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From: "J.C.Beeksma" <jbeeksma@kranendonk.nl>
Subject: Re: What is a SCARA Robot?
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sstones@io.org (sstones) wrote:
>In article <DCu1HC.G58@world.std.com>,
>andy eccles <aeccles@world.std.com> wrote:
>>
>>I have heard the term SCARA<sp?> robot, but I don't know what it means. 
>>If it means anything, I assume someone here will know.

SCARA is an abbreviation of Selective Compliant Assembly Robot Arm.
The typical SCARA robot is very compliant in the horizontal plane (it is able to swing around 
horizontally) but very stiff in all other directions.
These robots are typically limited in their sort of movements, but ideally suited to do 
assembly tasks (like putting components on printed cirquit boards) which require very high 
movement velocities, and a very high accuracy.

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