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20080255704 | Control System and Teach Pendant For An Industrial Robot - A robot controller for an industrial robot is described. The robot controller is a portable controller of the TPU Teach Pendant Unit type and comprises control means for moving a robot in three or more degrees of freedom. The TPU comprises a visual display and selection means associated with programming or controlling a robot. In other aspects of the invention a system comprising a robot and a control unit and the TPU are described. A computer program of the TPU for carrying out the method is also provided. | 10-16-2008 |
20090037024 | Robot Operator Control Unit Configuration System and Method - A unified framework is provided for building common functionality into diverse operator control units. A set of tools is provided for creating controller configurations for varied robot types. Preferred controllers do one or more the following: allow uploading of configuration files from a target robot, adhere to common user interface styles and standards, share common functionality, allow extendibility for unique functionality, provide flexibility for rapid prototype design, and allow dynamic communication protocol switching. Configuration files may be uploaded from robots to configure their operator control units. The files may include scene graph control definitions; instrument graphics; control protocols; or mappings of control functions to scene graphics or control inputs. | 02-05-2009 |
20090037025 | Controller for robot having robot body and additional mechanism providing additional operation axes - A controller is provided to control operations of a robot provided with a robot body having operation axes to be controlled and an additional mechanism having an additional operation axis. The controller comprises a manual operation device, determination means and control means. The manual operation device enables a user to manually operate the operations of the robot body and the additional mechanism in parallel to each other. The determination means determines whether or not the additional mechanism is a linked state in operations with the robot body. The control means controls operation speeds of both the tip end of the operation axes of the robot body and the additional operation axis of the additional mechanism within a predetermined maximum speed, when the manual operation device is used to manually control the operations of the robot body and the additional mechanism in parallel to each other and the determination means determines that the additional mechanism is in a linked state in operations with the robot body. | 02-05-2009 |
20090069943 | ROBOT SYSTEM - The safety of an operator which may be endangered by an erroneous instruction by the operator or a robot control system is ensured by making more stringent a condition regarding the separation of the operator from the vicinity of a robot when an operation program of the robot is activated. An interlock to which a condition regarding activation of the operation program of the robot is added is provided in a feeding unit which is connected to a robot controlling unit by wireless connection for charging a teaching unit, so as to provide a robot system which improves the safety of the operator. | 03-12-2009 |
20090112362 | Controller of work piece-conveying robot - A controller for work piece-conveying robot having: a coordinate system storage section for storing one or more manual jog feed coordinate systems; a working area setting section for setting to a machine tool a working area to which the manual jog feed coordinate system is assigned; a hand position obtaining section for obtaining a current position of the robot hand at each specified sampling period; a determination section for determining whether or not the current position of the robot hand obtained by the hand position obtaining section is within the working area set by the working area setting section; and a coordinate system switching section for switching a present manual jog feed coordinate system to the manual jog feed coordinate system assigned to the working area if it is determined by the determination section that the current position of the robot hand is within the working area. | 04-30-2009 |
20090125147 | REMOTE CONTROLLED ROBOT SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES MEDICAL IMAGES - A remote controlled robot system that includes a mobile robot and a remote control station. The mobile robot is controlled by the remote control station and includes a robot monitor, and a robot camera that captures a robot image. The system also includes a medical image device that can be coupled to the robot. The remote control station includes a camera that captures a remote station image, and a monitor that displays the robot image captured by the robot camera in a robot view field, displays the remote station image in a station view field. The robot transmits the robot and medical images to the remote control station such that a larger portion of a network bandwidth is allocated for the medical image than the robot image. | 05-14-2009 |
20090132088 | TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE FROM A HUMAN SKILLED WORKER TO AN EXPERT MACHINE - THE LEARNING PROCESS - A learning environment and method which is a first milestone to an expert machine that implements the master-slave robotic concept. The present invention is of a learning environment and method for teaching the master expert machine by a skilled worker that transfers his professional knowledge to the master expert machine in the form of elementary motions and subdivided tasks. The present invention further provides a stand alone learning environment, where a human wearing one or two innovative gloves equipped with 3D feeling sensors transfers a task performing knowledge to a robot in a different learning process than the Master-Slave learning concept. The 3D force\torque, displacement, velocity\acceleration and joint forces are recorded during the knowledge transfer in the learning environment by a computerized processing unit that prepares the acquired data for mathematical transformations for transmitting commands to the motors of a robot. The objective of the new robotic learning method is a learning process that will pave the way to a robot with a “human-like” tactile sensitivity, to be applied to material handling, or man/machine interaction. | 05-21-2009 |
20090204261 | INDUSTRIAL ROBOT SYSTEM - An industrial robot system including at least one manipulator, at least one control device adapted to control the operation of the at least one manipulator and at least one wireless, portable interface device adapted for communication with a user and for communication with at least one control device. The industrial robot system is adapted to sense the position of the portable interface device. Also a wireless, portable, interface device and to a control device. | 08-13-2009 |
20090259339 | Robotic based health care system - A robotic system that can be used to treat a patient. The robotic system includes a mobile robot that has a camera. The mobile robot is controlled by a remote station that has a monitor. A physician can use the remote station to move the mobile robot into view of a patient. An image of the patient is transmitted from the robot camera to the remote station monitor. A medical personnel at the robot site can enter patient information into the system through a user interface. The patient information can be stored in a server. The physician can access the information from the remote station. The remote station may provide graphical user interfaces that display the patient information and provide both a medical tool and a patient management plan. | 10-15-2009 |
20090299526 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A ROBOT CONTROL PROGRAM - In a computerized device for processing a robot control program, at least one local area of a robot path of a robot is displayed at a display screen, the robot path containing a support point that is to be modified. The display screen also shows the support point, as well as a path course therethrough and at least one direction also proceeding through the support point perpendicularly to the path course. An input device allows a user to modify the path course by modifying the position of the support at the display screen. | 12-03-2009 |
20100010673 | Tele-presence robot system with multi-cast features - A graphical user interface for a remote controlled robot system that includes a robot view field that displays information provided by a robot and an observer view field that display observer information about one or more observers that can receive the robot information. The interface has various features that allow a master user to control the observation and participation of the observers. | 01-14-2010 |
20100010674 | METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF A CASTING CURVE FOR A ROBOT CONTROLLER, AND DETECTION SYSTEM THEREFOR - A method for detecting a casting curve for a controller of a robot guiding a pouring spoon includes the steps of manually pouring a smelt from the pouring spoon using a remote control apparatus, detecting and storing at least one time characteristic, and making available the at least one stored time characteristic for use in the robot controller. The at least one time characteristic includes at least of a first time characteristic of a movement of the robot and a second time characteristic of weights of the poured smelt during the pouring. In addition, a method for casting cast parts using a robot having a pouring spoon and a robot controller is disclosed as is a robot system. | 01-14-2010 |
20100036527 | REMOTE CONTROLLER - A remote controller enables a user to manipulate behavior of a robot so that the robot does not stray away from a given area and also avoids contact with an object. If a route designated by the user satisfies a stable movement requirement, a first command signal is transmitted from the remote controller to the robot. By doing so, it is possible to move the robot according to the designated route. On the other hand, if the route designated by the user does not satisfy the stable movement requirement, the first command signal is not transmitted from the remote controller to the robot. Therefore, it is possible to stop the robot from moving according to the designated route, and further to avoid the situation where the robot strays away from the designated region, or comes into contact with the object. | 02-11-2010 |
