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Introduction

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Robots are widely applied in many areas, including but not limited to, automobile engineering, aerospace engineering, port engineering, electronic industry, food industry, surgical operation, housekeeping service.

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Sun, T., Yang, S., Lian, B. (2020). Introduction. In: Finite and Instantaneous Screw Theory in Robotic Mechanism. Springer Tracts in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1944-4_1

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