parallel manipulator 1

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A parallel manipulator is a mechanical system that uses several computer-controlled serial chains to support a single platform, or end-effector.

  • 1.Also known as parallel robots, or generalized Stewart platforms (in the Stewart platform, the actuators are paired together on both the basis and the platform), these systems are articulated robots that use similar mechanisms for the movement of either the robot on its base, or one or more manipulator arms.

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