An industrial robot is a general purpose, and computer controlled manipulator consisting of several rigid links connected in series by revolute and prismatic joints. A mechanical manipulator can be modeled as an open-loop articulated chain with several rigid bodies (links) connected in series by either revolute or prismatic joints driven by actuators. The relative motion of the joints results in the motion of the link that positions the end-effectors in a desired orientation. In most of the applications, the spatial description of the end-effectors of the manipulator with respect to a fixed reference coordinate system is of prime importance.This book provides an in-depth study on robot manipulator design along with its optimization. Apart from this, the book systematically discusses background of Robot Manipulator Design, mathematical formulation for Workspace of 3R Manipulator, and Optimization of Workspace. This book targets young researcher, students and professionals who are interested in this field. This book also hopefully expected to serve as a building block for future research efforts in this field.

Dr. Sumanta Panda (PhD) working as Associate Professor & HOD in the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, VSSUT, Burla, India. His areas of research are: tribology, condition monitoring, & robot mechanism design. He has published 55 articles in referred journals and 22 articles in international conferences.