robots responsible for translating instructions into specific actions?
What is a key component of robots responsible for translating instructions into specific actions?
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What advantage do robots provide in terms of product quality?
What advantage do robots provide in terms of product quality?
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Study Notes
- Articulated robots, SCARA robots, Delta Robots, Cartesian coordinate robots, and Gantry robots are types of industrial robots with different mechanical designs.
- Key components of robots include a power conversion unit, sensors, actuators, a controller, a user interface, and a manipulator or linkage mounted on a base.
- Fixed robots are commonly used in manufacturing with a stationary base, while mobile robots have mobility through wheels, tracks, or legs.
- Robot sensors include accelerometers, vision sensors, force sensors, proximity sensors, and tilt sensors, providing information beyond human senses.
- Force sensors enable precise fitting and insertion of machine parts and automation of high-skill jobs.
- Infrared proximity sensors act as virtual bumpers for tight spaces and obstacle detection.
- Common robotic actuators include synchronous motors, stepper motors, AC servo motors, brushless DC servo motors, pneumatic cylinders, hydraulic motors, pneumatic motors, muscle wire servo motors, and servo motors.
- Robots are used extensively in industries such as agriculture, automobile manufacturing, entertainment, health care, laboratories, law enforcement, manufacturing, military, mining, transportation, utilities, and warehouses.
- Applications of robots in industries include material handling, material transfer, machine loading and unloading, spot welding, continuous arc welding, spray coating, assembly, inspection, and material handling manipulator, and spot welding manipulator.
- Robots are used in space by NASA, in hazardous environments such as underwater or in combustible gases, and in medicine for robotic assistant micro surgery.
- Advantages of robots include greater flexibility, re-programmability, kinematics dexterity, greater response time, improved product quality, maximization of capital intensive equipment, accident reduction, and reduction of hazardous exposure for human workers.
- Disadvantages of robots include replacement of human labor, greater unemployment, significant retraining costs for both unemployed and users of new technology, and hidden costs associated with technology integration.
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Learn about the key components and applications of industrial robots in this lecture. Explore examples of modern robots such as mobile robots and their capabilities in various environments.
