This document discusses industrial robots and their components. It describes robot manipulators which use links connected by joints to move objects. Common manipulator types are discussed along with degrees of freedom, grippers and end effectors. Key performance metrics for robots like repeatability, accuracy, precision and resolution are defined. The document outlines typical robot components like actuators, motors, direct drives and gearing. Different motor types are listed and joint configurations such as revolute, prismatic and spherical joints are described. The concept of a robot's work envelope is introduced.