Editing Cartesian coordinate robot (section)

{{short description|Robot with axes of control that are linear and orthogonal}}
[[Image:Descartes configuration.png|thumb|right|[[Kinematic diagram]] of Cartesian (coordinate) robot]]
[[File:Hp 9862a.jpg|thumb|A [[plotter]] is a type of Cartesian coordinate robot.]]

A '''Cartesian coordinate robot''' (also called '''linear robot''') is an [[industrial robot]] whose three [[principal axis (mechanics)|principal axes]] of control are linear (i.e. they move in a straight line rather than rotate) and are at [[right angle]]s to each other.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering for Advanced and Intelligent Manufacturing|last1=Zhang|first1=Dan|last2=Wei|first2=Bin|date=2016|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-3-319-33580-3|location=Cham|pages=31}}</ref> The three [[Prismatic joint|sliding joints]] correspond to moving the wrist up-down, in-out, back-forth. Among other advantages, this mechanical arrangement simplifies the [[robot control]] [[arm solution]]. It has high reliability and precision when operating in three-dimensional space.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Advanced High Strength Steel And Press Hardening - Proceedings Of The 4th International Conference On Advanced High Strength Steel And Press Hardening (Ichsu2018)|last1=Mingtu|first1=Ma|last2=Yisheng|first2=Zhang|date=2018|publisher=World Scientific|isbn=978-981-327-797-7|location=Singapore|pages=526}}</ref> As a robot coordinate system, it is also effective for horizontal travel and for stacking bins.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Fundamentals of Robotics Engineering|last=Poole|first=Harry H.|date=2012|publisher=Van Nostrand Reinhold|isbn=978-94-011-7052-9|location=New York|pages=35}}</ref>