Composite robot end effector for manipulating large LCD glass panels

摘要

Recently, the design and the manufacture of light robot end effectors with high stiffness have become important in order to reduce the deflection due to the self-weight and weight of glass panel, a part of LCD, as the size of glass panels as well as robot end effectors increases. The best way to reduce the deflection and vibration of end effectors without sacrificing the stiffness of end ef- fectors is to employ fiber reinforced composite materials for main structural materials because composite materials have high specific stiffness and high damping.