Abstract
News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors:“With the advancement and development of technology, indust rial robots are increasingly used in avariety of industries and applications. T hey come in a wide range of models with the reach distance,payload capacity and the number of axes of travel (up to six) of their jointed arm being the most common distinguishing characteristics. In both production and handling application s, a robot utilizes an endeffector or end of arm tooling (EOAT) attachment to h old and manipulate either the tool performing theprocess, or the piece upon whi ch a process is being performed.
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