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Brief Contents
Unit I—Principles of Robotics
Chapter 1: Introduction to Industrial Robotics ..........................................11
Chapter 2: Fundamentals of Robotics .....................................................20
Chapter 3: Programming the Robot .........................................................59
Chapter 4: Industrial Applications ............................................................81
Unit II—Power Supplies and Movement Systems
Chapter 5: Electromechanical Systems ................................................. 115
Chapter 6: Fluid Power Systems ............................................................139
Unit III—Sensing and End-of-Arm Tooling
Chapter 7: Sensors ................................................................................ 171
Chapter 8: End Effectors .......................................................................195
Unit IV—Control Systems and Maintenance
Chapter 9: Computer Systems and Digital Electronics .......................... 211
Chapter 10: Interfacing and Vision Systems ..........................................241
Chapter 11: Maintaining Robotic Systems .............................................253
Chapter 12: Robots in Modern Manufacturing .......................................265
Chapter 13: The Future of Robotics .......................................................281