(Advanced Machining and Sealing) research project. The PI hexapod mounted on an articulated robot from MABI Robotic in the ADMAS system, processing a CFRP part. (Image: Fraunhofer IFAM) As part of a joint [...] Advances in Aircraft Construction: Hexapod Provides High Dynamics 6D Error Compensation to Traditional Robot Compensation kinematics improve contour machining for the Wing of Tomorrow, through milling, deburring [...] drilling. The H-900K101 PI hexapod, in combination with the coarse motion of a traditional articulated robot, is used for highly dynamic, high-precision positioning of the machining and sealing tools. “With

industry are increasing, the need for advanced robotics arises. Traditional robots are fast, can handle heavy loads, but lack positioning accuracy. Hexapod robots have a long history in precision alignment [...] with classical industrial robots. They increase the positioning repeatability and accuracy of the robotic system. For short travel ranges, they can replace the articulated-arm robot completely. (Image: PI) [...] Hexapod Robot Applications in Automation and Automotive Assembly A Hexapod Robot is a 6-axis, parallel-kinematics machine often used for automated precision positioning and alignment of parts and components

Hexapod 6-Axis Robots in Laser Microsurgery Research Laser micro-surgery can benefit from tracking and image-based methods that improve precision and safety. Advanced software together with stereo camera [...] Germany. H-824 compact Hexapod 6-axis positioning stage (left). Hexapods can also be used as surgery robots . (Image: PI/Fraunhofer IPA) The interferometer test shows the high resolution, accuracy and rep

Controlling Hexapod 6-DOF Alignment Robots via EtherCAT® Manufacturing and quality assurance processes in electronics production, mechanical engineering, and the automotive industry increasingly rely on [...] on precision multi-axis positioning and alignment systems. Parallel-kinematic hexapod robots have many advantages compared to traditional serial kinematics multi-axis motion systems. They are available

Precision Robotics and Automation: Hexapods Advance Production Processes Summary Hexapods, six-legged parallel-kinematic machines, are quickly gaining ground in a broad range of industrial automation [...] automotive production. The intrinsic Hexapod features contribute to a wealth of new possibilities in robotics. Video: Comparison of serial and parallel kinematics 6-axis motion mechanics (Image: PI) There are [...] stacked systems – does not occur with well-designed parallel kinematics. Video: Hexapod in a labeling robot prototype (Image: Tirelli / PI) Hexapods also have no dragged cables, reducing friction or torque

Industrial Safety Device for Hexapod 6-DOF Motion Systems / Parallel Robots How to Connect a Safety Light Barrier to a Hexapod System 1 Motivation Effective workplace safety measures are especially important [...] forms a close-meshed protective field and, therefore, secures the access to the danger zone. Hexapod robots are multi-axis positioning systems with a limited workspace that can often be safely integrated into [...] requirements for accuracy are also increasing. Depending on the model, parallel-kinematic hexapod robots can move and position tools, workpieces, and complex components with masses ranging from a few grams

Hexapod 6-DOF Active Optical Alignment Micro-Robots - Enablers for Advanced Camera Manufacturing Hexapod micro-motion robots, such as the H-811, provide precision and flexibility for optical alignment [...] conditions for high image quality when it comes to aligning multiple lenses. Hexapod micro-motion robots are a novel technology that delivers motion in all six degrees of freedom in an unusually stiff, [...] transfer function conversion that may be externally implemented in several ways, multiple hexapod micro-robots can optimize MTF of optical-train elements simultaneously. This active alignment approach relies

hip implants or the like, using suitable test setups. Other medical hexapod applications / surgery robots > Authors: Christoph Bourauel and Ludger Keilig, Department for Orthodontics Friedrich-Wilhelms-

with classical industrial robots. They increase the positioning repeatability and accuracy of the robotic system. For short travel ranges, they can replace the articulated-arm robot completely. (Image: PI) [...] 93106) Video: NIST is using an H-850 hexapod and articulated arm robot for antenna measurements and calibrations. (Source Youtube: Robot Adds New Twist to NIST Antenna Measurements and Calibrations) Beamline [...] time savings. Video: Best of two worlds: Combination of a traditional articulated-arm robot with a hexapod parallel-robot provides long travel ranges and very high precision and flexibility. (Image: PI) Metrology

multiple electro-optic elements and components. Fortunately for this young field, the proven micro-robotic and alignment-automation manufacturing technologies that have enabled Silicon Photonics provide solutions [...] adoption. Top among these manufacturing-ready solutions is the hexapod, a six-degree-of-freedom micro-robot. The most advanced of these feature sophisticated scanning optimization algorithms in their firmware [...] is highly leveraged. Wise LIDAR manufacturers have taken note. Similarly, these industrial micro-robots have been broadly implemented for assembly of smartphone cameras and similar mechanisms. In these