20100057257 | Automatic finishing machine and control method thereof - This method controls an automatic finishing machine using a robot with a tool through a model storage step, a data acquisition step, a calculation step, an error derivation step, a correction step and a machining step. In the model storage step, shape data of an unfinished work or data of a three-dimensional model is stored in a memory. In the data acquisition step, the tool is brought into contact with the unfinished work W, thereby obtaining measurement data. Then, in the calculation step, actual-position data on a comparative object point is calculated based on the measurement data. Subsequently, in the error derivation step, a data difference between the calculated actual-position data and position data on the comparative object point in the three-dimensional model is obtained. Thereafter, in the correction step, teaching data indicative of the position of the tool corresponding to the shape data of the three-dimensional model is corrected, based on the data difference. Finally, in the machining step, the finishing process is performed, while the robot (11) is controlled, based on the corrected teaching data. | 03-04-2010 |
20100063630 | MICROSURGICAL ROBOT SYSTEM - A robot system for use in surgical procedures has two movable arms each carried on a wheeled base with each arm having a six of degrees of freedom of movement and an end effector which can be rolled about its axis and an actuator which can slide along the axis for operating different tools adapted to be supported by the effector. Each end effector including optical force sensors for detecting forces applied to the tool by engagement with the part of the patient. A microscope is located at a position for viewing the part of the patient. The position of the tool tip can be digitized relative to fiducial markers visible in an MRI experiment. The workstation and control system has a pair of hand-controllers simultaneously manipulated by an operator to control movement of a respective one or both of the arms. The image from the microscope is displayed on a monitor in 2D and stereoscopically on a microscope viewer. A second MRI display shows an image of the part of the patient the real-time location of the tool. The robot is MRI compatible and can be configured to operate within a closed magnet bore. The arms are driven about vertical and horizontal axes by piezoelectric motors. | 03-11-2010 |
20100082156 | METHOD & APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE MOTION OF A ROBOTIC DEVICE - A robot movement control device is connected to a communications network in a remote location relative to a robotic device that is also connected to the communications network. The robot movement control device is an electronic device with a video display for displaying a real-time video image sent to it by a camera associated with the robot. A robot movement control overlay is displayed in the field of the real-time video image at the robot control device and robot control commands are generated by selecting locations within the boundary of the movement control overlay which include speed and directional information. The control commands are sent by the robot control device over the network to the robot which uses the commands to adjust its speed and direction of movement. | 04-01-2010 |
20100094463 | Robot - A robot includes: a moving mechanism; a position recognition section that recognizes a current position of the robot within a guide zone having at least one guide location; and a movement control section that moves the robot to each of guide locations in the guide zone by using the moving mechanism, while causing the position recognition section to recognize the current position. The robot further includes a transmission section that transmits, every time the robot moves to each of the guide locations, contents information corresponding to the guide location to a mobile receive terminal held by a person to be guided near the robot. | 04-15-2010 |
20100106299 | AUTOMATIC MACHINE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION THEREOF - An automatic machine system and its communication control method not stopping the robot action even if wireless communication of a wireless portable teaching/operating unit fails. The automatic machine system comprises a mechanism unit having one or more drive mechanisms, a controller for driving/controlling the mechanism unit, and a portable teaching/operating unit for operating/teaching the mechanism unit. The controller ( | 04-29-2010 |
20100145520 | Robot System - A robot system having a manual guide device connected to the robot in wireless data communication with a portable terminal for use in programming the robot. | 06-10-2010 |
20100145521 | ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH JOINT MOTION CONTROLLER ADAPTED TO REDUCE INSTRUMENT TIP VIBRATIONS - A robotic surgical system has a robot arm holding an instrument for performing a surgical procedure, and a control system for controlling movement of the arm and its instrument according to user manipulation of a master manipulator. The control system includes a filter in its forward path to attenuate master input commands that may cause instrument tip vibrations, and an inverse filter in a feedback path to the master manipulator configured so as to compensate for delay introduced by the forward path filter. To enhance control, master command and slave joint observers are also inserted in the control system to estimate slave joint position, velocity and acceleration commands using received slave joint position commands and torque feedbacks, and estimate actual slave joint positions, velocities and accelerations using sensed slave joint positions and commanded slave joint motor torques. | 06-10-2010 |
20100174410 | METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTMATED MOVEMENTS INVOLVING MEDICAL ROBOTS - Methods, devices (such as computer readable media), and systems (such as computer systems) for defining and executing automated movements using robotic arms (such as robotic arms configured for use in performing surgical procedures), so that a remotely-located surgeon is relieved from causing the robotic arm to perform the automated movement through movement of an input device such as a hand controller. | 07-08-2010 |
20100228397 | Apparatus for the operation of a robot - The invention relates to an apparatus for the operation of a robot having a product gripper which is designed to represent at least one approach position of the product gripper for the picking up and/or placing down of a product, in particular of a food product, as a graphical element on a display device. The apparatus is designed so that the respective graphical element can be directly displaced on the display device for the setting of the coordinates of the respective approach position, with the coordinates of the respective approach position being changed automatically in response to such a displacement of the graphical element in accordance with the displacement. | 09-09-2010 |
20100268386 | ROBOT SYSTEM - A robot system includes at least one robot, robot controllers configured to control the robot, and pendants. The robot controllers include robot group control units each having an operating mode storage unit to store operating mode information to select a robot. The pendants include an enabling device to turn on and off drive power to the robot. The robot group control units are connected via an enable-link-signal line. Each robot group control unit is configured to output an enable link signal by operating the enabling device included in a corresponding pendant to transmit the enable link signal via the enable-link-signal line to all of the robot group control units. Each robot group control unit is configured to output a drive-power-on enable signal to turn on and off drive power to the robot in accordance with the enable link signal and the operating mode information. | 10-21-2010 |
20100280663 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF A HUMANOID ROBOT - A robotic system includes a humanoid robot having a plurality of joints adapted for force control with respect to an object acted upon by the robot, a graphical user interface (GUI) for receiving an input signal from a user, and a controller. The GUI provides the user with intuitive programming access to the controller. The controller controls the joints using an impedance-based control framework, which provides object level, end-effector level, and/or joint space-level control of the robot in response to the input signal. A method for controlling the robotic system includes receiving the input signal via the GUI, e.g., a desired force, and then processing the input signal using a host machine to control the joints via an impedance-based control framework. The framework provides object level, end-effector level, and/or joint space-level control of the robot, and allows for functional-based GUI to simplify implementation of a myriad of operating modes. | 11-04-2010 |
20100292843 | ROBOT SYSTEM - A robot system includes a robot and a robot controller including a drive unit, a memory that stores an arm-occupied region and a movement-forbidden region, a target position calculation unit that outputs a target position of a tool or a workpiece, a movement-forbidden region entry monitoring unit that checks whether the arm-occupied region based on the target position enters the movement-forbidden region and outputs a stop request if it is checked that the arm-occupied region enters the movement-forbidden region, and a predicted-coasting-position calculating unit that calculates a predicted coasting position of each axis and a coasting position of the tool or the workpiece in the case that the robot is urgently stopped. The movement-forbidden region entry monitoring unit checks whether the arm-occupied region at the coasting position enters the movement-forbidden region and outputs another stop request if it is checked that the arm-occupied region enters the movement-forbidden region. | 11-18-2010 |
20100305758 | ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM PROVIDED IN MACHINING SYSTEM INCLUDING ROBOT AND MACHINE TOOL - A robot control system provided in a machining system including a robot and a machine tool. The robot control system includes a robot controller controlling the robot, a portable teach pendant connected to the robot controller, and a communication network adapted to connect the robot controller to a machine tool controller controlling the machine tool. The teach pendant includes a display section configured to display information relating to the robot and the machine tool. The robot controller includes a processing section configured to obtain information relating to the machine tool from the machine tool controller through the communication network, make the display section of the teach pendant display a machine tool-related screen in accordance with a given screen program, and make the machine tool-related screen of the display section of the teach pendant display the information, as obtained, relating to the machine tool. | 12-02-2010 |
