INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS PROGRAMMING: BUILDING APPLICATIONS FOR THE FACTORIES OF THE FUTUREINDUSTRIAL ROBOTS PROGRAMMING: BUILDING APPLICATIONS FOR THE FACTORIES OF THE FUTURE J. Norberto Pires ‘Mechanical Engineering Department University of Coimbra, Portugal D SpringerJ. Norberto Pires ‘Mechanical Engineering Department University of Coimbra Portugal Industrial Robots Programming: Building Applications for the Fectores of the Future Library of Congress Con Number: 2006932582 ISBN 0:387-23525-3, eISBN 0.387.23326.1 ISBN 9740387235253, Printed on acid-ree paper (© 2007 Springer Science+Business Mei, LLC All righs reserved. This work may not be wanslated or coped in whole or in pat without the whiten permission ofthe publisher Springer Seiencet Business Media, LLC. 233 Spring Stet, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for bre excerps in connection with reviews oF Scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and reteval, tlectronic adaption, computer software, or by similar oF dissimilar methodology now now or hereafar developed i forbidden “The use inthis publication of tradenames, trademarks, service marks and similar tems, coven if they are not identi a such, i otto be taken as an expression of opinion as 1 wheter or not they are subject proprietary his os76s4321 springer com