. ▁Such ▁manip ul ators ▁are ▁used ▁in ▁various ▁indust ries . ▁Where ▁there ▁are ▁special ▁requirements ▁to ▁protect ▁against ▁fire ▁and ▁explos ion , ▁they ▁may ▁be ▁driven ▁by ▁com pressed ▁air . ▁ ▁A ▁w eld ing ▁manip ulator ▁can ▁be ▁either ▁open ▁arc ▁or ▁sub mer ged ▁arc . ▁A ▁w eld ing ▁manip ulator ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁w eld ▁hor izont ally ▁and ▁vert ically ▁and ▁is ▁ideal ▁for ▁job ▁sh ops ▁as ▁they ▁are ▁robust , ▁have ▁high ▁production ▁volume ▁capacity ▁and ▁a ▁greater ▁degree ▁of ▁flex ibility ▁in ▁product ▁engineering . ▁W eld ing ▁manip ul ators ▁are ▁commonly ▁used ▁in ▁pipe ▁and ▁vessel ▁fabric ation ▁but ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁a ▁cl adding ▁procedure ▁with ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁a ▁proper ▁w eld ing ▁fi xture . ▁ ▁Ex amples ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁robot ic ▁manip ul ators ▁are : ▁ ▁Canad arm ▁ ▁Ter ab ot - S ▁by ▁O ce ane ering ▁Space ▁Systems ▁ ▁SC AR A ▁ ▁da ▁V inci ▁S urg ical ▁System ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁AN AT ▁Technology ▁( Art ic ulated ▁N im ble ▁Ada pt able ▁Tr unk ) ▁▁ ▁Indust rial ▁rob ots ▁ ▁Rob otic ▁arm ▁ ▁Tele man ip ulator ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Rob otic ▁manip ulation <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Dan ube ▁Ste am bo at ▁Sh ipping ▁Company , ▁D ona ud ampf sch iff ahr ts gesellschaft ▁ ▁was ▁a ▁sh ipping ▁company ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 9