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Glossary Robotics / Term

Degrees of Freedom

In robotics, the number of independent modes in which a robot can operate.


The number of independent directions or joints of the robot (R15.07), which would allow the robot to move its end effector through the required sequence of motions. For arbitrary positioning, 6 degrees of freedom are needed: 3 for position (left-right, forward-backward and up- down), and 3 for orientation (yaw, pitch and roll).

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