Robot_Terminology

What is RIA (Robotics industries Association) definition for robots?

• mechanical systems capable of performing movements resembling those of the upper limbs of a human being or having sensing and recognition capacity with the capability of controlling its own behaviour.

• electro-mechanical device which follows a set of instructions to carry out certain jobs

• reprogrammable multi-functional manipulator designed to move materials, parts, tools, and specialised devices through variable programmed motions for the performance of a variety of tasks

First motor driven robots was developed by

• IBM

• GM

• Nachi

• Unimate

First industrial robot was developed by George devol and Josep engelberge in

• 1969

• 1961

• 1959

• 1979

------- robots are are industrial robots that work on three linear axes that (X, Y, and Z),

• Scara

• Cartesian

• Linear

• Delta

SCARA is acronym for

• Selective Compliance Articulated Robot Arm

• Selective Conformance Assembly robot Arm

• Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm

• Selective Conformance Articulated robot Arm

------ Most commonly used robot

• SCARA

• Cartesian

• Delta

• Articulated

-------- Robot resembles human arm.

• Delta

• Articulated

• SCARA

• Linear

------ Robots are used for precise and high speed applications.

• Delta

• SCARA

• Articulated

• Linear

Degrees of freedom means

• Number of Joints

• Number of axis of movement

• Number of axis

Total space within which robot can place its end effector is

• Work area

• Work volume

• Work space