Patent ID: 8496425

Claim:
An end-effector attachable to a robotic arm for interacting with a workpiece, comprising: an articulating frame mechanically coupled to a master boom, the master boom including a straight boom coupled to an offset boom; the articulating frame comprising a fixed pane hingedly coupled to a rotating pane, the rotating pane adjustable to and lockable at an angular position relative to the fixed pane, including a lockable clutch assembly for locking the rotating pane at the angular position relative to the fixed pane and an indexable device connected to the articulating frame and the straight boom; the fixed pane mechanically coupled to the straight boom; the articulating frame and the straight boom rotatable around a longitudinal axis of the straight boom and relative to the offset boom, the indexable device effecting rotation of the articulating frame and the straight boom to one of a plurality of preset intervals around the longitudinal axis of the straight boom relative to the offset boom; a tool module mounted on the articulating frame and including an end element for interacting with the workpiece; a flexible conductor coupled to the tool module; a flexible dress package including a flexible cable carrier routing the flexible conductor to the tool module; and the end element operatively connected to a controllable power source via the flexible conductor.