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Parallel kinematic robot

Jan. 23, 2009
Adept Technology Inc.’s Quattro s650 robot for solar-cell handling and inspections aims to increase manufacturing yields and overall factory throughput as the solar-cell industry shifts to thinner and thinner cells. The robot uses a special ...

Adept Technology Inc.’s Quattro s650 robot for solar-cell handling and inspections aims to increase manufacturing yields and overall factory throughput as the solar-cell industry shifts to thinner and thinner cells. The robot uses a special four-arm parallel kinematic design that Adept said offers major advantages over traditional three-arm-style kinematics.