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This article is from the Robotics FAQ,
by Kevin Dowling nivek@cs.cmu.edu with numerous contributions by
others.
74 Robotics Manipulator Companies part1
This is only a partial list of manipulator manufacturers. A wide
variety of arms and arm components are made by these vendors and other
vendors.
"Adept Technology"
150 Rose Orchard Way
San Jose, CA 95134
tel: 408.432.0888
fax: 408.432.8707
url: [24]http://www.adept.com/
High speed direct-drive and harmonic-drive SCARA style arms. 0.001"
(.025mm) repeatabiliy. Payloads from 4-25kg Can be used in clean room
and food applications as well. Adept also sells vision systems and
controllers.
"AEA Technology"
AEA is the commercial division of the UK Atomic Energy Authority.
markets the NEATER series telerobots for decommssioning in the nuclear
industry. The system includes a bilateral input device and active
(autonomous) force control.
The system can deploy drills, reciprocating saws, nibblers, grippers
for insertions etc. Larger range of robots including the AEA
Technology 200 Kg arm, use filtering compliance to avoid damage to the
robot when deploying heavy duty dismantling tools.
"Antenen Research"
PO Box 95
Hamilton, OH 45012
tel: 800.323.9555
tel: 513.887.4700
fax: 513.887.4703
New and used robots for manufacturing, research and training. Used at
savings of 40% - 70%. Also lots of parts and accessories.
"Asea Brown Boveri (ABB), Vesteraas, Sweden"
ABB Robotics
2487 South Commerce Drive
New Berlin, WI 53151
tel: 414.785.3400
fax: 414.789.9235
Now own Cinncinatti Milacron robotics group, Graco and Trallfa. ABB
Robotics is part of a ABB, large swiss-based company, with Many types
of larger industrial robots. Many are optimized for painting, welding
and sealant applications.
"Comau - Italy"
Via Rivalta 30
10095 Grugliasco
Torino, Italy
tel: 011 33341
fax: 011 7809156
A variety of industrial manipulators ranging in payloads from 6kg to
125kg. All electric AC drives. One of the novel designs is a 6DOF,
12kg payload robot The SMART-3 6.12 R. It uses a carbon fibre forearm,
absolute resolver feedback and 0.15mm repeatability.
"CRS Plus,"
5344 John Lucas Drive
Burlington, Ontario
Canada L7L 6A6
tel: 905.332.2000
fax: 905.?
Sells several manipulators. 5-DOF around $25K, 6DOF around $33K. Sell
end-effectors as well (electric, vacuum and penumatic) Wrist can be
bought separately. Controllers use RAPL, a VAL-like language. Fairly
open architecture. 3Kg payloads +/- 0.05mm repeatability.
"Eshed Robotics"
Eshed Robotec
Israel (HQ)
tel: 03-498136
fax: 03-498889
In the US
Eshed Robotec Inc.
445 Wall St.
Princeton, NJ 08540-1504
tel: 609.683.4884
tel: 800.777.6288
Eshed Robotec BV
Oude Torenweg 29
5388 RK Nistelrode
The Netherlands
tel: +31.412.611476
fax: +31.412.613185
net: [25]eshedbv@pi.net
url: [26]http://www.pi.net/~eshedbv/ and [27]http://www.eshed.com
Eshed makes a variety of robot manipulators for education, training
and instructional use. This includes a half-dozen manipulator
products, vision systems and a variety of machining and
manufacturing systems. Eshed has sold over 8000 robots for training
and education.
Eshed has many dealers throughout Europe. Many dealers can be found
at: [28]dealer list
"International Submarine Engineering Ltd, ISE"
1734 Broadway Street
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Canada V3C 2M8
tel: 604.942.5223
fax: 604.942.7577
url: [29]http://www.ise.bc.ca/ E-mail: [30]info@ise.bc.ca
Underwater manipulators and teleoperated underwater vehicles.
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