EC368 ROBOTICS
6. classification of robots
classification of robots according to the Japanese
Industrial Robot Association ( JIRA):
Class 1: Manual Handling Device: a device with multiple
degrees of freedom, actuated by an operator.
Class 2: Fixed Sequence Robot: a device that performs the
successive stages of a task according to a predetermined,
unchanging method, which is hard to modify.
Class 3: Variable Sequence Robot: same as in class 2, but
easy to modify.
Class 4: Playback Robot: a human operator performs the
task manually by leading the robot, which records the
motions for later playback; the robot repeats the same
motions according to the recorded information
Class 5: Numerical Control Robot: the operator supplies
the robot with a movement program rather than teaching
it the task manually.
Class 6: Intelligent Robot: a robot with the means to
understand its environment and the ability to successfully
complete a task despite changes in the surrounding
conditions under which it is to be performed.
The Association Francaise de Robotique (AFR) has the
following classification:
Type A: handling devices with manual control to
telerobotics.
Type B: automatic handling devices with predetermined
cycles
Type C: programmable, servo controlled robots with
continuous or point-to-point trajectories.
Type D: same as C but with capability to acquire information
from its environment