What Are The Main Types Of Robots?

What Are The Main Types Of Robots?

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What Are the Dif­fer­ent Types of Indus­tri­al Robots?

In indus­tri­al automa­tion, there are six pri­ma­ry types of robots: carte­sian, SCARA, cylin­dri­cal, delta, polar, and ver­ti­cal­ly artic­u­lat­ed. Each type fea­tures a unique joint con­fig­u­ra­tion, also known as axes, enabling them to han­dle var­i­ous tasks effi­cient­ly. Here’s a clos­er look at these main robot types and how each con­fig­u­ra­tion is tai­lored to spe­cif­ic applications:

1. Carte­sian Robots

  • Axes Con­fig­u­ra­tion: Typ­i­cal­ly 3 lin­ear axes (X, Y, Z) mov­ing in a straight line.
  • Appli­ca­tions: Used in CNC machin­ery, 3D print­ing, and pick-and-place tasks due to high accu­ra­cy and repeatability.

2. SCARA Robots

  • Axes Con­fig­u­ra­tion: Four-axis design with two par­al­lel rotary axes for hor­i­zon­tal movements.
  • Appli­ca­tions: Ide­al for tasks requir­ing high-speed assem­bly and pre­cise mate­r­i­al han­dling, such as elec­tron­ics manufacturing.

3. Cylin­dri­cal Robots

  • Axes Con­fig­u­ra­tion: Rotary base with a lin­ear arm that can extend ver­ti­cal­ly and horizontally.
  • Appli­ca­tions: Suit­able for weld­ing, assem­bly, and mate­r­i­al han­dling where a cylin­dri­cal work enve­lope is advantageous.

4. Delta Robots

  • Axes Con­fig­u­ra­tion: Three or four arms con­nect­ed to uni­ver­sal joints at the base, cre­at­ing a spi­der-like structure.
  • Appli­ca­tions: Pop­u­lar for high-speed pick­ing, sort­ing, and pack­ag­ing applications.

5. Polar Robots

  • Axes Con­fig­u­ra­tion: Also known as spher­i­cal robots, with a rotary base and two addi­tion­al lin­ear axes form­ing a spher­i­cal work envelope.
  • Appli­ca­tions: Often used for mate­r­i­al han­dling, weld­ing, and die casting.

6. Ver­ti­cal­ly Artic­u­lat­ed Robots

  • Axes Con­fig­u­ra­tion: Typ­i­cal­ly six-axis artic­u­lat­ed arms, mim­ic­k­ing the flex­i­bil­i­ty of a human arm.
  • Appli­ca­tions: Suit­able for a broad range of tasks includ­ing weld­ing, paint­ing, assem­bly, and mate­r­i­al handling.

Addi­tion­al Robot Configurations:

Beyond these six pri­ma­ry types, oth­er con­fig­u­ra­tions like col­lab­o­ra­tive robots (cobots) and mobile robots are increas­ing­ly pop­u­lar due to their adapt­abil­i­ty and safe human interaction.

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