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Article: Robot begets robot at automation show.(news & analysis)
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- Tooling & Production
- Article date:
- November 1, 2005
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I, robot. You, robot.
FANUC Robotics America Inc. demonstrated intelligent shaft insertion and gear assembly/disassembly of robot components during the 2005 International Robots and Vision Show this fall.
At the show, the M-16iB robot, equipped with FANUC's V-500iA/3DL laser vision sensor and FS-30 Force Sensor, performed three assembly processes. First, the 3-D laser vision sensor identified and located a cluster gear assembly from a tray. The robot picked up the assembly and used force control to mount it to a fixtured gear housing (shaft insertion). Next, the robot used vision to locate and pick up an idler gear and assemble it to a pinion and the ...
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