The present invention pertains to a robotic wash cell including a six-axis
robotic arm and end effector equipped with nozzles that spray unheated,
solvent free, pure water at high-pressure to clean or debur objects by
maintaining the nozzles in close proximity and substantially normal to
each surface being cleaned or edge being deburred. The robotic cell wash
is particularly useful for cleaning contaminants such as oil and grease
from items having more complex shapes. The six-axis robotic arm positions
the nozzles and their sprays substantially normal to each surface being
cleaned or deburred. The nozzles produce a multi-zone spray pattern with
a continuous effective cleaning zone. A water recycling and pressurizing
system collects the used water, separates out the oil and grease
contaminants to a level of about 5 ppm, and pressurizes the pure water to
about 3,000 psi for washing operations or about 6,000 psi for deburring
operations.