Intelligent Actuator
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Intelligent Actuator, also called IAI, is a robotics design company. It was founded in Japan
in 1976. The company designs, manufactures, and markets a complete line of motion control
systems. IAI is the world’s largest manufacturer of cartesian coordinate robot
s and is an established leader in low cost, high performance SCARA robots.
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
through a network of authorized representatives supported by regional centers in Los Angeles, CA, Chicago, IL, and Atlanta, GA.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
in 1976. The company designs, manufactures, and markets a complete line of motion control
Motion control
Motion control is a sub-field of automation, in which the position or velocity of machines are controlled using some type of device such as a hydraulic pump, linear actuator, or an electric motor, generally a servo...
systems. IAI is the world’s largest manufacturer of cartesian coordinate robot
Cartesian coordinate robot
A cartesian coordinate robot is an industrial robot whose three principal axes of control are linear and are at right angles to each other. Among other advantages, this mechanical arrangement simplifies the Robot control arm solution...
s and is an established leader in low cost, high performance SCARA robots.
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
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
through a network of authorized representatives supported by regional centers in Los Angeles, CA, Chicago, IL, and Atlanta, GA.