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Industrial Robots: Fundamentals (Hardcover) by William R. Tanner (Editor) Second Edition

Industrial Robots: Volume 1 Fundamentals (Hardcover) by William R. Tanner (Editor) Second Edition

This volume of Industrial Robotics Fundamentals is a revised edition of SME's highly successful publication designed to acquaint the engineer with the basic information and most recent developments concerning industrial robots. This volume presents a collection of articles from trade journals and technical papers written by many of the most prominent names in the field of robotics.

Chapter One of this volume surveys the trends in robotics and discusses the basics. The book's second chapter, entitled "Implementation", discusses selection, planning and implementation of a robot and presents a user's guide to robot applications. Chapter Three, "Justification", discusses the economic analysis of robot applications and illustrates how robots are increasing efficiency and productivity. "Human Factors", is the topic of Chapter Four. This chapter presents an approach to overcoming worker and management resistance to industrial robots and explores attitudes as well as concerns of both organized labor and individual workers with regard to impacts of advanced technology. Chapter Five, "Capabilities", presents an overview of robots and their applications. Chapter Six, "Application", briefly outlines practical applications and further developments of robots. This book's final chapter, "Advanced Technology", discusses vision-based robots and the use of touch-sensing technology.

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