Industrial Robot: Volume 8 Issue 4
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The international journal of robotics research and applicationTable of contents
Kuka looks to widen its horizon in the world of robotics
KUKA has made substantial sales of its robots into the auto industry including some 160 to BMW, 150 to Ford, 70 to Daimler‐Benz and 10 to Peugeot. This dependence on the motor…
Unions take a positive attitude to the introduction of robots
The Geneva‐based International Metalworkers Federation keep a watching brief on all aspects likely to affect their union affiliates around the world. They recently looked at the…
Assembly and machine loading will dominate General Motors robotics programme
Robot applications at General Motors have been primarily in spotwelding and, now, in highly automated paint spraying. But Ralph Behler, program director of robotics and machine…
Increasing productivity with robots in flexible manufacturing systems
P.G. RankyThe Csepel Machine Tool Company in Budapest has installed a flexible manufacturing system in which a robot, mounted on a carriage travelling on rails, moves between a series of…
The socio ‐ economic impacts of industrial robots in Japan
Kanji YonemotoJapan is the world's leading user of industrial robots and its industrial robot association is a most active robot trade association. They publish regular statistics, this article…
Solving the basics can lead to better robot design
The Microengineering Laboratory of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology(EPFL), situated on the outskirts of Lausanne has over eight years of robot research experience. It has…
Robotics Institute teams development in university and industry
Carnegie‐Mellon University in Pittsburgh has a Robotics Institute which is a good example of what can be achieved by co‐operation between university and industry. Assistant…
New designs add to Japan's growing robot population
The emphasis at the Tokyo Robot 81 Exhibition was on welding and assembly robots. Japanese manufacturers are continually bringing out new designs as John Hartley describes in this…
Academia rules in Tokyo
John HartleyMany academic papers were presented at the Symposium in Tokyo, but there was evidence of solid progress in welding and in one or two other areas. John Hartley reports.
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0143-991xOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Dr Dimitrios Chrysostomou