1 Jan 1978 Jahr - First “Pick and Place” Robot

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While six-axis Unimate-style arms can lift heavy payloads and manipulate them with precision, not all industrial labor requires strength. In 1978, the Japanese automation researcher Hiroshi Makino designed the four-axis SCARA, or the “Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm,” engineered simply to pick something up, swivel around, and plop it down somewhere else with precision — all in one smooth motion. It is the first example of what has come to be known as “pick and place” robots. SCARA arms are generally less flexible and not as strong as six-axis arms, but they are much faster, able to rapidly insert small electronic components into place. The arms sped up the manufacturing of everything from computer chips to watches and are still commonly used in global manufacturing today.

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