Spherical robot
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A spherical robot is a robot
with two rotary joints and one prismatic joint
;
in other words, two rotary axes and one linear axis.
Spherical robots have an arm which forms a spherical coordinate system
.
Robot
A robot is a mechanical or virtual intelligent agent that can perform tasks automatically or with guidance, typically by remote control. In practice a robot is usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by computer and electronic programming. Robots can be autonomous, semi-autonomous or...
with two rotary joints and one prismatic joint
Prismatic joint
A prismatic joint provides a linear sliding movement between two bodies, and is often called a slider, as in the slider-crank linkage. A prismatic joint is formed with a polygonal cross-section to resist rotation...
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in other words, two rotary axes and one linear axis.
Spherical robots have an arm which forms a spherical coordinate system
Spherical coordinate system
In mathematics, a spherical coordinate system is a coordinate system for three-dimensional space where the position of a point is specified by three numbers: the radial distance of that point from a fixed origin, its inclination angle measured from a fixed zenith direction, and the azimuth angle of...
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