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We are designing a six axis "pick and place" robotic arm, the total length of arm is 900mm and the wait of component to be picked is 200gm , of what specification of servo motors(rpm, torque,watt) should we take and can this robotic arm be controlled by PLC ?

Task # 1 Place 30mm diameter plastic part on rotary table Task # 2 Place 30mm diameter Membrane in same plastic part using vacumn suction cup task # 3 Place 30mm diameter top to complete assembly Task # 4 Remove completed assembly

Is there a rule about robot cage doors being locked in open position when entering the robot cell? I understand about the interlocks on the doors but is there an additional requirement to prevent the door from being closed and the robot being reset with someone potential still in there?

We are designing a 3 DOF Industrial Robot for an appplication at our institute. Can you please guide us for designing and fabricating the robot? Can you please suggest us some useful resources as a start point for designing an industrial robot? This is our first project in design and development of Industrial Robot.

What are the anti gravity springs? how and why should i install them on my articulated robot?

A 2 axis robot arm trajectory imposed a non continuous acceleration on my motors, should i consider using a damper, or a different study path?

Need robotics for 2 pc per box insertion of cotton fiber and mating of top and bottom of box insertation of 100 in corrugated carton. Top and bottom of boxes come off two separate machines sitting side by side. Craven wrapping machines. Cotton gets inserted in bottom of box.

What are the main criteria to select a rotary joint for a articulated robot? And where can i find that joint?

We need a robot to test a capacitive touch screen on a phone. It needs to be able to push on the touch screen with a conductive material and move around the screen which is about 3 1/2 X 6 in. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

What is the difference between an encoder and a sensor? How are the two related? Do you have a diagram that shows how an encoder is incorporated into a motion control system?

Hi, In our factory we have an IRB 3400-0218 six axis robot. The gas spring is empty and we need to charge it with N2. Can any one point me in the correct direction in the correct method of how to achieve it?

Situation: 4 robots in one fenced automatic cell. Do I have to interlock the robots so that only one can be operated with T1 mode at the same time? Is there someting in RIA 15.06 or OSHA about this?

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