Patent ID: 7637710

Claim:
An industrial robot for moving an object in space, the industrial robot comprising: a stationary platform; a movable platform adapted for supporting the object; a first arm comprising a first supporting arm operatively connected to the stationary platform, a first actuator configured to rotate the first supporting arm about a first axis, and a first linkage operatively connected between the first supporting arm and the movable platform, wherein the first linkage comprises a triangle having a base that is journalled in the moveable platform; a second arm comprising a second supporting arm operatively connected to the stationary platform, a second actuator configured to rotate the second supporting arm about a second axis, and a second linkage operatively connected between the second supporting arm and the movable platform, wherein the second linkage comprises a triangle having a base that is journalled in the moveable platform; and a third arm comprising a third supporting arm operatively connected to the stationary platform, a third actuator configured to rotate the third supporting arm about a third axis, and a third linkage operatively connected between the third supporting arm and the movable platform, wherein the first axis and the second axis are parallel, and wherein the third supporting arm is journalled around a transverse axis that is arranged in a plane substantially normal to the second axis.