Industrial Robot: Volume 25 Issue 3
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The international journal of robotics research and applicationTable of contents
From mechatronics to supermechatronics and global co‐operation
Brian RooksReport of a lecture by Mr Koh Kikuchi, Chairman of Yaskawa Electric Corporation of Japan, which reviews the development of mechatronics by Yaskawa. It traces the history of the…
Learn to use a Wheelbarrow
Jack HollingumExplains a simulation system, the Wheelbarrow Mk 8 Plus control training simulator, developed by Anite Systems to be used by the army for training operators of remote vehicles for…
Ultra high‐speed arc welding (4m/min)
Kunihiro OkamuraInitially, we reviewed the robot welding equipment in terms of its purpose: greatly improved arc welding quality and reliability, and stimulation of the arc welding market. We…
The International Robot Exhibition 1997
Yoshihiro KusudaEvery two years the International Robot Exhibition is held in Japan and is the biggest robotics trade show in the world. The 12th IRE took place from October 28 to 31, 1997 at the…
A robotic pipe‐asbestos insulation removal system
H. Schempf, E. Mutschler, B. Chemel, S. Boehmke, C. Piepgras, W. CrowleyThe big‐on‐asbestos (BOA) system is a mobile pipe‐external robotic crawler used to remotely strip and bag asbestos‐containing lagging and insulation materials (ACLIM) from various…
Robot workcell design for hydraulic cement mortars mixing process
Sheng‐Jen Hsieh, Gary Rhoades, Sang‐Shiun ChanOne of the primary problems in the production of cement testing cubes is inconsistency in quality due to skill differences between operators and low repeatability in human…
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0143-991xOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Dr Dimitrios Chrysostomou