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Article: How to equip robots with readers: there are many reasons to mount a bar code reader to a robot. However, for the application to succeed, engineers must do more than simply allocate space for the device on the arm.(Auto ID)
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- February 1, 2008
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In automated assembly systems, bar codes and other symbols provide a dependable, inexpensive means of validating assembly steps, preventing errors, tracking work in process, and building model variants. Mounting readers to robots makes the process of scanning bar codes that much faster, and it gives engineers extra flexibility when reconfiguring assembly systems.
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However, these benefits are difficult to realize if the reader's functionality is compromised. For a successful application, engineers must do more than simply allocate space for the reader on the robot arm.
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