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[[File:Hp 9862a.jpg|thumb|A plotter is an implementation of the Cartesian coordinate robot.]]

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A '''cartesian coordinate robot''' (also called '''linear robot''') is an [[industrial robot]] whose three [[principal axis (mechanics)|principal axes]] of control are linear (i.e. they move in a straight line rather than rotate) and are at [[right angle]]s to each other.The three sliding joints correspond to moving the wrist up-down,in-out,back-forth. Among other advantages, this mechanical arrangement simplifies the [[Robot control]] [[arm solution]]. [[Cartesian coordinate]] robots with the horizontal member supported at both ends are sometimes called '''Gantry robots'''; mechanically, they resemble [[gantry crane]]s, although the latter are not generally robots. Gantry robots are often quite large.