<p>A welding robot including a working section having a welding gun and an actuating cylinder for forcing the welding gun toward a work to be welded. A control unit is provided for calculating welding controlling parameters based on the informations concerning the work to be welded. The welding controlling parameters are applied to a timer controlled operating unit which controls the welding gun and the actuating cylinder in accordance with the welding controlling parameters as received from the control unit. A sequencer is provided for receiving a welding initiating signal from the control unit and transmitting the welding initiating signal to the timer controlled operating unit to initiate the welding operation. 16</p>
