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Article: ABB Robots Featured in New 'Terminator' Movie.(ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd.)
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- Design News
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- June 1, 2009
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By Alex Miller, Control Engineering
Visibility of industrial robotics will reach an entirely new level; company's robots are very visible and instrumental in final scene
The visibility of industrial robotics reached an entirely new level in May, when Warner Brothers Studios released the new "Terminator Salvation" movie to North American audiences. In addition to Christian Bale and the army of rival Terminators, 18 Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) robots shared starring roles in the fourth of the popular "Terminator" films.
Appropriately cast in a versatile manufacturing role, 12 ABB IRB 6620s and six ABB IRB 1600s spent the summer of 2008 on the movie ...