Patent ID: 8316961

Claim:
A remote controlled work robot comprising: a remote controlled actuator; and a support device to support the remote controlled actuator, wherein the remote controlled actuator comprises a spindle guide section of an elongated configuration; a distal end member fitted to a distal end of the spindle guide section through a distal end member coupling structure for continuous alteration in attitude and rotatably supporting a spindle to hold a tool; a drive unit housing connected with a base end of the spindle guide section, the spindle guide section being of a structure in which a rotary shaft to transmit a rotation of a tool rotation drive source, provided within the drive unit housing, to the spindle and an open ended guide hole are accommodated therein, and an attitude altering member to continuously alter the attitude of the distal end member when reciprocally moved with its distal end in engagement with the distal end member is reciprocally movably inserted within the guide hole; and an attitude alteration drive source to reciprocally move the attitude altering member is provided within the drive unit housing, wherein the support device comprises a single degree-of-freedom system, in which the remote controlled actuator has a degree of freedom in one direction, or a multi-degrees-of-freedom system, in which the remote controlled actuator has a two or more degrees of freedom relative to a base on which the support device is installed, and a drive source to operate a movable part of the degree-of-freedom system.