20110015787 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ROBOT ARM, ROBOT, CONTROL PROGRAM FOR ROBOT ARM, AND INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT - A control apparatus for a robot arm, which controls an operation of the robot arm so as to carry out a job by using the robot arm, is designed to correct operation information based on operation correcting information relating to a correcting method for operation information relating to operation of the robot arm in response to a manipulation of the person on the robot arm, and a force of the person detected by a force detection unit during an operation of the robot arm, by an operation correcting unit. | 01-20-2011 |
20110077776 | MOBILE ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM - In a mobile robot control system, it is configured such that the robot generates time-series data sequentially at a predetermined time interval and transmits them to the external terminal, and the external terminal receives the transmitted time-series data and adds them to the motion command, such that the motion of the robot is determined based on the generated time-series data and the time-series data added to the motion command. With this, it becomes possible to prevent the robot from suddenly starting to move at the time when the communication between the external terminal which is a transmitting source of the motion command and the robot has recovered from disconnection, thereby enabling to avoid making the operator feel unnatural. | 03-31-2011 |
20110077777 | STEERING CONTROLLER FOR MOVABLE ROBOT, STEERING CONTROL METHOD USING THE STEERING CONTROLLER AND MOVABLE ROBOT SYSTEM USING THE STEERING CONTROLLER - A steering controller for a movable robot is provided. The steering controller drives a plurality of motors, each of which is connected to a wheel. The wheels are spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction with respect to an axis of a body of the movable robot. The steering controller comprises an input unit, an output unit and a conversion unit. The input unit receives steering signals including velocities of the movable robot according to the moving directions. The output unit outputs driving signals including rotational velocities of the motors. The conversion unit converts the steering signals to the driving signals. The use of the steering controller enables an operator to intuitionally steer the movable robot, making the movable robot convenient to use. | 03-31-2011 |
20110098861 | METHOD FOR TRACKING AND REPORTING USAGE EVENTS TO DETERMINE WHEN PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE IS DUE FOR A MEDICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM - A medical robotic system comprises a number of components that may be monitored to determine their preventive maintenance needs by recording usage-related information for the monitored components into associated non-volatile memories. When usage of the component exceeds a specified usage threshold, the system displays a warning message on its display screen to have preventive maintenance performed for the component. If the usage continues without such maintenance and exceeds a higher usage threshold, the system displays an error message on its display screen and the system transitions into an error state during which medical procedures are not allowed to be performed. The usage-related information may also be communicated to a remote computer which gathers and processes usage-related information from a number of medical robotic systems to estimate resource requirements for timely performing preventive maintenance on the medical robotic systems, and anticipated service revenues from such maintenance. | 04-28-2011 |
20110112687 | ROBOT ARM - A robot arm includes a first rotation unit, a second rotation unit having a first end and a second end, a third rotation unit, a first pivot unit, and a second pivot unit. The first pivot unit pivotally connects the second rotation unit with the first rotation unit around a first axis. The first pivot unit includes a first driver received in the second rotation unit. The second pivot unit pivotally connects the third rotation unit with the second rotation unit around a second axis. The second pivot unit includes a second driver received in the third rotation unit and a transmission mechanism disposed between the second driver and the second rotation unit. The first driver and the second driver are disposed on the same side of the transmission mechanism, the first end and the second end of the second rotation unit are rotatably connected to the third rotation unit respectively. | 05-12-2011 |
20110118877 | ROBOT SYSTEM AND METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM CONTROLLING THE SAME - A robot system rapidly performs a motion based on a gesture recognized from a user and achieves a smooth interface with the user. The system receives a gesture input by a user, and sets a position of a first gesture as a reference position, if the gesture input by the user is recognized as the first gesture. The system also judges a moving direction of a second gesture from the reference position if the gesture input by the user is recognized as the second gesture. The system recognizes a command instructing a robot to perform a motion corresponding to the judged moving direction. | 05-19-2011 |
20110125325 | TEACHING METHOD FOR TRANSFER ROBOT - There is provided a teaching method for a transfer robot which is capable of quickly performing teaching at high reliability. Relative to a transfer robot which, in a state in which a substrate to be processed in a plurality of processing chambers is supported, transfers the substrate to a predetermined position by turning and telescopic action on the same plane, teaching is made of the transfer actions. At this time, by using at least one detection means that is disposed so as to detect the substrate when the substrate is transferred among the processing chambers, the transfer robot is caused to perform transfer action. At least one index part provided in advance on an operating part of the transfer robot is detected by the detection means. From this detection position, a reference position which serves as an origin of at least one of the turning action and the telescopic action is taught. | 05-26-2011 |
20110137464 | Robotic Arm for Controlling the Movement of Human Arm - A robotic arm ( | 06-09-2011 |
20110144806 | INTELLIGENT INPUT DEVICE CONTROLLER FOR A ROBOTIC CATHETER SYSTEM - A robotic catheter system includes a robotic controller; a robotic manipulator; and in input controller. The input controller includes communication circuitry configured to receive a signal from a user input device; memory having stored therein a plurality of device drivers associated with a different type of input device or a differently configured input device; and a processor configured to recognize an input device connected with the communications circuitry, load a device driver according to the recognized input device, initialize the input device, and/or one of reject and notify an end user, and deliver an image to a display or graphical user interface. | 06-16-2011 |
20110160909 | DIRECT PIPETTING IN COMPUTER-CONTROLLED LIQUID HANDLING WORKSTATIONS - Relates to an interface and its use for the remote control of a computer-controlled liquid handling workstation with a work surface, a motorized pipetting robot with at least one pipette, and a control computer, to which the pipetting robot is connected. A control program activated in this control computer enables the pipetting robot to position the at least one pipette at specific positions on the work surface and to execute a specific action there using the at least one pipette. The interface comprises input means, visualization means, interface software, and an electronic memory. The visualization means is implemented to visualize the positions at which containers are situated on the work surface of the liquid handling workstation and a selection of the specific actions executable using the pipettes. According to the present invention, the interface and the interface software are implemented to visualize as icons at least one pipette, optionally selected by the input means or by the interface, and at least one designated pipetting position on a specific container, and in addition, to direct the pipetting robot of the computer-controlled liquid handling workstation to position the selected pipettes at the designated pipetting positions of the specific container immediately after designating the specific position and prior to executing the selected specific action. Alternatively, the interface and the interface software are implemented or used to visualize, in a 2D or 3D simulation, the pipetting robot of the computer-controlled liquid handling workstation and to virtually position the selected pipettes at the designated pipetting positions of the specific container immediately after designating the specific position and prior to executing the selected specific action. | 06-30-2011 |
20110184559 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MACHINE BY CORTICAL SIGNALS - A system for controlling a machine by cortical signals, including: a mechanism acquiring electrophysiological signals originating from a plurality of locations in the cerebral cortex of a human or animal subject; a producing device adapted to input the electrophysical signals and output control signals from the machine in response to predetermined variations in the characteristics of the electrophysiological signals. At least some of the electrophysiological signals are from predetermined cortex regions and not associated with any performed or imagined activity nor with any sensory stimuli visualized by the human or animal subject. A method for controlling a machine by cortical signals can use such a system. | 07-28-2011 |
20110190937 | Medical Work Station And Operating Device For Manually Moving A Robot Arm Of A Medical Work Station - The invention relates to a medical work station and to an operating device ( | 08-04-2011 |
20110190938 | Robot teach pendant unit - The present invention relates to a robot teach pendant unit ( | 08-04-2011 |
20110218677 | MEDICAL MANIPULATOR SYSTEM - A medical manipulator system includes a manipulator including a working unit having a distal end at which an end effector for carrying out working is provided and an operating unit including an operating input unit for being operated for an input and a driving source for operating in response to contents of an operation of the operating input unit to drive the end effector, the working unit being removably attached to the operating unit. A controller to which the operating unit can be connected controls at least the driving source. A use history retaining unit is adapted to retain use history data for each working unit. | 09-08-2011 |
