Industrial robot, definition

Although everyone uses the word "robot it has been difficult to find a usable, generally agreed upon international definition of a robot. Today an increasing number of robots is used for a variety of industrial tasks. There are several definitions of an industrial robot. One frequently used definition is ... 

Robot, Fig. 4 ISO definition of axes directions and rotations for industrial robots... 

Robot, Fig. 5 ISO definitions of coordinate systems for industrial robots (ISO 9787 1990)... 

Together, try to write a definition of a robot. Compare your answer with the definition of an industrial robot given on page 36 of the Answer Book. 

South, D. W. 1994. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Industrial Automation and Computer Control. Englewood Cliffs, NJ Prentice Hall PTR. It is a comprehensive reference source for production automation. Some topics covered are flow line production, numerical control, industrial robotics, material handling, group technology, RMS, automated inspection, process control, and CIM. Most definitions of terms include applications. 

A broadly accepted definition of HTE or combinatorial catalysis is that it is a methodology or a set of tools where large diversities of solid-state materials libraries are prepared, processed and tested predominantly for activity and selectivity [2]. However, catalysts are not combined and tested as a combination of different catalysts, with the impetus to speed up testing routines by using the combine and split methodology as established in pharmaceutical industry. Catalysts are usually synthesized sequentially or in parallel by means of robots following conventional synthesis recipes. 

Ever since the definition of robot as a reprogrammable machine , people have predicted that the robot will replace the human worker in the near future. This idea has been realized at least in industry, where it is common for robots to assemble automobiles and relocate heavy loads, which might also be dirty or dangerous to human workers. (It is debatable whether robots can replace workers in performing difficult jobs.) The definition of the robot has continued to evolve to professional and personal service robots and the next area for the application of robots... 

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