Industrial Robot: Volume 1 Issue 2

The Role of the Minicomputer in Production Robot Control

M.H.E. Larcombe

There is increasing economic attractiveness of the minicomputer in control applications. In order to reap the full benefit of modern computer technology the currently used control…

History of the Japan Industrial Robot Association A Corporate Institution

J.I.R.A.

Under the guidance of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) and supported by the Japan Oil Hydraulics Association, the Electronic Industry Promotion Association…

The Current Status and Impact of Industrial Robot Technology in USA

K.G. Johnson, D.W. Hanify

In the United States, first generation robots are doing die casting, forging, upsetting, plastic molding, machine loading, spot welding, assembly, glass tube handling, paint…

Asynchronous Sequential Control of a Billet Handling System for Feeding a Hot Forging Machine

B.W. Rooks, K.O. Okpere, R.H.M. Cheng

The use of industrial robots in the advanced countries of the world is growing. Whilst generally the concept of a robot is taken as a highly versatile human‐like device the term…

Industrial Robot Grippers

Goran Lundström

Investment in an industrial robot (IRb) is stimulated by applications that demand easy changes to achieve various tasks. If the shape of the object to be handled varies for each…