Industrial robot

How it is used

The standard term in factories, manuals and safety standards such as ISO 10218. People often just say 'the robot' and name it by its task: the welding robot, the palletizing robot. Robots are installed, programmed, integrated into a cell and put into production.

Example sentences

1. We're adding two industrial robots to the welding line next quarter.

2. Most industrial robots in our plant are six-axis arms from two different brands.

Common collocations

• install an industrial robot
• six-axis industrial robot
• robot integrator
• industrial robot cell

Related terms

• robot armThe moving mechanical part of a robot, made of links connected by joints, that brings the tool at its end into position. Technical texts also call it the manipulator.
• collaborative robotA robot designed to work safely close to people, often without a fence, because it limits its force and speed and stops when it detects contact.
• articulated robotA robot arm with a series of rotary joints, usually six, arranged like a human arm with a shoulder, elbow and wrist. It is the most common type of industrial robot.
• robot cellA closed working area with one or more robots and the equipment around them, such as fixtures, conveyors and safety guarding, that performs a task as one unit.
• automationThe use of machines, control systems and software to run a process with little or no human work, for example on a production line or in a warehouse.

More terms: Robot Types and Components

• end effector
• gripper
• joint
• payload
• reach
• vacuum gripper
• SCARA robot
• gantry robot