ROBOT BASE UNIT, ROBOT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ROBOT BASE UNIT

摘要

A robot base unit (100) is disclosed which includes a tower unit (110), a table unit (120) coupled to the tower unit (110) for supporting a robot manipulator (200) having six rotation axes, and a drive chain unit (130) arranged within the tower unit (110) for driving the table unit (120) to rotate with respect to the tower unit (110) in a seventh rotational axis (A7) other than the six rotation axes of the robot manipulator (200). The seventh rotational axis (A7) is arranged away from a mounting area (121) on the table unit (120) to which the robot manipulator (200) is to be mounted. A robot system (300) and a method of manufacturing the robot base unit (100) are also disclosed. The embodiments according to the present disclosure provide an improved and cost effective solution for extending the workspace of a robot manipulator (200), especially an existing 6-DOF robot manipulator (200).