Industrial Robot: Volume 6 Issue 3

Robotics in 1984

J.F. Engelberger

An often asked question is “Where does the UK stand in the field of robotics?”. An honest answer to this would be “Probably, dead last ” However, judging by the attendance…

Government activities supporting the development of industrial robots in the Federal Republic of Germany

P. Brodner, P. Schacks

This paper reports on the support activities for the development and application of industrial robots in the frame of the research programmes “Humanization of Working…

Potential warehouse applications of industrial robots

W. Blanding

The Third National Industrial Robot Conference and Exposition in Chicago, USA in November, 1978 indicated a lack of attention to warehousing applications and points up the…

Introduction of visual equipment to inspection

H. Onda, Y. Ohashi

The authors propose to introduce industrial visual equipment to automate visual inspection systems. In addition to a conventional TV camera system, the recent development…

Close encounters (of the fourth kind?)

J. Campbell

As a major converter in the Plastics Industry, Wavin have operated a continued Programme of Product Development.

The industrial use of robots

R. Zermeno, R. Moseley, E. Braun

The modern concept of the industrial robot revolves around the notion of a “general purpose” or “universal” machine. This notion has recently been given a considerable…