Subject matter under the cross-reference art collection definition characterized by the manner in which the arm* moves through space due to its structure thereby giving the robot its various degrees of freedom*. [figure]
(1) Note. Robot arms* may have linear movement along or rotary movement about a given axis. The robot arm* movement through space in this and indented subcollections is usually determined by the relative number of linear vs. rotary joints.
(2) Note. In this and indented subclasses, the motion of the wrist has not been considered in determining placement.
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29, for wrist movements.
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172, Earth Working, 3+, for the movement of an earth working machine about a stationary base and particularly subclass 26 for a track guided earth working machine.
414, Material or Article Handling,
539, for a load support with linear vertical movement and additional movement for aligning and mounting a load at a specific location, subclass 591 for a guided hoist with a load supporting grab moveable horizontally by means which swings horizontally or moves linearly, subclasses 680+ for a vertically swinging load support, subclass 744 for a horizontally swinging load support, subclasses 749+ for a load supported mounted horizontal linear movement, subclass 776 for a reorienting device mounted on an arm which is swingable about its transverse axis and rotatable about its longitudinal axis, and cross-reference art collection 917 for a handling device having parallel links.
