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This article is from the Robotics FAQ,
by Kevin Dowling nivek@cs.cmu.edu with numerous contributions by
others.
75 Robotics Manipulator Companies part2
"Kawasaki Robotics (USA Inc.)"
28059 Center Oaks Court
Wixom MI 48393
tel: 810.305.7610
fax: 810.305.7618
[31]KR Home page Kawasaki was the first Japanese mfg to lead in the
production of industrial robots. They licensed the former Unimation
line of robots and now make about a dozen types of electric arms for
welding, painting and assembly.
"Kinetic Sciences"
3250 East Mall
Vancouver, BC, CANADA V6T 1W5
tel: 604.822.2144
fax: 604.822.6188
net: [32]info@kinetic.bc.ca
url:
[33]http://www.asi.bc.ca/asi/affiliates/kinetic/KSI_home_pg.html
Kinetic Sciences Inc. (KSI) provides technology innovation, research
services and product development in the field of advanced robotics
for operation in hazardous or menial environments. Our areas of
expertise include: innovative robotic mechanisms (such as our
Tentacle robot arm), computer vision (6 DOF position measurement and
automatic inspection), advanced sensors, and autonomous control. For
further information check out our web pages at: [34]KSI
"Komatsu"
Construction Robotics Department
contact: Shigeo Ohno
fax: 81.44-288-6177 (japan)
email: shigo-o@aix.or.jp
url: [35]http://www.japan.hosting.ibm.com:80/komatsu/index-e.htm
(English)
The LM15-1 mini crane is a compact and portable electrically powered
manipulation system. The device can be transported in a van and can
be easily moved up and down stairs by rubber crawler tracks or
winched vertically. The LM15-1 can work in relatively small spaces
of 4x10m in area. It is powered by 100VAC, and has wireless remote
control. Load specifications are 150kg at 3m. The telescoping boom
can reach to 4m. It can be stored in a compact size of about 1m^2
and can be split into two even smaller pieces to ease storage and
transport further.
See the URL listed above for more details and pictures. Price:
Y3,200,000 (between US$25-32K depending on the exchange rate)
"Kraft Telerobotics"
11667 W. 90th Street
Overland Park, KS 66214
tel: 913.894.9022
fax: 913.894.1363 Nice telerobotic arms for underwater work.
"Labman Automation Ltd"
Stokesley, North Yorkshire. TS9 5JY. UK
net: tel:INT 44 642 710580
url: [36]www.quay.co.uk/labman/
[soon to be www.zebra.co.uk/labman/] Contact: Andrew Whitwell
Tailoring mainly gantry based systems for laboratory applications.
Designs include storage systems, multiple manipulators, special
probes, modification of instruments and laboratory equipment. PC
driven stepper drives, linear drives, dc motors, pneumatics, all
sensors, RS232 links, LIMS communication. Systems include powder
feeding, wet chemistry analysis, microtitre plate handling and many
more.
"mecos Robotics AG"
Technopark Zurich
Pfingstweidstrasse 30
CH-8005 Zurich
Switzerland
tel: + 41 1 445 11 35
fax: + 41 1 445 11 34
net: mecos@mecos.ch
Contact: E. Nielsen Spin-off of the Institute of Robotics, ETH
(Swiss Federal Institute of Technology). Modular and adaptive robot
manipulators and robot vehicles (mobile robots). All mecos Robotics
systems use a VME based computer as controller. The system comes
with high level development tools, and are open systems. The
manipulator's mechanical configuration can be changed at will
(number and type of joints, length of links, etc.) Manipulators use
linear aluminum extrusions with integral motions for joints. The
controller accounts for configuration changes. With this principle
of modularity and flexibilty hybrid force / position controllers
have been realised on "mecos Robotics" arms. Price depending on
configuration (50.000,- Swiss Franks and upwards). NTSC or PAL
videos available for Sfr. 40 per tape.
"Mitsubishi" Mitsubishi PA-10 portable robot.
7 DOF, with continuous path control
Supposedly *open* control architecture, using PC
30 Kg arm, 25 Kg controller, 10 Kg payload
[I have no other information on this, anyone?]
"Motoman [Hobart/Yaskawa]"
Corporate Office:
805 Liberty Lane,
West Carrollton, OH, 45449.
tel: 513.847.3300
Sales Office
Dublin, OH
tel: 614.718.6200 Large industrial manipulators for welding,
painting, palletizing, dispensing, etc. Can be floor, ceiling or
wall mount units. Payloads for the 8 robots in the K-series range
from 3kg to 100kg and repeatability of 0.1 to 0.5 mm over that same
range. They are vertical jointed-arm type manipulators. (i.e. 4 bar
linkage to reduce arm intertias). 3 S-series robots are SCARA-type
manipulators with payloads of 50-60kg and varying workspace sizes
Yaskawa also has bought the rights to RobotWorld, Vic Schienman's
unique gantry design robot system. This system allow a number of
mobile modules in the same workspace to zip around at speeds up
80"/sec (3G accel). RAIL and C can be used in a multilevel
programming environment. 0.002" Accuracy, 0.0005" repeatability.
Neat stuff.
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