20110224828 | DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM FOR ROBOTIC SYSTEMS - A unified system for development of robotics and other cyber-physical systems is discussed. The unified system includes a platform that integrates the processing of actuators and sensors and other modules. The platform is inter-operable into many existing systems. Various modules are developed to do discrete tasks that are commonly found in robotics such as moving motors or reading and controlling sensors. The modules communicate with each other and with other devices such as computers and user built modules through the use of a commonly supported abstract communication protocol. | 09-15-2011 |
20110276179 | IMAGING PLATFORM TO PROVIDE INTEGRATED NAVIGATION CAPABILITIES FOR SURGICAL GUIDANCE - An imaging platform system that provides integrated navigation capabilities for surgical guidance. The system can include two robotic arm systems, one robotic arm system holding an imaging source, and the other holding an imaging sensor. These robotic arm systems are able to move and provide three-dimensional tomographic scans, static radiographic images, and dynamic fluoroscopic image sequences. A third robotic arm system can be included in the imaging platform system as a surgeon guided tool-holder to accurately implement an image-guided surgical plan. The robotic systems can manipulate imaging and surgical components into and out of the operative field as needed, enhancing the choreography between a surgical team and assistive technology. A handle can be included as part of a manual positioning control subsystem. The handle can be mounted to an imaging robotic system above and/or below an operating table, and also can be mounted to a tool-holding robotic system. | 11-10-2011 |
20110288684 | Mobile Robot System - A robot system includes a mobile robot having a controller executing a control system for controlling operation of the robot, a cloud computing service in communication with the controller of the robot, and a remote computing device in communication with the cloud computing service. The remote computing device communicates with the robot through the cloud computing service. | 11-24-2011 |
20110301760 | CREATION AND USE OF VIRTUAL PLACES - An apparatus, method and system facilitate efficient creation of virtual places and provide tools for using the virtual places. The virtual places include a virtual real estate listing, newsworthy place and a virtual box seat. Tools are provided including an automatic declutter tool and a staging tool. | 12-08-2011 |
20120010749 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR ROBOTIC DEVICE AND METHODS OF USING THEREOF - A robotic assembly control system is disclosed. The robotic assembly control system includes an exoskeleton apparatus adapted to be worn by a user, at least one robotic assembly, the at least one robotic assembly controlled by the user by way of the exoskeleton, and at least one mobile platform, the at least one mobile platform controlled by the user and wherein the at least one robotic assembly is attached to the at least one mobile platform. | 01-12-2012 |
20120029700 | Method for offline programming of an nc-controlled manipulator - In a method for the offline programming of an NC-controlled manipulator which follows at least one real trajectory, possibly in a sensor-supported manner, with tool center point thereof in the real working mode, a kinematic manipulator model and, possibly, an environmental model are stored in an offline programming environment with user interface, at least one virtual trajectory of the manipulator and a virtual tolerance zone assigned to said trajectory are defined using the offline programming environment in a definition routine, and the offline programming environment is used to check, in a check routine, the previously defined tolerance zone at least in part in terms of kinematic singularities of the manipulator, the occurrence of which prompts a singularity routine to be executed. | 02-02-2012 |
20120035765 | BRAIN INFORMATION OUTPUT APPARATUS, ROBOT, AND BRAIN INFORMATION OUTPUT METHOD - A brain information output apparatus includes an intention determination information storage unit in which two or more pieces of intention determination information can be stored, with each intention determination information including a pair of an intention identifier, and a learning feature amount group including one or more feature amounts extracted from second learning data that is obtained by converting first learning data into intracerebral brain activity data, the first leaning data being acquired from the outside of the cranium of a user when the user performs a trial according to one intention; a first brain activity data acquiring unit that acquires first brain activity data from the outside of the cranium of a user; a second brain activity data acquiring unit that converts the first brain activity data to intracerebral brain activity data, and acquires second brain activity data; a feature amount group acquiring unit that acquires, from the second brain activity data, an input feature amount group including one or more feature amounts; an intention identifier acquiring unit that acquires an intention identifier corresponding to the input feature amount group based on the two or more pieces of intention determination information; and an intention identifier output unit that outputs the intention identifier. | 02-09-2012 |
20120041595 | PISTOL-GRIP FOR INTUITIVE CONTROL OF A ROBOTIC OR VIRTUAL HAND - A pistol-grip controller for the control of a robotic or virtual hand has multiple dual-action switching mechanisms positioned to simulate intuitively the motion of grasping and releasing an object. An externally-projecting switch trigger of each switching mechanism is hook-shaped to facilitate the operator donning and doffing the controller. These switches move in response to gripping and releasing movements of the associated fingers so as to close or open peripherals (fingers) of the end effector hand. A rocker switch allows an operator to toggle conveniently between commonly used modes of a virtual or robot hand, or the like. The mode toggling is complemented by a control to adjust between the commonly used modes of operation. To make the manipulation of the end effector more intuitive, the controller remaps the switching mechanisms to different functionalities on the end effector based on the mode of operation. The transition between switch to end effector mappings is hysteretic. In addition, the pistol-grip controller can be attached to an appropriate “master” robot arm and can be moved as a whole to create like roll, pitch and yaw movements and x, y and z displacements of the end effector on the “slave” robot arm without the actuation of any of the switches. | 02-16-2012 |
20120059519 | MASTER-SLAVE MANIPULATOR - A master-slave manipulator includes a remote manipulation device, a slave manipulator, and a control unit. The remote manipulation device as a master gives an operating command corresponding to a plurality of degrees of freedom. The slave manipulator includes a plurality of joints corresponding to the degrees of freedom. The slave manipulator includes a redundant joint among the joints. The control unit controls operations of the joints in accordance with the operating command. The control unit calculates an orientation change of the remote manipulation device from the operating command at predetermined time intervals and selects and drives one of the joints in redundancy relationship among the joints in accordance with the orientation change. | 03-08-2012 |
20120059520 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO ROBOTIZE PAYLOAD EQUIPMENT - A robotic vehicle capable of collapsing into a small form factor for ease of transportation and providing for a quick transition to a deployed configuration. The vehicle can be configured to carry a payload when deployed. The vehicle can have an elongate body with two folding spoke-wheels at either end of the body that conform to the shape of the body when collapsed and extend perpendicular to the body when deployed. The vehicle can have an elongate body with two folding arms that each includes a drive motor and a gear assembly. The gear assembly is configured to receive removable wheels at either end of the body. The arms can be parallel to the length of the body when collapsed and extend perpendicular to the body when deployed. The vehicle can include a removable bracket configured to receive an explosive payload. | 03-08-2012 |
20120123590 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROGRAMMING ROBOTS - This invention relates to a robot programming method that is carried out at a first location (i.e., teaching station) and a second location (i.e., application station). The second location is different from the first location. At the first location, teach data is prepared to teach motions to a robot to drive an end effector through a series of desired path points along a desired path of motion with respect to the application station. The teach data comprises at least one of robot position data elements and at least one of robot motion pattern data elements. At the second location, teach data is communicated to the robot and the robot is programmed in accordance with the teach data to drive the end effector through the series of desired path points along the desired path of motion with respect to the application station. This invention also relates to a robot programming system. The robot programming method and system are useful, for example, in thermal spray coating applications. | 05-17-2012 |
20120150351 | BALL JOINT HAVING A PASSAGEWAY FOR ROUTING A CABLE THERETHROUGH - A ball joint ( | 06-14-2012 |
20120150352 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING ROBOTS - Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for synchronization robots. According to an aspect of the present invention, a portable robot synchronization apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store data defining physical models and behaviors of a real robot, a manipulation unit, an output unit, a communication unit configured to perform wired and wireless communication with the real robot or a server, and a control unit configured to model a size and behavior of a virtual robot, having a shape and behavior of the real robot, in response to a manipulation command received through the manipulation unit, on the basis of the data stored in the storage unit, output the modeled virtual robot through the output unit, and control the behavior of the virtual robot in response to the behavior of the real robot when communicating with the real robot through the communication unit. | 06-14-2012 |
