pick-and-place robot
nounUK /ˌpɪk ən ˈpleɪs ˈrəʊbɒt/
US /ˌpɪk ən ˈpleɪs ˈroʊbɑːt/
A machine that picks things up and puts them down.
The factory uses a pick-and-place robot to move small parts from one box to another.
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2. A robotic arm used in electronics manufacturing to position components on circuit boards.
The pick-and-place robot placed hundreds of tiny chips on the board each minute.
3. An automated device in packaging lines that lifts products into boxes or trays.
A pick-and-place robot sorted the cookies into neat rows.
4. A general term for any programmable machine that repeatedly moves objects between locations.
Warehouses rely on pick-and-place robots to speed up order packing.