SCARA Robot

Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm — a robot with two revolute joints providing horizontal motion and one prismatic joint for vertical motion. SCARA robots offer high speed and rigidity for planar assembly tasks (inserting, screwing, soldering) with a compact footprint. They are common in electronics manufacturing and light assembly.

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