AiVibeIndustrial Robot
An industrial robot is an automatically controlled, reprogrammable, multipurpose manipulator programmable in three or more axes, used in industrial automation for tasks such as welding, handling, assembly and painting.
ISO 8373, the robotics vocabulary standard, defines an industrial robot as an automatically controlled, reprogrammable, multipurpose manipulator programmable in three or more axes. A typical system comprises the mechanical arm with its motors, gearboxes and encoders, a controller that runs the motion programs and safety functions, a teach pendant for programming and an end effector that performs the actual work.
Common configurations include articulated, SCARA, delta and Cartesian robots. They are used wherever repetitive, precise or hazardous work benefits from automation: arc and spot welding, painting, palletising, machine tending, pick and place, assembly and dispensing. Automotive and electronics manufacturing have long been the largest users, and robots are also widely deployed in general industry, logistics and food handling.
Selection depends on payload, reach, number of axes, repeatability, speed, ingress protection rating and controller capabilities. Performance criteria and test methods are defined in ISO 9283, while safety requirements for robots and robot applications are set out in ISO 10218. A risk assessment of the complete application, not just the robot, determines the safeguards required, and the OEM documentation and qualified integrators govern installation.
Key points
- Defined in ISO 8373 as a reprogrammable, multipurpose manipulator programmable in three or more axes
- A system includes the arm, controller, teach pendant and an application-specific end effector
- Main configurations are articulated, SCARA, delta and Cartesian robots
- Safety requirements for robots and robot applications are set out in ISO 10218
Where AiVibe comes in
AiVibe designs and manufactures the AiAmbA AI Factory, whose edge devices and AI agents let people talk to robot controllers in plain language. Robotics perception is an AiAmbA use case, and robot safety functions follow ISO 10218 and never depend on the AI layer.
Related terms
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- Robot ControllerRobotics & Physical AI
- End Effector (End-of-Arm Tooling)Robotics & Physical AI
- ISO 10218 (Industrial Robot Safety)Robotics & Physical AI
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