4. Automatic manipulators

4.1 Field of application

This type of equipment is designed for object manipulation, following a relatively simple cycle with little variation. It's the pick-and-place of the Anglo-Saxons: a simple pick-and-place that can generally represent an interesting solution if, let's repeat it, the cycle is simple and sufficiently repetitive. Until 1980, this equipment was used for small loads only (around 1 kg). At that time, equipment was developed for loads of up to 10 kg. Since 1982, we've been exceeding 100 kg. But as we said in paragraph 2.4.1