本教材共有8单元，主要内容包括工业机器人的发展、工业机器人安全规则、工业机器人结构、工业机器人控制系统、工业机器人的基本操作等。通过讲解工业机器人，本书使读者能够知晓工业机器人的作用，并借助语言了解其工作能力与要求。

Unit 1　Introduction to History of
Robots　1
Part　Ⅰ Technical and Practical Reading　1
New　Words　4
Phrases　and Expressions　4
Part　Ⅱ Glance at the Industrial Robot
　Structures　7
Part　Ⅲ Industrial Robot Maintenance and
　Repair　9
Part　Ⅳ Introduction to Famous Industrial
　Robot Companies　13
Part　Ⅴ Communicative Speaking　15
Unit　2 Introduction to Industrial
Robots　16
Part　Ⅰ Technical and Practical
　Reading　16
New　Words　19
Phrases　and Expressions　20
Part　Ⅱ Glance at the Industrial Robot
　Structures　23
Part　Ⅲ Industrial Robot Maintenance and
　Repair　25
Part　Ⅳ Introduction to Famous Industrial
　Robot Companies　28
Part　Ⅴ Communicative Speaking　31
Unit　3 Industrial Robotic Safety
Regulation　32
Part　Ⅰ Technical and Practical Reading　32
New　Words　34
Phrases　and Expressions　34
Part　Ⅱ Glance at the Industrial Robot
　Structures　37
Part　Ⅲ Industrial Robot Maintenance and
　Repair　39
Part　Ⅳ Introduction to Famous Industrial
　Robot Companies　42
Part　Ⅴ Communicative Speaking　44
Unit　4 Industrial Robotic Control
System　46
Part　Ⅰ Technical and Practical
　Reading　46
New　Words　48
Phrases　and Expressions　48
Part　Ⅱ Glance at the Industrial Robot
　Structures　51
Part　Ⅲ Industrial Robot Maintenance and
　Repair　53
Part　Ⅳ Introduction to Famous Industrial
　Robot Companies　56
Part　Ⅴ Communicative Speaking　59
Unit　5 Industrial Robot Operation　60
Part　Ⅰ Technical and Practical Reading　60
New　Words　62
Phrases　and Expressions　63
Part　Ⅱ Glance at the Industrial Robot
　Structures　66
Part　Ⅲ Industrial Robot Maintenance and
　Repair　68
Part　Ⅳ Introduction to Famous Industrial
　Robot Companies　72
Part　Ⅴ Communicative Speaking　75
Unit　6 Basic Programming of Industrial
Robots　77
Part　Ⅰ Technical and Practical Reading　77
New　Words　79
Phrases　and Expressions　80
Part　Ⅱ Glance at the Industrial Robot
　Structures　83
Part　Ⅲ Industrial Robot Maintenance and
　Repair　86
Part　Ⅳ Introduction to Famous Industrial
　Robot Companies　89
Part　Ⅴ Communicative Speaking　92
Unit　7 Industrial Robot
Maintaining　93
Part　Ⅰ Technical and Practical Reading　93

New　Words　95
Phrases　and Expressions　96
Part　Ⅱ Glance at the Industrial Robot
　Structures　99
Part　Ⅲ Industrial Robot Maintenance and
　Repair　101
Part　Ⅳ Introduction to Famous Industrial
　Robot Companies　104
Part　Ⅴ Communicative Speaking　106
Unit　8 Industrial Robot
Application　108
Part　Ⅰ Technical and Practical
　Reading　108
New　Words　110
Phrases　and Expressions　111
Part　Ⅱ Glance at the Industrial Robot
　Structures　114
Part　Ⅲ Industrial Robot Maintenance and
　Repair　116
Part　Ⅳ Introduction to Famous Industrial
　Robot Companies　120
Part　Ⅴ Communicative Speaking　123
Key　............　124
Glossary　140
Phrases　and Expressions　148

该作者在中国第一汽车集团公司教育培训中心工作20多年，在长春汽车工业高等专科学校任教10多年，有较强的企业培训与丰富的高职专业英语教学经验，多次参与全国英语竞赛的出题，在业内较知名。。作者先后教过汽车专业英语、模具专业英语、机电专业英语、数控专业英语等。