ABB's new robot family has great technological and historical significance.
Robot Milestone: Advanced, Versatile Design
The IRB 2600 robot series is destined to make a splash with its capabilities and flexibility. It has three members, two short arm robots and one long arm robot. The basic model, the IRB 1200-12 offers a 1.65m reach and 12kg payload capacity. The IRB 2600-20 provides a 1.65m reach as well as a 20kg payload. The long arm IRB 2600 contributes a 1.85m reach and 12kg payload.
IRB 2600 robots are multipurpose robots designed for a variety of tasks ranging from arc welding and material handling to machine tending. They are controlled by the advanced IRC5.
predecessors the IRB 2400 robots.
Historic Milestone: ABB's Fourth Generation Robots
The ABB IRB 2600 series represents the fourth generation of 6-20kg payload range robots created by the robotics manufacturing leader. It is the latest installment to a story that dates back to the 1970's.
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1st Generation: 1974 ASEA (a company that would later merge with Brown, Boveri & Cie to become ABB) creates the IRB 6, an electronic and microcomputer controlled robot with a 6kg payload capacity. |
2nd Generation: 1986 The next addition to this payload category, the IRB 2000, is released. |
3rd Generation: 1996 ABB's IRB 2400 robot series introduced many improvements to previous models. |
4th Generation: 2009 The latest and greatest, the IRB 2600 robot series, comes into being. |
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