sˈæŋkaɪˌoʊ sˈeɪki, pˈɛntəl ænd ˌɛnˌiːsˈiː pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd ðə skˈæɹɚ ɹˈoʊbɑːt æz ɐ kəmplˈiːtli nˈuː kˈɑːnsɛpt fɔːɹ ɐsˈɛmbli ɹˈoʊbɑːts ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn.
Sankyo Seiki, Pentel and NEC presented the SCARA robot as a completely new concept for assembly robots in 1981.