A robot for installing and/or removing electrical components from electrical equipment while allowing a human operator to remain outside of an arc flash zone, wherein the robot comprises:
- a. a motor portion comprising:
- i. a motor;
- ii. a gear box connected to the motor;
- iii. a bidirectional rotatable shaft extending from the gear box;
- iv. a gear box power and signal cable in communication with the motor and configured to provide power and control signals to the motor;
- v. a support plate connected to the motor, the gear box, or combinations thereof;
- vi. a plurality of removable magnetically shielding magnet housings attached to the support plate, wherein each removable magnetically shielding magnet housing comprises a non-electric magnet disposed therein, and wherein each non-electric magnet is engaged with a rotatable handle configured to rotate the non-electric magnet to extend the non-electric magnet from one of the removable magnetically shielding magnet housings to engage with a magnetic surface surrounding the electrical equipment and to hold the motor portion to the magnetic surface;
- vii. a first arm comprising:
- 1. a first arm body connected to the bidirectional rotatable shaft having a first arm body end with a first arm engagement portion;
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- 2. a gripper slidably disposed over the first arm body end, wherein the gripper has an engagement portion;
- viii. an arm fastener securing the first arm body to the bidirectional rotatable shaft;
- ix. a second arm comprising:
- 1. a second arm body connected to the bidirectional rotatable shaft;
- 2. an extension projecting from the second arm body;
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- 3. a threadable member disposed through the extension;
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- x. a first stop and a second stop both projecting from the support plate, wherein each stop prevents over-rotation of the first arm;
- b. a controller portion in communication with the motor portion through the gear box power and signal cable, wherein the controller portion comprises:
- i. a controller comprising a controller circuit board and controller relays;
- ii. a controller magnet disposed on the controller and configured to attach the controller to the magnetic surface proximate the motor portion;
- iii. a power and signal-out interface plug in the controller portion for connecting to gear box power and signal cable;
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- iv. a power and signal-in interface plug in the controller for receiving power and signals;
- c. a remote switch operator in communication with the controller portion through a power and signal cable, wherein the power and signal cable is engaged with the power and signal-in interface plug, and wherein the remote switch operator is configured to remotely control and power the motor portion through the controller portion;
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- d. a remote control device in communication with the remote switch operator for controlling the remote switch operator while allowing the operator to remain outside of the arc flash zone.