What are Gantry Robots?
A gantry robot is also known as a cartesian robot. It looks very different from the popular image of a robot. It is a stationary robot and typically contains a minimum of three elements of motion. In this case, each motion refers to linear motion in a single direction. In a gantry robot, each of these motions are arranged to be perpendicular to each other and are typically labeled X, Y, and Z. X and Y are located in the horizontal plane and Z is vertical. Think of X and Y was the width and length of a box and Z as the height of the box. The interior of this box is referred to as the working envelope of the gantry robot. A gantry robot can move things anywhere within this envelope or perform some operation on an item within the envelope. A typical application for a gantry robot is the assembly of a device. A gantry robot that performs this action is also referred to as a pick and place robot. Components required for the device are somehow brought into the working envelope of the gantry
A gantry robot is also known as a cartesian robot. It looks very different from the popular image of a robot. It is a stationary robot and typically contains a minimum of three elements of motion. In this case, each motion refers to linear motion in a single direction. In a gantry robot, each of these motions are arranged to be perpendicular to each other and are typically labeled X, Y, and Z. X and Y are located in the horizontal plane and Z is vertical. Think of X and Y was the width and length of a box and X as the height of the box. The interior of this box is referred to as the working envelope of the gantry robot. A gantry robot can move things anywhere within this envelope or perform some operation on an item within the envelope. A typical application for a gantry robot is the assembly of a device. A gantry robot that performs this action is also referred to as a pick and place robot. Components required for the device are somehow brought into the working envelope of the gantry
