b'\x1b\x1a\x19 \x1f\x18\x1d\x17\x16Machine TechnologyROBOTICS REIMAGINED FOR JOB SHOPSBy William Leventon difference here is having somethingOh, my gosh, theres a robot in built by the machine tool OEM thatthere, Anderson said.W ith many job shops shyingcomes married up with the machineCreating a robot operating pro-away from robots because ofand ready to run. gram normally requires special pro-integration and programming dif- The Okuma America-built Arm- gramming language skills that shop ficulties, a machine tool builder hasroid is mounted inside a machinepersonnelmaylack.Therefore, introduced a couple of products totool over the spindle. The result is aArmroid features a robot operation offer an easier path to automation. smaller footprint than those of con- system that needs only interactive One offering from Okuma Amer- ventional robot-machine combina- inputs of numbers.ica Corp., Charlotte, North Carolina,tions. Also, Armroid doesnt requireTo me, Anderson said, the is Armroid, a robot that is built intoany robotic integration or guarding. coolest thing about the Armroid is an Okuma America machine andAn Armroid-equipped machinethe programming aspect of it.can work inside it. looks like a lathe with an attachedA key feature is a conversational Many companies build small kit- storage cabinet. human-machine interface that helps ted robots, said Product Special- Its not till you open the doorusers through the process of pro-ists Manager Wade Anderson. Theand look inside that you realize,viding the necessary programming In addition to loading and unloading a machine tool, Armroid can spray coolant after replacing an end effector with a coolant nozzle.Okuma America14MAY 2020 MachineTech.indd 14 4/16/20 12:38 PM'