Four characteristics of industrial robot operation

Modern industrial robot technology and industry are developing rapidly, and they are increasingly widely used in production, and have become important highly automated equipment in modern manufacturing. Since the first generation of robots came out in the United States in the early 1960s, the development and application of industrial robots have developed rapidly, but the salient features of industrial robots can be summarized as follows.

1. Programmable. The further development of production automation is flexible automation. Industrial robots can be reprogrammed as their working environment changes, so it can play a powerful role in flexible manufacturing processes with small batches and multiple varieties with balanced and high efficiency. It is an integral part of the flexible manufacturing system (FMS). .

2. Anthropomorphic. Industrial robots have human-like movements, waist rotation, big arms, forearms, wrists, and claws on the mechanical structure, which are controlled by computers. In addition, intelligent industrial robots also have many human-like “biosensors”, such as skin-type contact sensors, force sensors, load sensors, visual sensors, acoustic sensors, and language functions. These sensors functionally improve the industrial robot’s ability to automatically adapt to the surrounding environment.

3. Versatility. In addition to special industrial robots designed for specific industries, general industrial robots have good versatility when performing different operating tasks. For example, changing operating tools or grippers at the end of the hand of an industrial robot can perform different tasks.

4. Mechatronics. The range of disciplines involved in industrial robotics is quite extensive, but in summary it is mechanical and microelectronics-mechatronics technology. The third generation of intelligent robots not only has various sensors for obtaining external environmental information, but also has human-like capabilities such as memory, language understanding, image recognition, and inference and judgment capabilities. These are related to the application of microelectronic technology, especially to The application of computer technology is closely related. Therefore, the development of robotics will inevitably lead to the development and upgrading of other technologies. The development and application level of robotics can also verify the development and level of a country’s science and technology and industrial technology.