April 1987
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The fields of application of industrial robots of various sorts in the iron and steel industry are considered on the basis of a survey of operations at a number of integrated iron and steelworks and also some specialized enterprises (powder metallurgy, ferroalloys, mining and beneficiation, and maintenance). Examples of available series and special robots, manipulators, and robot technological complexes are given. Development work on robot devices is outlined and the benefits of their application are considered.