The application possibilities of the newly designed lightweight modular robotic arm (LWA 3, from Schunk) are versatile and cover various areas in robotics: inspection systems, service robotics, workstations and work processes with human-machine interaction, mobile platforms (such as light transport, monitoring and maintenance robots), and tactile, sensor or camera based inspection systems. The new servo-electric swivel units of the PowerCube series with integrated Motor-Controller unit and continuous center bore for the cable feed-through form its base. The combination of high power density and light materials for connecting technology enable twice the payload. In the standard design, the LWA 3 robotic arm is available as a 7-axis system. The open software-architecture makes it possible to connect and operate any type of end effectors to the servo-electric “wrist” of the robot arm, e.g.: the Schunk Dextrous Hand or Anthropomorphic Hand gripping modules.
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