An
industrial robot is defined by
ISO 8373 as an
automatically controlled, reprogrammable, multipurpose manipulator programmable in three or more axes. The field of robotics may be more practically defined as the study, design and use of
robot systems for
manufacturing (a top-level definition relying on the prior definition of
robot). Typical applications of robots include
welding, painting, assembly, pick and place (such as
packaging,
palletizing and
SMT), product inspection, and testing; all accomplished with high endurance, speed, and precision.