Six-axis robots are the workhorses of the automation world. Thousands of the machines are in operation inside automotive plants around the world, welding and painting car and truck bodies. Articulated robots are also used to assemble everything from chainsaws and caskets to solar panels and washing machines.
The versatile devices can approach a workpiece from any angle and can handle a wide variety of production tasks. That makes them ideal for applications that require complex motions, such as picking randomly oriented parts from a bin or conveyor.