Development of Parts Supplying Robot (1st Report): Basic Concept of Design and Fundamental Structure

摘要

In a flexible automated assembly system, many kinds of parts must be assembled at one assembly workstation in a limited space. In order to meet such a requirement, following problems have to be solved. (1) Logistics of parts flow, (2) Space that parts feeding equipments take up, (3) The techniques of programmable parts supplying and feeding from three dimensionally stacked partsfeeding equipments, (4) Development of hands which can handle multiple types of parts. As one approach to solve those problems, a parts supplying robot “Lazy Monkey” has been developed. In this report, necessity of parts supplying robot is discussed and its design concept are showed. Fundamental structure is given and several characteristics are discussed.