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The paper describes the development of a micro-parallel-SCARA robot adapted in size to MEMS products. The degree of miniaturization is optimized concerning a smaller structure but high accuracy in a workspace dimensioned to chip card size. The robot supports the mostly used four degrees of freedom with a base area of less than 150 × 150 mm2. It is the result of a cooperative project between the Institute of Machine Tools and Production Technology at the Technical University of Braunschweig and Micromotion GmbH. This company is an innovative manufacturer of miniaturized zero-backlash gears and actors, which are used as main drives of the robot.
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Burisch, A., Wrege, J., Soetebier, S., Raatz, A., Hesselbach, J., Slatter, R. (2006). “Parvus” a Micro-Parallel-Scara Robot for Desktop Assembly Lines. In: Ratchev, S. (eds) Precision Assembly Technologies for Mini and Micro Products. IPAS 2006. IFIP International Federation for Information Processing, vol 198. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-31277-3_7
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