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SCARA

9.2.2.2 - Autonomous/Mobile Robots

The robots discussed up to this point have concerned ‘arms’ that are fixed to the floor. Another important class of robots are autonomous, and free to move about the workspace.

Typical applications are,

-nuclear accident cleanup

-planetary exploration

-Automatic Guided Vehicles in factories

-mail delivery

9.2.2.2.1 - Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs)

These are typically wheeled robots that carry payloads through a factory.

They navigate using,

-wires embedded in floors