20120158184 | METHOD FOR OPERATING MAKEUP ROBOT BASED ON EXPERT KNOWLEDGE AND SYSTEM THEREOF - Disclosed is a makeup system based on expert knowledge including: a makeup robot controlled to apply a cosmetic to a face of a user; a makeup server expert system including makeup information associated with makeup application and command profile information created by programming operation commands of the makeup robot; and a makeup client system configured to download a command profile for controlling operation of the makeup robot from the makeup server expert system, and transmit the command profile to the makeup robot. | 06-21-2012 |
20120185099 | TELEMATIC INTERFACE WITH CONTROL SIGNAL SCALING BASED ON FORCE SENSOR FEEDBACK - Method and system for telematic control of a slave device. A stiffness of a material physically contacted by a slave device ( | 07-19-2012 |
20120191247 | MASTER-SLAVE MANIPULATOR AND MEDICAL MASTER-SLAVE MANIPULATOR - A master-slave manipulator includes a slave manipulator, a master operation input device, and a control unit. The slave manipulator includes joints having multiple degrees of freedom. The master operation input device allows an operator to uniquely input a position and an orientation. The device includes a first operation unit configured to output the position and orientation, and a second operation unit including at least a joint configured to output value of the joint independently with the output of the first operation unit. The control unit calculates a driving amount of each joint of the slave manipulator using the position and orientation of the second operation unit and controls the slave manipulator in accordance with a joint driving command value. | 07-26-2012 |
20120197440 | ROBOT FOR CLEANING AND INSPECTION OF CONDUITS AND ITS CONTROL UNIT - A robot for cleaning and inspecting conduits has a synchronizing mechanism, which extends all driving units simultaneously and with a constant normal force applied to the conduit wall. The robot may be equipped with adapters for conduits with rectangular cross section, and with extension bars for conduits with large diameters. Further, the robot may be equipped with sensors monitoring the robot status, these include a sensor of the synchronizing mechanism position, inclinometer and gyroscope. Data from these sensors may be displayed on a monitor. The movement of the robot inside the conduit and therefore the speed of individual tracks is controlled by the operator by three control elements: direction of turning, diameter of bend and speed of motion. The robot is also able to travel backwards inside the conduit automatically based on stored information about forward movement. | 08-02-2012 |
20120221147 | CONTROL PANEL FOR AN ADJUSTABLE ERGONOMIC CONTROL CONSOLE - A control console to remotely control medical equipment is disclosed having a base with an ergonomically adjustable pedal system. The base further has an opening to receive the pedal system. The pedal system includes a moveable pedal tray with a pedal base. The tray includes a first left pedal assembly and a first right pedal assembly, and an upper tier having a second left pedal assembly and a second right pedal assembly respectively in alignment with and elevated above the first left pedal assembly and the first right pedal assembly. Rollers are rotatable coupled to the moveable pedal tray to allow it roll over a floor. A drive assembly is coupled between the moveable pedal tray and the base. The drive assembly applies a force to the to roll the moveable pedal tray over the floor within the opening of the base. | 08-30-2012 |
20120239199 | COORDINATED JOINT MOTION CONTROL SYSTEM - A coordinated joint control system for controlling a coordinated joint motion system, e.g. an articulated arm of a hydraulic excavator blends automation of routine tasks with real-time human supervisory trajectory correction and selection. One embodiment employs a differential control architecture utilizing an inverse Jacobian. Modelling of the desired trajectory of the end effector in system space can be avoided. The invention includes image generation and matching systems. | 09-20-2012 |
20120253517 | Necktie Personal-Extender/Environment-Integrator and Method for Super-Augmenting a Persona to manifest a Pan-Environment Super-Cyborg for Global Governance - The present invention discloses a system and method for a morphological solution to the macroscopic problem of n-entropy (i.e. loss of control/information) of the prevailing global anarchy by super-augmenting a persona to manifest a pan-environment super-cyborg for global governance. Through a Christocratic Necked Service Oriented Architecture (CNSOA) model, the method of said system, categorizes the world people into two spaces, Bridespace and Christocratic-space. Each member or citizen of Bridespace and consenting Christocratic space is incorporated with Bridal Wedding Garments, namely holy goods & services & Necktie imitating Personal-Extender that includes a data processing device connected to a global network. Each member's Persona and proximity Meatspace are augmented by recasting the metaphoric environment of the data processor (network-is-the-supercomputer) as a Necktie Personal-Extender/Environment-Integrator. The ultimate objective of this invention is to provide a viable regulatory system for global governance to bring justice, peace and wealth for rightful people. With the Necktie Personal-Extender/Environment-Integrator that extends man into both space and time (eternal life) to solve all his problems, it is asserted that a union with the divine is achievable for all of mankind. | 10-04-2012 |
20120277915 | Multi-Degree of Freedom Torso Support For a Robotic Agile Lift System - A controllable robotic arm system comprises a base unit and a moveable torso coupled to the base unit. The moveable torso is capable of moving in at least one degree of freedom independently of movement of the base unit. At least one robotic slave arm is moveably coupled to the torso. A master control system is operable to control the robotic slave arm and the moveable torso. The master control system includes an input interface by which a user can cause control signals to be communicated to the robotic slave arm and the moveable torso. | 11-01-2012 |
20120283876 | ADJUSTABLE ERGONOMIC CONTROL CONSOLE WITH USER LOGIN - A control console to remotely control medical equipment is disclosed having a base with an ergonomically adjustable pedal system. The base further has an opening to receive the pedal system. The pedal system includes a moveable pedal tray with a pedal base. The tray includes a first left pedal assembly and a first right pedal assembly, and an upper tier having a second left pedal assembly and a second right pedal assembly respectively in alignment with and elevated above the first left pedal assembly and the first right pedal assembly. Rollers are rotatable coupled to the moveable pedal tray to allow it roll over a floor. A drive assembly is coupled between the moveable pedal tray and the base. The drive assembly applies a force to the to roll the moveable pedal tray over the floor within the opening of the base. | 11-08-2012 |
20130073092 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATION OF A ROBOT - A system for operation of a robot including a substantially transparent display configured such that an operator can see a portion of the robot and data and/or graphical information associated with the operation of a robot. Preferably, a controller in communication with the robot and the transparent display is configured to allow the operator to control the operation of the robot. | 03-21-2013 |
20130096719 | METHOD FOR DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION OF A ROBOT CONTROL INTERFACE - A control interface for inputting data into a controller and/or controlling a robotic system is displayed on a human-to-machine interface device. The specific configuration of the control interface displayed is based upon the task to be performed, the capabilities of the robotic system, the capabilities of the human-to-machine interface device, and the level of expertise of the user. The specific configuration of the control interface is designed to optimize the interaction between the user and the robotic system based upon the above described criteria. | 04-18-2013 |
20130103199 | SURGICAL ROBOT CONTROL APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a surgical robot control apparatus, in which a control stick member is connected to an upper surface of a base member, pivots and rotates around a connection portion, and is provided with a rotary button control member, a mode switching button member, and a control member which can be operated with the thumb Thus, the surgical robot control apparatus can realize multiple functions. A surgeon can grasp the control stick member to easily control operation of a surgical robot and can perform other work using the other hand. Thereby, when performing surgery, the surgical robot control apparatus remarkably reduces the fatigue of the surgeon, thereby providing a surgical environment that is convenient and safe and provides maximized efficiency. Further, the surgical robot control apparatus can increase the safety of a patient using a safety device based on a buttons and software while performing surgery. | 04-25-2013 |
20130116828 | ROBOT TEACH DEVICE WITH 3-D DISPLAY - A method and an apparatus for displaying three-dimensional workcell data includes a hand-held pendant that is provided with 3-D workcell data representing a model of a machine and associated components in a workcell. The hand-held pendant has a display that generates a 3-D visual representation of the workcell data. The pendant can be operated by a user to manipulate the visual representation to change a user viewpoint and to show motion of the machine with associated process information. | 05-09-2013 |
20130151010 | ROBOT SYSTEM - A robot system includes a robot, a robot controller, and a portable remote operating device. The portable remote operating device includes a display unit, an acquiring unit, and a display switching unit, and is connected to the robot controller. The acquiring unit acquires a reception/transmission process and a customized screen, which are created by a user. The display switching unit switches between the customized screen and a previously-prepared standard screen at a predetermined time during the operation of the robot. | 06-13-2013 |
20130184871 | ROBOT ARM CONTROL APPARATUS, ROBOT ARM CONTROL METHOD, ROBOT, ROBOT ARM CONTROL PROGRAM, AND INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT - A robot arm includes a grip part which is structured to be separated from an end effector attached to the robot arm. When the grip part is gripped by the user and shifted, the robot arm shifts tracking the grip part. Further, the grip part includes contact sensors, and a tracking control method is switched according to the value of the contact sensors. | 07-18-2013 |
