About the Direct Drive Robot

Description

The Direct Drive Robot is designed to move labware in a laboratory environment. The robot has four axes of motion and is able to grip labware in both the landscape and portrait orientations.

Figure. Direct Drive Robot axes of movements (top view and side view)

 

 

 

Item	Axis	Description of robot movement
1	Waist	Robot arm rotates infinitely about the waist.
2	Elbow	Robot forearm rotates infinitely about the elbow.
3	Wrist	Robot hand rotates infinitely about the wrist.
4	Mast	Robot arm moves up and down along the mast.

The Direct Drive Robot is controlled by the VWorks software and the DDR Diagnostics plugin. For more information about the software, see Software overview.

Before you operate the system

 

WARNING  For safe operation, it is imperative that you follow the precautions in the Direct Drive Robot Site Preparation and Safety Guide.

Related information

 

For information about...	See...
Direct Drive Robot features	Hardware components
Direct Drive Robot specifications	Specifications and site requirements
Software that controls the Direct Drive Robot	Software overview
Safety information	Direct Drive Robot Site Preparation and Safety Guide