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Robot mechanics covers the mechanical engineering aspects of robot design and includes factors such as inertia, stress, load-carrying ability, and dynamic response.* Mechanical engineering is also involved in the design of grippers, transmission systems, hydraulic and pneumatic couplings, and related design areas. This chapter presents four major, and a few minor, topics of interest to electronics engineers or systems designers.
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Poole, H.H. (1989). Introduction to Robot Mechanics. In: Fundamentals of Robotics Engineering. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7050-5_3
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