20130211597 | Control System That Guides A Robot Or Articulated Device With A Laser Distance Meter For 3D Motion, Or Guides A Robot Or Articulated Device With A Computer Pointing Device (Such As A Mouse) For 2D Motion - A control system that guides a robot or articulated device with a laser distance meter for 3D motion, or guides a robot or articulated device with a computer pointing device (such as a mouse) for 2D or 3D motion. User needs to point to a desired physical location of the end point, and then the difficult work of finding the right joint angles to get there is done by a computer. System works like hand eye coordination. The hand goes wherever the eye is pointed so long as the eye is pointed within the reachable boundary of the jointed arm or articulated device. | 08-15-2013 |
20130218346 | METHOD & APPARATUS FOR REMOTELY OPERATING A ROBOTIC DEVICE LINKED TO A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A remote control device able to connect to a communications network generates robot control messages are used for the remote control of a robot also able to be connected to the communications network. The remote control device creates a robot control file and an indirect reference to the robot control file which a user can select for inclusion in a robot control message. Once selected, the indirect reference to a robot control file causes the indirectly referenced robot control file to be included in a message generated by the remote control device. The remote control device establishes a communications link with the communications network, and sends the message, with the robot control file, to the robot also connected to the communications network. The robot receives the robot control message and performs at least one action according to the instruction included in the robot control message. | 08-22-2013 |
20130226346 | ROBOTIC PROCESS LOGGER - A method for controlling a robot includes the step of controlling operation of the robot with a robot controller executing a control program having a plurality of process instructions. Associated process data for each of predetermined ones of the process instructions executed by the robot controller is then collected. The collected process data is subsequently stored in a form uniquely identified by at least one unique identifier. The at least one unique identifier may include both the program identifier and the process instruction identifier. The collected process data may be stored on the robot controller. | 08-29-2013 |
20130268119 | SMARTPHONE AND INTERNET SERVICE ENABLED ROBOT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Robots, robot systems, and methods may interact with users. Data from a sensor may be received by a processor associated with a robot. The processor may determine a user input based on the data from the sensor. The processor may send the user input to a remote service via a communication device. The processor may receive command data from the remote service via the communication device. The processor may cause an expressive element to perform an action corresponding to the command data. | 10-10-2013 |
20130268120 | COLLABORATIVE ROBOTIC EQUIPMENT - The invention relates to collaborative robotic equipment comprising a supporting structure ( | 10-10-2013 |
20130325182 | ROBOTIC ARM MODULE - A robotic arm module includes a chassis having at least one arm pod. At least one arm connected to the chassis is movable between a stowed position within the at least one arm pod and a deployed position extending from the at least one arm pod. Each arm has a gripping mechanism for gripping articles of work. An attachment structure is configured to allow a host robot to grip and manipulate the robotic arm module. An electrical interface is configured to receive electronic signals in response to a user moving remote manipulators. The electronic signals cause the at least one arm to mimic the movement of the user moving the remote manipulators. | 12-05-2013 |
20140012420 | NC MACHINE TOOL SYSTEM - An NC machine tool system includes an NC machine tool ( | 01-09-2014 |
20140018960 | PATIENT-SIDE SURGEON INTERFACE FOR A MINIMALLY INVASIVE, TELEOPERATED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A patient-side surgeon interface provides enhanced capabilities in using a minimally invasive, teleoperated surgical system. The patient-side surgeon interface has components within the sterile surgical field of the surgery. The components allow a surgeon to control teleoperated slave surgical instruments from within the sterile surgical field. The patient-side surgeon interface permits a surgeon to be in the sterile surgical field adjacent a patient undergoing surgery. Controlling minimally invasive slave surgical instruments from within the sterile surgical field permits minimally invasive surgery combined with direct visualization by the surgeon. The proximity to the patient allows the surgeon to control a teleoperated slave surgical instrument in tandem with controlling manually controlled instruments such as a laparoscopic instrument. Also, the surgeon, from within the sterile surgical field, can use the patient-side surgeon interface to control at least one proxy visual in proctoring another surgeon. | 01-16-2014 |
20140067128 | HAPTIC TEACH PENDANT - An apparatus for providing haptic feedback to a teach pendant including a teach pendant having a housing and a processor disposed therein. The processor is in signal communication with a robot controller and is configured to monitor and control a robot. At least one haptic device is disposed on the teach pendant. The haptic device is in signal communication with the processor and configured for providing haptic feedback through the teach pendant to a user upon the occurrence of a haptic event. | 03-06-2014 |
20140074294 | DUAL-SYSTEM COMPONENT-BASED INDUSTRIAL ROBOT CONTROLLER - A dual system component-based industrial robot controller having a standard operating system, a real-time operating system, a route management module, a soft bus, a driver management module, a motion control module, a PLC module, an IO module, a teach pendent interface module and a protocol stack module. The controller employs a component-based structure and the components are operated respectively under a non real-time standard operating system and a real-time operating system, and supports distributed processing. The communications and function calls among the components are carried out by the route management module and the soft bus. The components in communication are managed through the route management module. The driver management module provides communications among other modules with a consistent interface which accords to the DS402 standard, and a servo driver that accords to this interface standard can be readily integrated into the controller. A user can develop function module components and add the same to the system, and the open-type interface of the controller enables the controller to connect hardware without limitations. | 03-13-2014 |
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20140188281 | ROBOT TEACHING SYSTEM, ROBOT TEACHING ASSISTANT DEVICE, ROBOT TEACHING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A robot teaching system according to an embodiment includes a robot, a sensor, a screen generator, an adjuster, and a job generator. The sensor measures measured values relating to operations of the robot. The screen generator generates a teaching operation screen that includes guidance information intended for the teacher. The adjuster adjusts parameters for generating a job based on specified values relating to the operations of the robot and input in the teaching operation screen, and the measured values of the sensor associated with the specified values, the parameters defining an operation command including corrections of the operations of the robot. The job generator generates the job in which the parameters adjusted by the adjuster are incorporated. | 07-03-2014 |
20140222208 | Maneuvering system having inner force sense presenting function - A compact, lightweight manipulation system that excels in operability and has a force feedback capability is provided. | 08-07-2014 |
20140236356 | TEACHING SYSTEM, TEACHING METHOD AND ROBOT SYSTEM - In a teaching system including a display unit, an image generating unit generates a virtual image of a robot, a workpiece and a positioner for holding the workpiece. A display control unit controls the display unit to display the generated virtual image. Upon receiving an operator's operation of selecting a ridgeline of the workpiece of the virtual image, a work line generating unit extracts individual teaching target points of the ridgeline and generates a work line as a set of line segments each interconnecting the target points adjoining each other. A calculation unit calculates teaching values for positions and postures of the positioner on a point-by-point basis so that a vector direction of the work line at each target point becomes substantially parallel to a horizontal direction. A teaching program generating unit generates a teaching program for operating the positioner based on the calculated teaching values. | 08-21-2014 |
20140277742 | INTUITIVE GRASP CONTROL OF A MULTI-AXIS ROBOTIC GRIPPER - A system includes a robotic gripper and a grasp controller. The gripper, which has a sensory matrix that includes a plurality of sensors, executes selected grasp poses with respect to a component in the corresponding method to thereby grasp the component in response to a grasp command signal from the controller. The controller has a touch-screen or other interactive graphical user interface (GUI) which generates a jog signal in response to an input from a user. Sensory maps provide calibrated limits for each sensor contained in the sensory matrix for the selected grasp pose. The controller transmits the grasp command signal to the gripper in response to receipt of the jog signal from the GUI. The GUI may display a jog wheel having icons, including a hub corresponding to a neutral pose of the robotic gripper and icons corresponding to grasp poses arranged around a circumference of the jog wheel. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277743 | ROBOT TASK COMMANDER WITH EXTENSIBLE PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENT - A system for developing distributed robot application-level software includes a robot having an associated control module which controls motion of the robot in response to a commanded task, and a robot task commander (RTC) in networked communication with the control module over a network transport layer (NTL). The RTC includes a script engine(s) and a GUI, with a processor and a centralized library of library blocks constructed from an interpretive computer programming code and having input and output connections. The GUI provides access to a Visual Programming Language (VPL) environment and a text editor. In executing a method, the VPL is opened, a task for the robot is built from the code library blocks, and data is assigned to input and output connections identifying input and output data for each block. A task sequence(s) is sent to the control module(s) over the NTL to command execution of the task. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277744 | ROBOTIC TRAINING APPARATUS AND METHODS - Adaptive controller apparatus of a robot may be implemented. The controller may be operated in accordance with a reinforcement learning process. A trainer may observe movements of the robot and provide reinforcement signals to the controller via a remote clicker. The reinforcement may comprise one or more degrees of positive and/or negative reinforcement. Based on the reinforcement signal, the controller may adjust instantaneous cost and to modify controller implementation accordingly. Training via reinforcement combined with particular cost evaluations may enable the robot to move more like an animal. | 09-18-2014 |
