Chapter 15: Robot End Effectors

Jean Riescher Westcott; A.K. Gupta; S.K. Arora

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Chapter 15: Robot End Effectors

Jean Riescher Westcott
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This chapter is in the book Industrial Automation and Robotics

INTRODUCTIONThe function of a robot is to interact with the surroundings. The robot does this by manipulating objects and tools to fulfill a given task. The robot end effector becomes a bridge between the computer con-trolled arm and the world around it. Earlier industrial robots were used as stand alone machines for painting, spot welding, or pick and place work in which parts were moved from one location to another without much attention paid to how the parts were picked up and put down. Nowadays, robots are put to work in more challenging applications. The tasks the robot perform may involve assembling parts or fitting them into clamps and fixtures. These tasks place greater demands on the accuracy of the arm and the end effector. The actions of the robot ROBOT END EFFECTORSCHAPTER1515_IAR_C15_PG_455-476.indd 45515_IAR_C15_PG_455-476.indd 4559/21/2023 5:02:06 PM9/21/2023 5:02:06 PM

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INTRODUCTIONThe function of a robot is to interact with the surroundings. The robot does this by manipulating objects and tools to fulfill a given task. The robot end effector becomes a bridge between the computer con-trolled arm and the world around it. Earlier industrial robots were used as stand alone machines for painting, spot welding, or pick and place work in which parts were moved from one location to another without much attention paid to how the parts were picked up and put down. Nowadays, robots are put to work in more challenging applications. The tasks the robot perform may involve assembling parts or fitting them into clamps and fixtures. These tasks place greater demands on the accuracy of the arm and the end effector. The actions of the robot ROBOT END EFFECTORSCHAPTER1515_IAR_C15_PG_455-476.indd 45515_IAR_C15_PG_455-476.indd 4559/21/2023 5:02:06 PM9/21/2023 5:02:06 PM

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