Industrial Robot: Volume 14 Issue 4
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The international journal of robotics research and applicationTable of contents
Vision seam tracking extends to TIG
The development of a vision‐guided robot for TIG welding is being claimed as a breakthrough by Meta Machines. Brian Rooks reports on a system to weld rocket motors for a Swedish…
Opel refines the art of car making
Opel, GM's German automotive company has invested heavily in manufacturing for its Omega car. Brian Rooks reports on the advanced equipment now operating in the Russelsheim plant.
Off‐line robot programming: the state‐of‐the‐art
Scott CarterThe potential and the problems of off‐line robot programming are outlined
Mobile robot with a developed sense of security
A mobile sentry only 54cm tall has been designed by Sandia Laboratories with US government support, to patrol high‐security buildings.
Forecasting the diffusion of industrial robots
T. Bruns, T.M. SchünemannThe diffusion process for industrial robots in West Germany is forecast up to the year 2000.
Direct drive and weld sensors emerge in Tokyo
The controversy increases over which robots are best for assembly, while more very simple robots are introduced. John Hartley reports.
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0143-991xOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Dr Dimitrios Chrysostomou