Manipulation operations with industrial robots

Abstract

This bachelor’s thesis inquires into problems and current state of robot grippers. Industrial robots used for manipulation, robot grippers, special unit connected to gripping end-effectors and possibilities of its control are mentioned step by step. The accent is primarily put on electric and pneumatic driven grippers. Sample of gripping task with industrial robot and vacuum gripper is solved in the last part of this thesis. The program for control of KUKA robot is output from this gripping task