Flexible production and industrial robots

The third generation of robots
machine robots
Automatic robots of the third generation are able to independently generate a program of their actions, depending on the task and the circumstances of the external environment. They do not have “cheat sheets”, i.e., painted technological actions for certain variants of the external environment. They have the ability to independently optimally build the algorithm of their work, as well as quickly implement it in practice. The cost of the electronics of such an industrial robot is ten times higher than its mechanical part.
The newest robot, capturing a part thanks to sensors, “knows” how well it did it. In addition, the gripping force itself (force feedback) is regulated depending on the fragility of the material of the part. Perhaps that is why the device of industrial robots of the new generation is called intelligent.
As you understand, the “brain” of such a device is its control system. The most promising is the regulation carried out according to the methods of artificialintelligence.
Intelligence for these machines is given by application software packages, programmable logic controllers, modeling tools. In production, industrial robots are networked, providing the proper level of interaction between the "man - machine" system. Also, tools have been developed to predict the functioning of such devices in the future thanks to the implemented software simulation, which allows you to choose the best options for action and network connection configurations.
The world's leading robot companies
Today, the use of industrial robots is provided by leading companies, including Japanese (Fanuc, Kawasaki, Motoman, OTC Daihen, Panasonic), American (KC Robots, Triton Manufacturing, Kaman Corporation), German (Kuka).
What are these firms famous for in the world? Fanuc's assets include the fastest delta robot M-1iA to date (such machines are usually used for packaging), the strongest of the serial robots - M-2000iA, ArcMate welding robots recognized worldwide.
Industrial robots manufactured by Kuka are no less in demand. These machines carry out processing, welding, assembly, packaging, palletizing, loading with German precision.
Also impressive is the product range of the Japanese-American company Motoman (Yaskawa), operating in the US market: 175 models of industrial robots, as well as more than 40 integrated solutions. Industrial robots used in production in the United States are mostly made by this industry-leadingcompany.
Most of the other firms we represent fill their niche by manufacturing a narrower range of specialized instruments. For example, Daihen and Panasonic produce welding robots.