Understand the design, testing, and application of cleanroom robotics and automation with this practical guide. From the history and evolution of cleanroom automation to the latest applications and industry standards, this book provides the only complete overview of the topic available. With over 20 years' industry experience in robotics design, Karl Mathia provides numerous real-world examples to enable you to learn from professional experience, maximize the design quality and avoid expensive design pitfalls. You'll also get design guidelines and hands-on tips for reducing design time and cost. Compliance with industry and de-facto standards for design, assembly, and handling is stressed throughout, and detailed discussions of recommended materials for atmospheric and vacuum robots are included to help shorten product development cycles and avoid expensive material testing. This book is the perfect practical reference for engineers working with robotics for electronics manufacturing in a range of industries that rely on cleanroom manufacturing.

Table of Contents

1 Industrial robotics 

2 Cleanroom robotics 

3 Design of atmospheric robots 

4 Design of vacuum robots 

5 Kinematics 

6 Dynamics and control 

7 Test and characterization 

Appendix A: SI units and conversion tables Appendix B: Standards organizations 

Appendix C: Standard temperature and pressure (STP) 

About the Author

Karl Mathia is president of Zidecs Automation, an engineering firm in Silicon Valley with focus on motion control, robotics, and adaptive systems