INDUSTRIAL ROBOT WITH A COLLAPSIBLE PROCESS FORCE APPLICATOR

摘要

An industrial robot comprises a collapsible process force applicator 200 with a housing 210, a tip 320, and a biasing mechanism for keeping the tip 320 in a first position in relation to the housing 210. For safety reasons, the tip 320 is configured to move away from the first position when a predetermined force on the tip 320 is exceeded. The collapsible process force applicator 200 is mounted downstream from the last axis, and it is positioned such that its actuation does not occasion a torque on the wrist axes of the robot.