The Robot That Couldn’t Reach the Conveyor: Work Envelope and Layout, Not the Robot A 6-axis robot picking parts from a conveyor. The conveyor was placed at the edge of the robot’s work envelope. The robot could reach, but it was at the wrist joint’s extreme angle. The wrist twisted. The path was awkward. The …

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