A high precision robotic docking end effector: the DockbotTM
Stephen Derby
(Stephen Derby, Co‐director, Flexible Manufacturing Center, Mechanical Engineering Department, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street JEC 5028, Troy, NY 12180, USA. Tel: +1 518 276 6991; Fax: +1 518 276 2623; E‐mail derbys@rpi.edu; Web: www.rpi.edu/ derbys)
John McFadden
(John McFadden, CEO, Distributed Robotics LLC, 35 Creek Road, Wynantskill, NY 12198, USA. Tel: +1 518 286 3014; Fax: +1 518 286 3016; E‐mail: john@ distributedrobotics.com; Web: www.distributedrobotics. com)
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Abstract
Precision operations, including assembly, need an accurate platform as a base. The described robotic end effector can achieve one micron or smaller repeatability while being relocatable to the required task workspace.
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Citation
Derby, S. and McFadden, J. (2002), "A high precision robotic docking end effector: the DockbotTM", Industrial Robot, Vol. 29 No. 4, pp. 354-358. https://doi.org/10.1108/01439910210432920
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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