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RECTANGULAR ROBOT [1 record]

Record 1 1999-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Applications of Automation
DEF

A robot that moves in straight lines up and down, and in and out. The degrees of freedom of the manipulator arm are defined primarily by a Cartesian coordinate axis system consisting of three intersecting perpendicular straight lines with origin at the intersection. This robot may lack control logic for coordinated joint motion.

OBS

For example, a gantry robot.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Automatisation et applications
DEF

Robot dont le bras est constitué de trois articulations prismatiques dont les axes sont disposés selon un système de coordonnées cartésiennes.

Key term(s)
  • robot à coordonnées cartésiennes

Spanish

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