Published in Journal of Industrial Engineering and Robotics, Volume 6, Number 1
Written by FERARU Elena-Andrada, NEGULESCU Andrei, UNGUREANU Liviu
Scientific coordinators: Liviu UNGUREANU, Iulian MUNTEANU

Progress is nothing new, especially from a scientific point of view. Many would argue that we are now in Industry 4.0, the fourth Industrial Revolution, due to the rapid digitalization of the world. We covered the historical context that justifies our current need for industrial robots, arguing about the benefits and disadvantages of their implementation. After a short discussion about 'Smart Factories', we classified the industrial robots, choosing to detail the industrial robot SCARA, drawing and explaining the advantages of its kinematic scheme.

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