- SCORBOT-ER 4u
The SCORBOT-ER 4u was designed and developed by
intelitek to emulate an industrial robot. The open structure of the robot arm allows students to observe and learn about its internal mechanisms.The SCORBOT-ER 4u is a vertical articulated robot, with five revolute joints. With gripper attached, the robot has six degrees of freedom. This design permits the end effector to be positioned and oriented arbitrarily within a large work space.
The robot’s five axes and gripper are operated by DC servo motors. Each motor is fitted with an encoder for closed-loop control.
Several kinds of transmissions are used to move the links of the robot arm.Spur gears move the base and shoulder axes.Pulleys and timing belts move the elbow axis.Pulleys and timing belts, and a bevel gear differential unit at the end of the arm move the wrist pitch and roll axes.A lead screw transmission opens and closes the gripper.
The SCORBOT-ER 4u can be programmed and operated by means of SCORBASE software and by a teach pendant.
External links
* [http://www.intelitek.com/ intelitek website]
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