Industrial Robot: Volume 18 Issue 2
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The international journal of robotics research and applicationCategory:
Mechanical and Materials EngineeringTable Of Contents
WAGNER AGVs SHOW STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE: AGVs WITH A 100‐YEAR HISTORY FIND APPLICATIONS IN THE INDUSTRIAL AND SERVICE SECTORS
Jack HollingumAutomated guided vehicles have a long history, and with the growth of automation in manufacture and assembly they are becoming an increasingly important element in…
CATERPILLAR MAKE THE EARTH MOVE: AUTOMATICALLY: THE FIRST COMPANY TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN MARKETING FREE‐RANGING GUIDED VEHICLES
Jack HollingumCaterpillar now has about 45 installations to its credit around the world. David Evans, manager, and Bob Snape, projects engineer, in the SGV marketing division, reviewed…
ROBOTS FREE‐RANGE BETWEEN TOWN AND GOWN: OXFORD UNIVERSITY'S ROBOTICS RESEARCH GROUP HAS BEEN WORKING FOR SOME YEARS ON ADVANCED SENSOR CONTROLS, INCLUDING THEIR USE ON GUIDED VEHICLES
Jack HollingumThis article is based on a lecture to the Fellowship of Engineering by the head of the Department of Engineering Science, Professor Mike Brady, and an interview with the…
VIVE LA DIFFERENCE: VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE FOR FRENCH ROBOT RESEARCH
Anna KochanAll the key topics currently occupying the robotics world, from parallel robots to off‐line programming, were discussed at a recent conference in Paris. Organised by the…
AGENTS GET FRAMED IN NOVEL ARCHITECTURE: THE SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE DESCRIBED HERE HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR MULTI‐ROBOT INSTALLATIONS, BUT HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR FAR WIDER APPLICATION
N.D. Duffy, J.T. Herd, N.J. EcclesRobot techniques appear to have made little impact on applications areas involving part assembly. This is mainly due to a lack of flexibility and consequent problems of…
NEW WORLD FOR ABB ROBOTS: TWO ABB ROBOTS LOAD THE PRESSES FOR THE NEW WORLD COOKER HOB
New World Domestic Appliances has completed a £4.5 million project to automate and integrate the manufacturing processes of its gas cooker assembly. This represents the…
ROBOT CALIBRATION FOR OFF‐LINE PROGRAMMING
Joachim O. BergIn order to save cost and time, attempts are made by the automotive industry to simulate in advance system planning and programming of robots involved in the manufacturing…
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0143-991xOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen access:
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- Dr Clive Loughlin