is the spatial arrangement of the axes of movement in relation to one another

provide position information for a robot or machine such as a mill

___________________ are typically one of three types

Electromechanical, Pneumatic, Hydraulic

____________________ determine

Speed of the arm, Strength of the robot, Dynamic performance, Application type

___________________of a typical robot

Manipulator

Power supply

Controller

Tool Center Point

indicates how close measurements are to the actual quantity being measured.

indicates how close together repeated measurements of the same quantity are to each other.

Economy

Safety

Functionality

Ethics

Initial cost

Long-term cost

Wide-spread effects

Physical safety

Mental safety

Humans may be incompetent but can be trained

Even competent humans make mistakes

Repetitive tasks

Dangerous tasks

Micro tasks

the loading, moving, and unloading of materials

used to move inventory in and out

stores, inventories (counts), and tracks the location of materials and products.

used to transport materials and products between manufacturing centers

the energy transferred when a force displaces a mass

the rate at which work is done

the resulting twisting force when a force is applied at a distance from a pivot point

Commonly measured as watt (W)

the use of a fluid to transmit power from one location to another

of or relating to the use of gas flowing under pressure to transmit power from one location to another

the use of a liquid flowing under pressure to transmit power from one location to another

a unit of power measuring the rate work is done, originally defined by James Watt to compare steam engines to horses

the volume of space defined by the maximum reach of a robot arm end effector in three dimensions

a reference point from which all of a robot’s movements are measured

a system that monitors its output to adjust its input to maintain its required performance

the location or component where two or more machine elements are connected

a rotary or linear actuator that provides precise control of position, speed, and acceleration by using feedback

a form of communication in which a signal is sent from a device to another similar or dissimilar device(s)

the degree of closeness of measurements of a quantity to the actual (or accepted) value

the information transferred from the robot controller through the module to control external devices

the data supplied to the computer for processing

the repeated execution of a series of instructions for a variable number of times