ASEA IRB
Encyclopedia
The ASEA IRB is an industrial robot series for material handling, packing, transportation, polishing, welding, and grading. Built in 1975, the robot allowed movement in 5 axes with a lift capacity of 6 kg. It was the world's first fully electrically driven and microprocessor-controlled robot, using Intel's first chipset.
The ASEA IRB was constructed by Björn Weichbrodt, Ove Kullborg, Bengt Nilsson
and Herbert Kaufmann and was manufactured by ASEA
in Sweden
/Västerås
. The first model, IRB 6, was developed in 1972-1973 on assignment by the ASEA CEO Curt Nicolin and was shown for the first time at the end of August 1973. The example shown in the technical museum is the first robot that was sold. It was bought by Magnussons in Genarp
to wax and polish stainless steel tubes bent at 90° angle
s. This robot was donated to the museum during ASEA's 100-year anniversary in 1983.
The IRB 6 sold 1900 copies during the next 17 years (1975-1992). It became the Swedish
symbol for a new Labour market
, shared between man and robot.
The ASEA IRB was constructed by Björn Weichbrodt, Ove Kullborg, Bengt Nilsson
Bengt Nilsson
Bengt Roger Nilsson is a Swedish actor.-Filmography:*Polis polis potatismos *Kärlek och alltihopa *Beck – The Money Man * 1998 – Skilda världar...
and Herbert Kaufmann and was manufactured by ASEA
ASEA
Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget was a Swedish industry company. It merged with the Swiss Brown, Boveri & Cie in 1988 to form Asea Brown Boveri...
in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
/Västerås
Västerås
Västerås is a city in central Sweden, located on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province Västmanland, some 100 km west of Stockholm...
. The first model, IRB 6, was developed in 1972-1973 on assignment by the ASEA CEO Curt Nicolin and was shown for the first time at the end of August 1973. The example shown in the technical museum is the first robot that was sold. It was bought by Magnussons in Genarp
Genarp
Genarp is a locality situated in Lund Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 2,647 inhabitants in 2005. It is the southernmost urban area in Lund Municipality, located in Bara Hundred.Most of Genarp consists of residential areas with single-family homes...
to wax and polish stainless steel tubes bent at 90° angle
Angle
In geometry, an angle is the figure formed by two rays sharing a common endpoint, called the vertex of the angle.Angles are usually presumed to be in a Euclidean plane with the circle taken for standard with regard to direction. In fact, an angle is frequently viewed as a measure of an circular arc...
s. This robot was donated to the museum during ASEA's 100-year anniversary in 1983.
The IRB 6 sold 1900 copies during the next 17 years (1975-1992). It became the Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
symbol for a new Labour market
Labour economics
Labor economics seeks to understand the functioning and dynamics of the market for labor. Labor markets function through the interaction of workers and employers...
, shared between man and robot.