From car manufacturing to the production of niche products, welding is now one of the most widespread and successful applications of industrial robotics.

Welding Robotics: Technology, System Issues and Application is a detailed overview of robotic welding at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The last few years-worth of evolution in robotic welding are described, illustrating their rapid innovations and featuring:

• Welding Technology;
• Sensors and Sensing Techniques;
• Industrial robotic welding systems; and
• Actual industrial...