Epson Factory Automation SCARA

The SCARA Robot (Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm) has a design that is similar to the human arm. At the end of the arm is a rotating Z-axis carriage, which rotates independently of its perpendicular movement (U-axis).

This robot type was especially developed for pick-and-place applications and has a defined flexibility in the XY direction when a transverse force is applied. This designed-in property, which is not controlled by other manufacturers, clearly separates SCARA from other kinematics devices.

SCARAs are optimised for use in assembly and handling due to their design principles and as such are often referred to as “assembly robots” or as “horizontal articulated arm robots”.