Robotic Manipulator With Supplementary Damping

A method comprising:

• attaching at least one vibration damper arrangement to a frame of a first robot arm link, where the at least one vibration damper arrangement comprises at least one viscoelastic element connected to the frame of the first robot arm link by a connection such that, as the frame of the first robot arm link experiences vibrations, the at least one viscoelastic element dampens the vibrations in the frame of the first robot arm link based upon viscoelasticity and the connection of the at least one viscoelastic element to the frame of the first robot arm link;
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• connecting a first end of the frame of the first robot arm link to a second robot arm link such that the frame of the first robot arm link is configured to move relative to the second robot arm link.

A method comprising:

• moving a first robot arm link relative to a second robot arm link, where the first robot arm link comprises a frame having a first end movably connected to the second robot arm link;
• damping vibrations in the frame of the first robot arm link comprising at least one vibration damper arrangement on the frame of the first robot arm link including at least one viscoelastic element connected to the frame of the first robot arm link by a connection such that, as the frame of the first robot arm link experiences vibrations, the at least one viscoelastic element dampens the vibrations in the frame of the first robot arm link based upon viscoelasticity and the connection of the at least one viscoelastic element to the frame of the first robot arm link.