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Stewart PlatformA Stewart platform is a kind of manipulator using an octahedral assembly of struts. A Stewart platform has six degrees of freedom (x, y, z, pitch, roll, & yaw). Stewart platforms have applications in machine tool technology, crane technology, underwater research, air-to-sea rescue, flight simulation, satellite dish positioning and aircraft simulators. James S. Albus of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a crane, known as RoboCrane®, which uses the Stewart platform technology. Geodetic Technology trademark "hexapod" for a Stewart platform in a machine tool context. The Stewart platform was first reported in a paper by D. Stewart in 1965. References D. Stewart, A Platform with Six Degrees of Freedom, UK Institution of Mechanical Engineers Proceedings 1965-66, Vol 180, Pt 1, No 15. External links *The True Origins of Parallel Robots
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