End effector — Other use:in Computer Graphics, an end effector is the position and orientation of the last joint in a chain of joints In robotics, an end effector is the device at the end of a robotic arm, designed to interact with the environment. The exact… … Wikipedia
Virtual fixture — A virtual fixture is an overlay of abstract sensory information on a workspace in order to improve the telepresence in a telemanipulation task. Virtual Fixtures The concept of virtual fixtures was first introduced in (Rosenberg, 1993) as an… … Wikipedia
Industrial robot — Articulated industrial robot operating in a foundry … Wikipedia
Serial manipulator — [ KUKA robots. In front is shown a 6 axis serial manipulator; behind it is a 4 axis palletizer.] Serial manipulators are by far the most common industrial robots. Often they have an anthropomorphic mechanical arm structure, i.e. a serial chain of … Wikipedia
Robotics — is the science and technology of robots, and their design, manufacture, and application.cite web |url=http://mw1.merriam webster.com/dictionary/Robotics |title=Definition of robotics Merriam Webster Online Dictionary |accessdate=2007 08 26… … Wikipedia
Delta robot — Sketchy, a portrait drawing delta robot[1] A delta robot is a type of parallel robot. It consists of three arms connected to universal joints at the base. The key design feature is the use of parallelograms in the arms, which maintains the… … Wikipedia
Inverse kinematics — is the process of determining the parameters of a jointed flexible object (a kinematic chain) in order to achieve a desired pose. Inverse kinematics are also relevant to game programming and 3D animation, where a common use is making sure game… … Wikipedia
Self-reconfiguring modular robot — Modular self reconfiguring robotic systems or self reconfigurable modular robots are autonomous kinematic machines with variable morphology. Beyond conventional actuation, sensing and control typically found in fixed morphology robots, self… … Wikipedia
Mobile robot — A mobile robot is an automatic machine that is capable of movement in a given environment. A spying robot is an example of a mobile robot capable of movement in a given environment. Courtesy: Gaurav Mittal, PEC[1] Contents … Wikipedia
Robot calibration — is the process of identifying the real geometrical parameters in the kinematic structure of an industrial robot (IR), i.e., the relative position and orientation of links and joints in the robot.A calibrated robot has a higher absolute… … Wikipedia
Forward kinematics — [ DOF robotic arm would use forward kinematics to determine the location of the gripper.] Forward kinematics is computation of the position and orientation of robot s end effector as a function of its joint angles. It is widely used in robotics,… … Wikipedia