Patent ID: 7563067

Claim:
A robot for gripping and handling one or more objects, which robot comprises: a stationary base with a first guide extending in a first direction, an arm comprising a second guide extending in a second direction at an angle relative to the first direction, which arm is connected to the base by way of the first guide in such a way that the arm is movable in the first direction, a slide which is arranged on the second guide and is movable in the second direction, wherein said first and second directions are in a common plane, a gripper supported by the slide, for gripping one or more objects, which gripper is movable in a third direction intersecting the plane of the first and second directions, a number of actuators provided in a stationary position on the base, for driving the arm, the slide and the gripper by means of pulling elements comprising drive belts, which are connected to the arm, the slide and the gripper respectively, one of said actuators being connected to said arm by a pulling element for driving movement of the arm in the first direction, another one of said actuators being connected to said slide by a pulling element for driving movement of the slide in the second direction, and a third one of said actuators being connected to said gripper by a pulling element for driving movement of the gripper in the third direction, wherein the gripper is situated in an plane extending in the second and third directions and intersecting the central longitudinal axis of the arm, and wherein the slide has a number of pulleys for guiding the pulling element for driving movement of the gripper in the third direction, which pulleys are provided on one side relative to the plane extending in the second and third directions and intersecting the central longitudinal axis of the arm, and which pulleys can be mounted in mirror image relative to the plane.