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Introduction
This is going to be a blast. Welcome to the course.
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The Fundamentals
What are Robotics?
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Careers in Industry
Careers In Industrial Robotics
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Fundamentals of Hardware
The Basics of how a robot moves and interacts.
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Axis and Coordinate Systems
The GPS navigation of robotics
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The World's Largest Robotics Companies
Every major leader in the field
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Types Of Industrial Robotics
Some of the common Types of Robots you will likely run into in industry
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Safety
One of the most critical aspects of automation systems: safety
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Walkthrough Quiz
Let's test your knowledge around robotics to see your familiarity so far
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Programming
Learn how to write your own robotics Program
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Bonus - Common Terminology: Your Personal Guidebook to Robotics
You are able to reference this guidebook forever, as your tool in the field. Hear a word you're not familiar with? Search for it here using ctrl-F! Review this often to keep up to date on all of the terms.
Cells and Safety Systems
Cells
The Robot Cell is something you’ll find almost anywhere that you find robotics, it is where the robot stays and where all of the periphery equipment is stored to serve the robot’s needs
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Robotic cells are basically boxes where the robot is stored on the production floor. You can see that this robot cell has special walls to protect workers from the intense light that welding causes!
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Here are a few more examples of robot cells
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There are two different types of robotic cells, *Custom* cells are built to customer specifications and allow for the limitations and challenges often found in an industrial setting. They are ideal for applications a standard work cell would not be able to perform.
*Turnkey Cells* are fully integrated pre-engineered solutions. They install in minimal time and offer the advantage of proven success. You can buy them and pretty much drag and drop it into your factory!
Automated Safety
Safety is one of the most important parts of Robotics as a field and their implementation into the workforce
Light Curtain Activated
Light Curtain Activated
One of the coolest innovations in safety is the Light Curtain, this is an invisible laser that can detect when humans are inside of a work cell or in a certain area, and prevents anyone from being near a robot that is moving. The light curtain takes data from the laser being interrupted and will deactivate the robot if someone is too close
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