ABB Capoeira Challenge

Writing by Evan Ackerman on Monday, 8 of December , 2008 at 12:31 am

I guess someone over at ABB though it might be a good idea to show off how flexible and powerful their new line of IRB 4600 industrial robots by putting one up against a professional Brazilian capoeira fighter named Edison. Good in concept, but I’m not sure how well it works out as a piece of robot promotional material… Have a look for yourself:

The IRB 4600 certainly is quick, with a 25% faster cycle time than other robots in its class. It can lift up to 60 kg, and has position repeatability as good as 0.03 millimeters. If the video almost sold you, you can check out the other two in the series here.

[ ABB IRB 4600 ]

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