Preliminaries of Owning a Robot

If you decide to own a robot (eitherrnthrough purchasing or donation), consider your preparedness. How much space dornyou have? How will you run the robot? Most importantly, you should know a fewrntraits of a robotic arm.

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The characteristics of a robotic arm arernits payload, degree of freedom and compliance. Besides, you should payrnattention to the robot’s kinematics as well as motion. Let’s explore morernbelow.

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What Amount of Space Do YournHave?

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First, you should brainstorm on the regionrnyou want the robot to interact with. The working place depends on the type ofrnproductive activities you undertake. For example, an injection molding robotrnmay require more space than most collaborative robots, that moves around thernoffice collecting inventories.

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Apart from working space, you need tornrethink the robot’s working envelope. What is the difference between thernworking space and working envelope? In working space, you consider the volumernyou want the robot to come into contact with.

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A working envelope, on the other hand,rnconcentrates on the area that accommodates the robot as it undertakes itsrnroutine. Here, you consider the distance a roboticrnarm can maximumly spread out as it undertakes a particular task.

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Additionally, you can pay attention to thernpower source. Since a robot is a computer, it needs the power to run. Mostrnrobots use electric motors or hydraulics as their sources of power.

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Therefore, brainstorm whether the availablernpower can accommodate your operations without frequent production rundown.rnBetter still, does the power easily reach the working envelope of the robot?

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How much Is Your Payload?

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Different robotic arms accommodate arnvariety of payloads. What is a payload? This is the amount of substance that arnrobotic arm can comfortably lift.

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For example, most robots accommodate arnpayload between 6 and 275lbs. Hence, before spending on a robot, you need tornknow in advance the carrying capacity of its arm.

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Degree of Freedom

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This is the number of independent variablesrnrequired to determine the position of a robotic arm.

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For example, a typical robotic arm achievesrna vertical transverse motion. This entails moving the arm along a verticalrnslide joined to the base, in an attempt to achieve linear or downward verticalrndisplacements.

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Apart from vertically, a robot can achieverna radial or rotational transverse. How is this critical before you acquire arnrobot?

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It will enable you to predict the speed andrnacceleration of tasks. This is because the higher the degree of freedom, thernfaster a robot is.

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Compliance

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You should know how far a robotic arm movesrnunder a force. For example, how does machine movement affect the arm accomplishrnvertical or horizontal displacement?

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Also, it would be best if you determinedrnthe degree of motion under a slight change in force acting on the arm. Thisrnpredicts the payload and speed of executing tasks of the robot.

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Kinematics

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Here, it would help if you studied therntypes of robotic arms and their joint arrangements. Arrangement of robotic armsrnaffects balancing and execution of tasks. Here is what happens:

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Joint arrangements influence the robot’srntool center point. The more strategically placed a tool center point is, thernfaster the execution of tasks. For example, a SCLARA robot can firmly handlernmetals of varying sizes due to its axis location.  

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Related to kinematics is motion control.rnThis deals with joint and space interaction of a robotic arm. Before owning arnrobot, consider the axis and joint arrangements. These relate to the efficiencyrnand effectiveness of the task you are about to undertake.

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Conclusion

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If you have never used a robot or want tornimprove your robotic experience, consider the following before acquiring one.rnFirst, pay attention to workspace or envelope of the robot. Next, consider therntraits of the robotic arm.

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These properties include payload, degree ofrnfreedom, compliance and kinematics. Knowing these robotic arm traits allows yournto pick a robot that fits your robotic missions.