20140303778 | CREATION AND USE OF VIRTUAL PLACES - An apparatus, method and system facilitate efficient creation of virtual places and provide tools for using the virtual places. The virtual places include a virtual real estate listing, newsworthy place and a virtual box seat. Tools are provided including an automatic declutter tool and a staging tool. | 10-09-2014 |
20140358284 | ADAPTIVE ROBOTIC INTERFACE APPARATUS AND METHODS - Apparatus and methods for training of robotic devices. A robot may be trained by a user guiding the robot along target trajectory using a control signal. A robot may comprise an adaptive controller. The controller may be configured to generate control commands based on the user guidance, sensory input and a performance measure. A user may interface to the robot via an adaptively configured remote controller. The remote controller may comprise a mobile device, configured by the user in accordance with phenotype and/or operational configuration of the robot. The remote controller may detect changes in the robot phenotype and/or operational configuration. User interface of the remote controller may be reconfigured based on the detected phenotype and/or operational changes. | 12-04-2014 |
20140371912 | HIERARCHICAL ROBOTIC CONTROLLER APPARATUS AND METHODS - A robot may be trained by a user guiding the robot along target trajectory using a control signal. A robot may comprise an adaptive controller. The controller may be configured to generate control commands based on the user guidance, sensory input and a performance measure. A user may interface to the robot via an adaptively configured remote controller. The remote controller may comprise a mobile device, configured by the user in accordance with phenotype and/or operational configuration of the robot. The remote controller may detect changes in the robot phenotype and/or operational configuration. The remote controller may comprise multiple control elements configured to activate respective portions of the robot platform. Based on training, the remote controller may configure composite controls configured based two or more of control elements. Activation of a composite control may enable the robot to perform a task. | 12-18-2014 |
20150012137 | PRODUCTION APPARATUS - A production apparatus ensures wireless communication without interference. An antenna portion | 01-08-2015 |
20150045955 | ROBOT CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ROBOT - A robot control apparatus includes a storage section, a display control section, and a work program preparation section. The storage section associates information of work performed by a robot with a template to prepare a work program indicating content of the work, and stores the information in association with the template. The display control section controls a display section to display, in order, setting windows respectively corresponding to work steps of the work. In response to an operator selecting the work, the work program preparation section prepares the work program indicating the content of the work selected by the operator based on the template corresponding to the work selected by the operator and based on setting information that the operator inputs on at least one setting window among the setting windows. | 02-12-2015 |
20150051736 | BRACKET AND ROBOT DEMONSTRATOR USING THE SAME - A bracket of a robot demonstrator for supporting a tablet computer is disclosed. The bracket includes a bar linkage assembly, a first clamping member pivoted with the bar linkage assembly, and a second clamping member positioned opposite to the first clamping member and pivoted with the bar linkage assembly. A distance between the first clamping member and the second clamping member can be adjusted via adjusting a length of the bar linkage assembly for clamping and supporting the tablet computer. | 02-19-2015 |
20150057804 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INDUSTRIAL ROBOT - A method for operating an industrial robot by means of an operating device, including a step of touching a virtual operating element of a touch display of a graphical user interface. A function associated with the operating element is triggered when the virtual operating element is touched, the movement of the industrial robot being carried out relative to a robot coordinate system and the movement on the touch display being carried out relative to a display coordinate system. In order to be able to simply align the coordinate systems of the operating device and of the industrial robot with each other, the display coordinate system is recalibrated after a relative movement of the operating device with respect to the robot coordinate system. | 02-26-2015 |
20150057805 | ROBOTIC ACTIVITY SYSTEM USING POSITION SENSING - The robotic activity system described herein provides for efficient communications between the robotic device and the board without the establishment of a wired or radio-frequency connection. In particular, through the simulation of touch events by the robotic device on the touch display of the board using capacitive elements on the robotic device, information/data may be communicated from the robotic device to the board, including the location of the robotic device relative to the touch display, the orientation of the robotic device relative to the touch display, status information of the robotic device (e.g., battery level, motor voltages, or wheel speed), and/or other similar pieces of information. Since this information is communicated using the conductive elements, a dedicated data connection, including separate radios and/or interfaces, is not needed. This communicated information may be used for conducting an interactive game involving the robotic device and the board or another activity. | 02-26-2015 |
20150066209 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INDUSTRIAL ROBOT - The invention relates to a method for operating an industrial robot by means of an operating device comprising a graphical user interface having a touch display. To improve the operating safety of the industrial robot, at least one virtual operating element representing a function of the industrial robot is displayed on the touch display, a control signal associated with said virtual operating element is sent to a safety controller, and an image is produced by means of the safety controller, which image is then displayed on the touch display. If the image is touched on the touch display, feedback is given to the safety controller so that a function of the industrial robot can be carried out if the displayed image and touching of said image on the touch display match. | 03-05-2015 |
20150073598 | Mobile Human Interface Robot - A mobile human interface robot including a drive system having at least one drive wheel driven by a corresponding drive motor, a localization system in communication with the drive system, and a power source in communication with the drive system and the localization system. The robot further including a touch response input supported above the drive system. Activation of the touch response input modifies delivery of power to the drive system to reduce a drive load of the corresponding drive motor of the at least one drive wheel white allowing continued delivery of power to the localization system. | 03-12-2015 |
20150120059 | AXIS ANGLE DETERMINATION METHOD FOR SIX-AXIS ROBOT AND CONTROL APPARATUS FOR SIX-AXIS ROBOT - In an axis angle determination method, an angle or a position of each axis of a six-axis robot is determined. The robot is capable of taking an attitude of a singular point being a state in which rotation axes of fourth and sixth axes match. Based on teaching results of a position and attitude of a hand by point-to-point teaching, the method judges whether an attitude of the robot in which the angle or the position of each angle is to be determined next is a singular point. If judged that the attitude is the singular point, angles of the fourth and sixth axes required for the six-axis robot to move to the singular point are determined such that an angle of one of the fourth and sixth axes is fixed to a current value and an angle of the other axis is determined based on the fixed angle. | 04-30-2015 |
20150120060 | APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, APPARATUS CONTROL SERVER, NOTIFICATION APPARATUS, ROBOT TERMINAL, APPARATUS CONTROL SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The apparatus control method includes the steps of designating at least one notification apparatus, determining notification information, judging a status of the designated notification apparatus, and transmitting the notification information to the designated notification apparatus in accordance with a judgment result obtained in the status judging step. | 04-30-2015 |
20150321351 | Intuitive Motion Coordinate System for Controlling an Industrial Robot - A method and apparatus for controlling an industrial robot relative to an intuitive motion coordinate system. The current 3D position of a touch-screen teach pendant relative to the robot is sensed, and an operator-centric frame of reference is developed relative to the robot-centric frame of reference. A simulacra of the robot is generated, oriented so as to correspond with an operator view of the robot from the current position of the controller, and displayed on the pendant. A motion-control construction, generated and displayed on the pendant, is adapted to receive jog commands from the operator indicative of a respective incremental movement of the simulacra in the operator-centric frame of reference. Each jog command is transformed from the operator-centric frame of reference to the robot-centric frame of reference, and the robot moved in accordance with the transformed jog command. Movement of the pendant relative to the robot is sensed and, in response, the displayed simulacra is reoriented to correspond to the new position of the pendant relative to the robot as viewed by the operator. | 11-12-2015 |
