When most people think of industrial robots, they don't think of SCARA or Cartesian robots. They think of long, tall six-axis robots performing spot welds on car bodies. Perhaps that's because the image of body-in-white assembly is virtually synonymous with manufacturing, or maybe it's because the agility of six-axis robots most closely resembles that of people.
Whatever the reason, six-axis robots are the most versatile type of robot. And, to co-opt the popular advertising slogan, they're not just for automotive welding anymore. Indeed, several suppliers have introduced small, high-speed, six-axis robots for automated assembly applications.