Intelligent Actuator, also called IAI, is a robotics design company. It was founded in
Japan
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in 1976. The company designs, manufactures, and markets a complete line of
motion control
Motion control is a sub-field of automation, encompassing the systems or sub-systems involved in moving parts of machines in a controlled manner. Motion control systems are extensively used in a variety of fields for automation purposes, includi ...
systems. IAI is the world's largest manufacturer of
cartesian coordinate robot
A Cartesian coordinate robot (also called linear robot) is an industrial robot whose three principal axes of control are linear (i.e. they move in a straight line rather than rotate) and are at right angles to each other. The three sliding joi ...
s and is an established leader in low cost, high performance
SCARA robot
The SCARA is a type of industrial robot. The acronym stands for Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm or Selective Compliance Articulated Robot Arm.
By virtue of the SCARA's parallel-axis joint layout, the arm is slightly compliant in the X ...
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IAI America (website), SCARA
With the introduction in 2001 of a full range of "ROBO Cylinders", IAI is also leading a transition away from pneumatics to cost-effective, low-maintenance, and fully programmable electric cylinders.
IAI Industrieroboter GmbH is the European subsidiary of IAI, founded in 1995.
IAI America, Inc. was established in 1989. IAI products are distributed in North America
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through a network of authorized representatives supported by regional centers in Los Angeles, California
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, Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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, and Atlanta, Georgia
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References
External links
*{{official website, http://www.intelligentactuator.com/
Intelligent Actuator, Japan Global HQIAI European Headquarters, iai-automation.comIntelligent Actuator, USA websiteIntelligent Actuator, Taiwan websiteIAI, Intelligent Actuator, Official Distributor in Spain
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Larraioz Elektronika
canal de venta, consultoría, formación y soporte técnico oficial de IAI para el mercado español.
Robotics companies of Japan
Companies based in Shizuoka Prefecture
Japanese brands