Work Envelope

Also known as Workspace.

The maximum volume of space that encloses the designed reach of the robot manipulator including the workpiece, the end effector, and the robot itself. The dexterous workspace is all of the possible points the robot can reach with an arbitrary orientation, and is usually a subspace of the maximum envelope space.

The work envelope can be restricted or reduced by limiting devices. The maximum distance the robot can travel after the limit device is actuated is considered the basis for defining the restricted envelope space.