Abstract
News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors: “Generally, robotic welding systems include a robot having one or more robot arms, a torch, and a wire feeder for feeding weld wire to the torch. The torch is disposed at a distal end of the robot arm and the wire feede r is disposed between a base of the robot and the torch. A cable connects the wi re feeder to the torch and provides one or more of electricity, weld wire, one o r more gases, and cooling fluid from the wire feeder.