40results about "Robotics systems" patented technology

Apparatus and methods for generating virtual environment displays based on a group of sensors are provided. A computing device can receive first data about an environment from a first group of one or more sensors. The computing device can model the environment as a virtual environment based on the first data. The computing device can determine whether to obtain additional data to model the environment. After determining to obtain additional data to model the environment, the computing device can: receive second data about the environment, and model the environment as the virtual environment based on at least the second data. The computing device can generate a display of the virtual environment.

A control device includes at least two processors comprising at least a first processor and a second processor. The control device controls at least one autonomous motion mechanism on the basis of a recognition result received from a recognition device. A storage device of the control device stores upper-level software, middle-level software, and lower-level software. The upper-level software derives a feature amount representing a feature of the recognition result. The middle-level software generates a motion plan of the autonomous motion mechanism on the basis of the feature amount. The lower-level software outputs a command value for controlling the autonomous motion mechanism on the basis of the motion plan. The first processor executes at least the upper-level software, the second processor executes at least the lower-level software, and at least one processor included in the control device executes the middle-level software.

A robot hand is designed to open or close fingers using a linear actuator disposed in a housing. The robot hand has linear motion shafts extending from inside to outside the housing through guide holes formed in a wall of the housing. Each of the fingers includes a base portion and a tip portion. The base portions are secured to the linear motion shafts outside the housing. The tip portions are bent inwardly from the base portions in directions in which they approach each other and then extend toward tips of the fingers. A sealing member is disposed between each of the linear motion shafts and a corresponding one of the guide holes to hermetically isolate the inside of the housing from the outside thereof. This structure achieves an increased degree of sealing of the housing and is capable of having an increased opening or closing stroke of the fingers.

Provided is an agent robot control system comprising an acquisition unit which acquires a purchasing master list which shows a user's purchase merchandise candidates, and a control unit which generates a purchasing execution list for recommending, from the purchasing master list, purchases for select merchandise to be performed at real storefronts and for recommending purchases for other merchandise to be performed at online storefronts.

A robot control device includes: a measuring unit to measure a robot control state indicative of a position and a posture of the robot; a work area setting unit to store, for each of work processes, a work area that is defined by work movement of the worker between a start and an end of each of the work processes and includes a space a body of the worker occupies and to set the work area corresponding to the work process currently carried out by the worker based on a signal specifying the work process currently carried out by the worker; and a robot command generator to generate a motion command for the robot based on the work area and the robot control state. The generator varies the command for the robot based on whether the robot is present in the work area.

A robot includes a movable part, and the movable part performs an action based on a position of a first marker obtained using first position and attitude of the movable part when a first image containing the first marker is captured by an imaging unit provided in the movable part and second position and attitude of the movable part when a second image containing the first marker is captured by the imaging unit.

Whether or not workpieces are present in a workpiece storage area is determined based on an image acquired by image capturing. When the workpieces are determined to be present, whether or not a crossing part is present in the workpiece storage area is determined based on the image, the crossing part being a part where soft body portions of a plurality of workpieces cross each other in an overlapping manner. When the crossing part is determined to be present, an uppermost soft body portion placed at an uppermost position among the soft body portions crossing each other is determined based on the image. A workpiece including the uppermost soft body portion thus determined is determined as an uppermost workpiece placed at an uppermost position.

A controller for controlling a plurality of robots includes a failure prediction section configured to predict a failure time for each of the robots; and a load adjustment section configured to perform adjustment of a work load of each of the robots according to each of the predicted failure times, so that each of the robots operates until a maintenance time determined in common to each of the robots.

The purpose of the present invention is to obtain a robot control device that reduces the risk of a collision occurring between a worker and a robot while maintaining high work efficiency when the worker and the robot work in a shared workspace. The present invention comprises: a robot control state measuring unit (102) that measures a robot control state that includes the position and the postureof a robot; a work area setting unit (104) that stores, for each work process, an area that contains the space occupied by the body of a worker in work actions performed by the worker from the startto the end of the work process, and that sets a work area corresponding to the current work process of the worker on the basis of a work process specifying signal that specifies the work process thatis currently being performed by the worker; and a robot command generating unit (105) that generates an operation command (105a) for the robot on the basis of the work area and the robot control state. The robot command generating unit (105) changes the operation command (105a) for the robot in accordance with whether the robot is inside the work area.

An object of the present invention is to provide a robot control device that maintains high work efficiency and reduces the possibility of collision between the operator and the robot when they share the work space and perform work. It has a robot control state measurement unit (102 ), which measures the position and posture of the robot, that is, the robot control state; the work area setting part (104), which includes the body occupied by the operator in the operation action from the beginning to the end of the operation process. The area including the space is stored for each work process, and the work area corresponding to the current work process of the operator is set based on the work process specifying signal specifying the work process currently performed by the operator; and The robot instruction generating part (105), which generates an action instruction (105a) to the robot based on the operating area and the robot control state, and the robot instruction generating part (105) responds to the action instruction (105a) of the robot according to whether the robot exists in the operating area. ) to make changes.

A robot performs an appropriate operation in accordance with a position control, whereby an operation is carried out to pass a hook as a second engagement member through a hooking hole as a first engagement member. Thereafter, the robot is switched to a servo float control, and receives a command to raise the hook relatively with respect to the hooking hole. An amount of rising of the hook is compared with a maximum allowable amount of rising (threshold value) of the hook.

A robot control apparatus controls a robot having six drive axes and a drive axis as an additional axis. The control apparatus includes a display control part which controls a display of a display part. The display control part displays, on the display part, a first picture which displays an operation program including an operation statement and a second picture which displays a state of the drive axes included in the operation statement. The display control part displays the operation statement including a state of the additional axis without including a state of the six drive axes in the first picture.

The invention relates to a substation comprising switchgear or control gear for unmanned operation and maintenance. In order to carry out the operation and / or maintenance of such substations in an automated manner, and to increase the safety of the operators in the event that they are further required, the invention consists in separating the inner chamber relative to the outer casing by means of an automatically operated inner door Locking, realizing the robotic system such that the active area of ​​the robotic system extends out of the inner chamber, partly in an area outside the inner chamber, but within the outer shell, wherein spare parts are stored in a spare part handover area for maintenance.