Industrial Robots

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This college level paper on industrial robots clearly defines and outlines the general characteristics of an industrial robot. This paper also highlights the technical parts of an industrial robot and how, with the help of these parts, a robot is able to perform a number of tasks. This paper also specifies the use of robots in manufacturing.

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"In 1961, the automatons at General Motor Corporation made a promise of giving the world a flexible automation with high microprocessor power and artificial intelligence. This resulted in full potential industrial robots. The history of robots can be traced back to the 1920s when Karel Capek depicted the world to comprise of millions of intelligent machines that were designed to be perfect and tireless workers. Many people misunderstand what an industrial robot is. They often confuse terms such as remote-controlled, automations and numerical controlled with the term industrial robot. This is due in part to false impressions created by the science fiction and in part to the way robots actually developed. An industrial robot is basically a specialized machine tool that is consistent, unchanging, unthinking and untiring. Such robots are greatly suited for repetitive, unskilled or semiskilled, monotonous and burdensome tasks. They are also useful for jobs that would be hazardous for a person to perform."

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