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WASHING ASSEMBLY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-08-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Applications of Automation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- robot
1, record 1, English, robot
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- robotic device 2, record 1, English, robotic%20device
correct
- robot device 2, record 1, English, robot%20device
correct
- anthropomorphic automation 3, record 1, English, anthropomorphic%20automation
correct
- bot 4, record 1, English, bot
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An instrumented mechanism used in science or industry to take the place of a human being. 2, record 1, English, - robot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The word "robot" has been created in the 1922 play R.U.R. by the Czeck Karel Copek. The title is an acronym for Rossum’s Universal Robots, which became so sophisticated, that they took over the world. Copek’s concepts of an anthropomorphic automation with super intelligence continues today with the beloved R2D2 and C3Po of Star Wars. 3, record 1, English, - robot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Logical, marine, medical, microcomputer-based, microprocessor-controlled, multijoint, musician, non-interactive, nonlinear, nonmobile, nonservo, on-board, pedestal, pendulum, personal, portable, portal, programmable servoed, pneumatic, radio control, real-time controlled, rear-mounted, revolute, revolving, seeing-eye, sentry, servoactuated, space, suboceanic, tailor-made, training, underdesigned, vision-controlled, vision-equipped, vision-guided, wire-guided mobile robot. 5, record 1, English, - robot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Desk-top, long-reach, off-the-shelf, open-loop, packing, painting, paint spraying, pallet loader parts-handling, patient care, pick-and-place, pivoted-arm, point-to-point, polar coordinate, powder-press, precision assembly, pressroom, printed circuit board, process control, process, recorded trajectory, rehabilitation, remote inspection, shipbuilding, showing, sliding-arm, spherical coordinate, spray-finishing, surface treatment, table-top, take-out, tool change, tool handling, walking, washing, workpiece-handling, work-transfer robot. 5, record 1, English, - robot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 PHR
Robot for drawing, for the handicapped. 5, record 1, English, - robot
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Automatisation et applications
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- robot
1, record 1, French, robot
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositif automatisé destiné à effectuer des travaux en se substituant à l'être humain. 2, record 1, French, - robot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Robot fixe, guide, incorporé, intégré, logique, marcheur, marin, médical, mobile filoguidé, multijoint, non interactif, non linéaire, pendulaire, personnel, piédestal, pneumatique, point à point, portable, portique, programmable asservi, rétro-monté, sans servocommande, sculpteur, spatial, spécialisé, télécommandé par radio. 2, record 1, French, - robot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Robot à boucle ouverte, à bras pivotant, à bras télescopique, à bras tournant, à coordonnées polaires, à coordonnées sphériques, à imprimer les circuits, à large portée, à montage de derrière, à presser la poudre, à servocommande, à structure simplifiée, à système visionique, à tourner les pièces, à trajectoire mémorisée. 2, record 1, French, - robot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 PHR
Robot-dessinateur, robot-entraîneur, robot-musicien, robot-sentinelle, robot sous-marin. 2, record 1, French, - robot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 PHR
Robot pour chargement de palettes, pour construction navales, pour emballage, pour handicapés, pour manutention de pièces à usiner, pour presse, pour transfert de pièces. 2, record 1, French, - robot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 PHR
Robot d'assemblage de précision, d'assistance aux handicapés physiques, de changement d'outil, de contrôle de processus, de déchargement, d'entraînement, de lavage, de manipulation de pièces, de manutention de pièces, de nettoyage par jet, de peinture, de peinture par jet, de présentation, de processus, de projection, de réparation, de table, de traitement des surfaces, d'évacuation de pièces, d'inspection à distance. 2, record 1, French, - robot
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Automatización y aplicaciones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- robot
1, record 1, Spanish, robot
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- bot 2, record 1, Spanish, bot
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Máquina o ingenio electrónico programable, capaz de manipular objetos y realizar operaciones antes reservadas solo a las personas. 3, record 1, Spanish, - robot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bot es un acortamiento válido de robot empleado en el ámbito de la informática [...] 2, record 1, Spanish, - robot
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-11-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
- Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- washer pump
1, record 2, English, washer%20pump
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- washing system pump 1, record 2, English, washing%20system%20pump
correct
- washing assembly pump 1, record 2, English, washing%20assembly%20%20pump
correct
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
- Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pompe de lave-glace
1, record 2, French, pompe%20de%20lave%2Dglace
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- pompe de l'ensemble de lavage 1, record 2, French, pompe%20de%20l%27ensemble%20de%20lavage
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1992-11-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
- Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- washing system
1, record 3, English, washing%20system
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- washing assembly 1, record 3, English, washing%20assembly
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
- Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ensemble de lavage
1, record 3, French, ensemble%20de%20lavage
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
L'ensemble de lavage du pare-brise comprend la pompe, les gicleurs et le bocal réservoir de liquide de lavage. 2, record 3, French, - ensemble%20de%20lavage
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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