1. Robots
... and describes depth. Z also adds the third dimension. A cylindrical arm also has three degrees of freedom, but it moves linearly only along the Y and Z axes. Its third degree of freedom is the rotation at its base around the two axes. The work envelope is in the shape of a cylinder. The spherical arm replaces up and down movements along the two axes with a rocking motion of the arm. The spherical arm's work envelope is a ... hole. Your arm would rotate around an axis that goes through the center of your wristbone. This motion is called roll. What a robot does is stated in its program. Th...
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