1. Robotics Introduction Computer Integrated Manufacturing
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2. Robot Usage Why use robots? Reduce labor costs
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Robot Usage
Why use robots?
Reduce labor costs
Eliminate dangerous jobs
Increase output rate
Improve product quality
Reduce waste
Image description: Four robots are arcwelding at the Thompson chassis factory in the UK.

3. Robotics What is Robotics?
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Robotics
What is Robotics?
Robotics is the science and technology of robots, their design, manufacture, and application.
The word first used in print by Isaac Asimov.
The word robot was coined by Karel Čapek in his 1920 play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)
The word means "drudgery" or "hard work" in Czech and Slovak
The word robot was first used in Asimov’s science fiction short story “Runaround," published in May 1941 in Astounding Science Fiction.

4. Industrial Robotics Video
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Industrial Robotics Video
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Robot Parts
Parts of a typical robot
Manipulator
Power supply
Controller
These images show a robot with a gripper and a close-up of a wrist.
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Manipulator
Joints
Grippers
Process tooling
General purpose effectors
The individual joint motion is described by the degrees of freedom. Each axis is one degree of freedom per direction. Industrial robots are typically equipped with four to six degrees of freedom. On a robot wrist, these degrees of freedom are roll, pitch, and yaw.
The gripper is an end effector that is designed to pick up, hold, move, and/or release an object.
Process tooling is an instrument or device attached or mounted to the end of a robotic arm.
This image shows an atomizer on a painting robot.
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7. Robot Power Supply Can be electric, hydraulic, or pneumatic
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Robot Power Supply
Can be electric, hydraulic, or pneumatic
Electric is most typical
Motors may be servo or stepper
Servo motors is a motor that is modified to give feedback concerning the motor's speed, direction of rotation, and number of revolutions. It receive power and drive the load with a continuous linear or rotary motion.
Stepper motors is a motor that uses discrete electrical impulses to cause it to step (rotate) a specified number of degrees.

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Robot Controller
Controls a robot
Stores data
The image shows a MultiMove system is being programmed.
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9. References
Black, TJ., Kohser, R., Degarmo's materials & processes in manufacturing. (10 ed.). Danvers, MA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Keramas, J. (1999). Robot technology fundamentals. Retrieved from Wikipedia (2013). Bio-inspired Big Dog. Retrieved from