pick-and-place robot
nounUK /ˌpɪk ən ˈpleɪs ˈrəʊbɒt/
US /ˌpɪk ən ˈpleɪs ˈroʊbɑːt/
A pick-and-place robot is a machine that picks things up and puts them down somewhere else.
The factory uses a pick-and-place robot to move small parts from one box to another.
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2. A machine that places electronic components onto circuit boards.
The pick-and-place robot quickly placed hundreds of tiny chips on the board.
3. A device used in labs to move samples between trays.
The lab's pick-and-place robot sorted the test tubes overnight.
4. Any automated system that transfers items from one position to another.
Their warehouse pick-and-place robot stacks boxes onto pallets.