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Chapter 2 - Robot Overview
2.1
Overview
The Adept 550 Table-Top Robot system consists of three major components:
• the Adept 550 Table-Top Robot
• the Adept PA-4 Power Chassis
• the Adept MV-8 or MV-19 Controller
This chapter gives an overview of the Adept 550 robot. See Chapter 3 for an overview of
the Adept PA-4 power chassis.
2.2
Adept 550 Robot
General Description
The Adept 550 robot is a four-axis SCARA (Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm)
robot. Joints 1, 2, and 4 are rotational and Joint 3 is translational. See Figure 2-1 for an
overview of the robot joint locations, Figure 2-5 for the operating envelope, and Table 2-1
for specifications.
Programming and control of the Adept 550 robot is accomplished through the Adept MV
Controller.
Joint Motions
Joint 1
Joint 1, also referred to as the "shoulder," provides rotation of the inner link. Joint 1
motion is limited to ±100°. See Figure 2-2.
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