Patent ID: 7474072

Claim:
A case packing robot comprising: a. a frame having a top, a bottom and vertical sides all defining an operating envelope; b. two servo motors mounted to said top; c. a two dimensional articulated robot suspended from said top inside of said operating envelope comprising: i. a first arm having a first end proximate one of said servo motors and a remote end; ii. a second arm having a first end proximate said remote end of said first arm and a second end remote from said remote end of said first arm; iii. first and second first arm tie rods; and iv. first and second arm tie rods; and v. an end effector; said first and second first arm tie rods connected to one of said servo motors so as to impart vertical movement of said first arm, and said first and second second arm tie rods connected to the other of said servo motors so as to impart horizontal movement of said second arm and product and said end effector attached to said remote end of said second arm.