Figure 1.1 First Unimate

Figure 1.2 General Motors, Lordstown Robot Installation

Figure 1.3 First IRB 6 Installation. Source: ABB Robotics.

Figure 1.4 Robot usage by Industry Sector

Figure 1.5 Worldwide Robot Usage

Figure 1.6 Spot welding in a Body Shop. Source: ABB Robotics.

Figure 1.7 Robot Density

Figure 2.1 Typical working envelope

Figure 2.2 Unimate robot

Figure 2.3 Jointed arm configuration

Figure 2.4 SCARA configuration

Figure 2.5 Cartesian configuration

Figure 2.6 Parallel configuration

Figure 2.7 Robot load capacity

Figure 3.1 Bowl Feeder

Figure 3.2 Spot Weld Dress Pack. Source: ABB Robotics.

Figure 3.3 Single Axis Positioner. Source: ABB Robotics.

Figure 3.4 Two Station Positioner. Source: ABB Robotics.

Figure 3.5 Two Axis Positioner. Source: ABB Robotics.

Figure 3.6 Weld Torch Service Centre. Source: ABB Robotics.

Figure 3.7 Two-jaw Gripper

Figure 3.8 Clamshell Gripper. Source: ABB Robotics.

Figure 4.1 Arc welding. Source: ABB Robotics.

Figure 4.2 Spot welding automotive component. Source: ABB Robotics.

Figure 4.3 Bumper painting. Source: ABB Robotics.

Figure 4.4 Glueing of head lights. Source: ABB Robotics.

Figure 4.5 Waterjet cutting automotive bumpers. Source: ABB Robotics.

Figure 4.6 Milling and grinding boat propeller. Source: ABB Robotics.

Figure 4.7 Polishing. Source: ABB Robotics.

Figure 4.8 Diecasting. Source: ABB Robotics.

Figure 4.9 Unloading of injection-moulding machine. Source: ABB Robotics.

Figure 4.10 Machine tool tending. Source: ABB Robotics.

Figure 4.11 Tending of press brake. Source: ABB Robotics.

Figure 4.12 Palletising paint buckets. Source: ABB Robotics.

Figure 4.13 Robot packing pouches. Source: ABB Robotics.

Figure 4.14 Robot assembly system. Source: ABB Robotics.

Figure 5.1 H-style two-station Positioner. Source: ABB Robotics.