So what kinds of robotic arms do we commonly see? They can be categorized by industry as common everyday robots, injection molding robotic arms, punching machine robotic arms, lathe robotic arms, six-axis industrial robots, and other industrial robots:
I. Everyday Life Robots
Common everyday robots refer to robots that replace human operation, such as the food-serving robots commonly seen in restaurants, and the all-around robots often seen on TV. These are machines that can basically replace human operation, such as in terms of actions, language, and expressions, and can completely imitate humans. However, these robots are generally designed and developed by research institutions.
II. Robotic Arms in the Injection Molding Industry
In the injection molding industry, robotic arms, often referred to as injection molding machine robots or plastic machine robots, can mimic some functions of the human upper limbs to replace manual labor for tasks such as automatic sprue cutting, in-mold inserting, in-mold labeling, out-of-mold assembly, shaping, sorting, stacking, product packaging, and mold optimization. They are automated production equipment that can be automatically controlled to transport products or handle tools according to predetermined requirements.
III. Robotic Arms in the Punch Press Industry
A punch press robotic arm, also known as a punch press robot or punch press stamping robot, is a specialized robotic arm used in the punch press industry. It can automatically complete several predetermined actions according to a pre-selected program, enabling automatic gripping and transport of objects. Because the robotic arm can easily change its working program, it is particularly important for achieving production automation in the production of small and medium-sized parts where product varieties frequently change. A punch press stamping robot consists of an actuator, a drive mechanism, and an electrical control system.
IV. Robotic Arms in the Lathe Industry
The lathe industry robotic arm, also known as the lathe automatic loading and unloading robot or loading and unloading robot, mainly realizes the complete automation of the machine tool manufacturing process and adopts integrated processing technology. It is suitable for loading and unloading, workpiece flipping, and workpiece transfer on the production line.
V. Other Industrial Robots
With the rapid development of intelligent industry, more and more industries are using industrial robots to replace manual labor. A six-axis industrial robot is a process testing instrument used in the fields of natural science-related engineering and technology. Each of the six axes of a six-axis robot is driven by a motor equipped with a reducer. The movement mode and direction of each axis are different. Each axis actually simulates the movement of each joint of the human hand.
