OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION OT-2026-000003465 Structure of first arm of industrial robot having articulated horizontal arms Published: 2026-09-15T20:31:09.428695Z Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000003465 Categories: Robotics & Automation > Robot Architectures ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ABSTRACT Provided is a compact first arm (12) of an industrial robot having articulated horizontal arms, which first arm has a direct drive motor (19), an electromagnetic brake (25), and a rotary encoder (34, 36) disposed close to each other concentrically between the first arm (12) and a base post (10) supporting the first arm (12), and has another direct drive motor (39), another electromagnetic brake (45), and another rotary encoder (54, 56) disposed close to each other concentrically between the first arm (12) and a second arm (14) rotatably supported by the first arm (12). 1. Drawings [0001] Sheet 1. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000003465 Published 2026-09-15T20:31:09.428695Z https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000003465