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In this work, simulation models predicting a robot\u2019s energy consumption are extended by an estimation of the reliability, enabling the consideration of maintenance to enhance the assessment of the application\u2019s life cycle costs. Furthermore, a life cycle assessment yields the greenhouse gas emissions for the individual application. Potential benefits of the combination of motion simulation and cost analysis are highlighted by the application to an exemplary system. For the selected application, the consumed energy has a distinct impact on greenhouse gas emissions, while acquisition costs govern life cycle costs. Low cycle times result in reduced costs per workpiece, however, for short cycle times and higher payloads, the probability of required spare parts distinctly increases for two critical robotic joints. Hence, the analysis of energy consumption and reliability, in combination with maintenance, life cycle costing and life cycle assessment, can provide additional information to improve the resource efficiency.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/robotics10010033","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,2,12]],"date-time":"2021-02-12T18:46:31Z","timestamp":1613155591000},"page":"33","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":18,"title":["Impact of Cycle Time and Payload of an Industrial Robot on Resource Efficiency"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5222-8312","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Florian","family":"Stuhlenmiller","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Mechatronic Systems in Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7093-391X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Steffi","family":"Weyand","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute IWAR, Chair of Material Flow Management and Resource Economy, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany"}]},{"given":"Jens","family":"Jungblut","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Mechatronic Systems in Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9917-6852","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Liselotte","family":"Schebek","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute IWAR, Chair of Material Flow Management and Resource Economy, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0542-3833","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Debora","family":"Clever","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Mechatronic Systems in Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany"}]},{"given":"Stephan","family":"Rinderknecht","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Mechatronic Systems in Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,2,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Kagermann, H. 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