Articulated robot, as the name suggests, consists of a balanced manipulator consisting of various joints with a separate actuator for each one of them. One of the joints with a grip or tool will hold the load, within a particular range, and will move according to signals fed to the control system for each of the individual joint’s actuator. A proper synchronization of all these joints will move a load from one point to another. Generally used for handling heavy materials, articulated type robots are easy to use but require good handling skills. The control signals given to each of the actuator should be precise in comparison to the signals fed to the actuators of other joints. Thus, functioning and controlling of an articulated robot mainly consists of feeding the right signal to the right actuator at the right time.
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