| What Do Industrial Robots Do? | | | | applications. These actions are determined by |
| Industrial robots accomplish tasks such as painting, | | | | programmed routines that specify the direction, |
| welding, assembly, and product inspection with speed | | | | velocity, acceleration, deceleration, and distance of a |
| and precision. They do not tire like humans and | | | | series of coordinated movements. |
| perform repetitive actions reliably without getting bored, | | | | Other robots use machine vision systems to perform |
| which leads to high productivity at a low cost. These | | | | complex tasks, such as weld inspection and |
| attributes make industrial robots invaluable to | | | | optimisation in the automotive industry. These usually |
| manufacturers in many industries. | | | | involve elaborate actions and motion sequences, which |
| Some industrial robots carry out repetitive actions | | | | the robot may even have to identify itself. |
| without variation, such as in typical 'pick and place' | | | | |