Applications of Industrial Robots ThatCan See

Industrial robots, used to perform routine functions such as loading and unloading parts, have helped to alleviate the problems of worker boredom and job dissatisfaction. The Auto-Place limited sequence robots have been linked with both laser and video camera technology to produce robots with visual capability, which can perform inspection, gaging, sorting, assembly, and positioning tasks. These robots are described and typical industrial applications of them are discussed.