Throughput Optimization in Robotic Cells

• Robotic Cells in Practice.- A Classification Scheme for Robotic Cells and Notation.- Cyclic Production.- Dual-Gripper Robots.- Parallel Machines.- Multiple-Part-Type Production: Single-Gripper Robots.- Multiple-Part-Type Production: Dual-Gripper Robots.- Multiple-Robot Cells.- No-Wait and Interval Robotic Cells.- Open Problems.

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