20150328769 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR TEACHING INDUSTRIAL ROBOT - A method for teaching an industrial robot, which includes providing, on a user interface, symbols corresponding to input selections for teaching the industrial robot a processing operation, receiving input, via the user interface, of selected symbols, and utilizing the input of the selected symbols to formulate the processing operation of the industrial robot. An apparatus for teaching an industrial robot that includes a user interface having symbols corresponding to input selections for teaching the industrial robot a processing operation, and a processing unit configured to receive input, via the user interface, of selected symbols, the processing unit being configured to utilize the input of the selected symbols to formulate the processing operation of the industrial robot. | 11-19-2015 |
20150356893 | ROBOTIC SMART SIGN SYSTEM AND METHODS - Described are robotic signs comprising: a sign post; an arm movably attached to the sign post, the arm having a positioning apparatus configured to allow the arm to rotate independently and contiguously around the sign post, the arm having at least one face comprising an electronic display configured to present display items; and a communication element configured to receive display item information from a remote administration application, the display item information comprising a direction and a description; wherein upon presenting a display item, an arm rotates to indicate the direction and displays the description. Also described are software applications for configuring the robotic signs, networks of the robotic signs, and advertising systems utilizing the robotic signs. | 12-10-2015 |
20160031077 | ROBOT CONTROLLER HAVING DETACHABLE TEACHING PENDANT - A robot controller for ensuring safety of an operator, which is capable of reducing operational cost by avoiding unnecessary emergency stop of a robot. A teaching pendant has an emergency stop button for interrupting drive power for the robot, and a main body of the controller has a signal part which receives an emergency stop signal from the teaching pendant when the emergency stop button is pushed, and a power interrupting part which interrupts the drive power for the robot when the signal part receives the emergency stop signal under a predetermined condition. Until a first predetermined period of time has passed after a connection/disconnection switch is operated, the power interrupting part does not interrupt the drive power when a connection-recognition signal representing that the teaching pendant is connected to the main body is not generated, even when the emergency stop signal is input from the teaching pendant. | 02-04-2016 |
20160031089 | TEACH PENDANT - The teach pendant ( | 02-04-2016 |
20160046024 | MULTI-CAMERA MOBILE TELECONFERENCING PLATFORM - A remote controlled robot system that includes a mobile robot and a remote control station. A user can control movement of the robot from the remote control station. The mobile robot includes a camera system that can capture and transmit to the remote station a zoom image and a non-zoom image. The remote control station includes a monitor that displays a robot view field. The robot view field can display the non-zoom image. The zoom image can be displayed in the robot view field by highlighting an area of the non-zoom field. The remote control station may also store camera locations that allow a user to move the camera system to preset locations. | 02-18-2016 |
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20160059414 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING A VISUALIZATION OF COORDINATE POINTS WITHIN A ROBOT'S WORKING ENVELOPE - A system and method for enhancing a visualization of coordinate points within a robot's working envelope is disclosed. Part data associated with a position of a part, which may include part offset from a known position, is read using a teach pendant program. The part data is automatically stored within a hidden program instruction of the teach pendant program. The part data may be stored within the part program in a motion instruction associated with a motion line of the teach pendant program. | 03-03-2016 |
20160075017 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR REMOVAL OF LEARNED BEHAVIORS IN ROBOTS - Computerized appliances may be operated by users remotely. In one implementation, a learning controller apparatus may be operated to determine association between a user indication and an action by the appliance. The user indications, e.g., gestures, posture changes, audio signals may trigger an event associated with the controller. The event may be linked to a plurality of instructions configured to communicate a command to the appliance. The learning apparatus may receive sensory input conveying information about robot's state and environment (context). The sensory input may be used to determine the user indications. During operation, upon determine the indication using sensory input, the controller may cause execution of the respective instructions in order to trigger action by the appliance. Device animation methodology may enable users to operate computerized appliances using gestures, voice commands, posture changes, and/or other customized control elements. | 03-17-2016 |
20160075034 | HOME ANIMATION APPARATUS AND METHODS - Computerized appliances may be operated by users remotely. A learning controller apparatus may be operated to determine association between a user indication and an action by the appliance. The user indications, e.g., gestures, posture changes, audio signals may trigger an event associated with the controller. The event may be linked to a plurality of instructions configured to communicate a command to the appliance. The learning apparatus may receive sensory input conveying information about robot's state and environment (context). The sensory input may be used to determine the user indications. During operation, upon determine the indication using sensory input, the controller may cause execution of the respective instructions in order to trigger action by the appliance. Device animation methodology may enable users to operate computerized appliances using gestures, voice commands, posture changes, and/or other customized control elements. | 03-17-2016 |
20160096269 | ROBOT TEACHING DEVICE FOR TEACHING ROBOT OFFLINE - A robot teaching device for teaching a robot offline, capable of setting target, advance and rotation angles of a tool, so that a flat and stable posture of the tool can be obtained. The teaching device has: a storing part which stores a combination of a plurality of processing portion shapes and the target and advance angles associated with each processing portion; a first setting part which sets the target and advance angles associated with the selected processing portion shape, as target and advance angles with respect to the designated processing portion shape; and a second setting part which rotates the tool about a longitudinal axis thereof while maintaining the target and advance angles, so as to calculate the rotation angle of the tool, wherein a height of a face plate of the robot from a horizon plane in the virtual space is maximum at the rotation angle. | 04-07-2016 |
20160096275 | ROBOT OPERATION APPARATUS, ROBOT SYSTEM, AND ROBOT OPERATION PROGRAM - In a robot operation apparatus, a motion command generator selects one of combinations of driving axes as an operation object from among preset combinations of the driving axes including at least one of: a driving axis associated with drag operation in a first direction for a touch panel; or a driving axis associated with drag operation in a second direction intersecting with the first direction. If touch operation detected by a touch operation detector is the drag operation, the motion command generator determines whether drag operation is in the first direction or the second direction. The motion command generator generates a motion command to drive the driving axis associated with drag operation in the first direction, if drag operation is in the first direction, and generates a motion command to drive the driving axis associated with drag operation in the second direction, if drag operation is in the second direction. | 04-07-2016 |
20160096276 | UNIVERSAL MOTION SIMULATOR - The present application provides a motion simulator apparatus and method of use. The motion simulator apparatus may include an anthropomorphic robot arm adapted to provide at least six degrees of freedom of movement, a user pod for receiving a user and being operatively connected to the anthropomorphic robot arm, and a haptic interface operatively associated with the user pod for providing haptic feedback to the user in correspondence with the movement of the user pod. | 04-07-2016 |
20160114478 | ROBOT TEACHING DEVICE - A robot teaching device is suitable for being signal connected to a controller used to control a robot, and includes: a connecting base which includes an enable switch and a first connector, and is connected to the controller by a transmission wire; a motion device which is removably disposed in the connecting base, and includes a second connector connected to the first connector, and a touch screen for displaying plural virtual keys. The motion device will be wirelessly signal connected to the controller, when it is removed from the connecting base, and the touch screen will display the virtual keys. When the motion device is inserted in the connecting base, and the enable switch is not pressed, the first and second connectors will be connected, and the virtual keys will be switched off. The virtual keys will be switched on after the enable switch is kept being pressed. | 04-28-2016 |
20160121479 | SMART HOME SYSTEM WITH EXISTING HOME ROBOT PLATFORMS - Methods and systems are described for communicating action instructions between a home automation system and a mobile robotic device. In some embodiments, the action instructions may be communicated by receiving, at the home automation system, input data, and processing the input data to obtain action instructions. In some embodiments, the action instructions may be communicated to the mobile robotic device, and the mobile robotic device may execute the received action instructions. | 05-05-2016 |
20160136814 | METHOD FOR DISCONNECTING A MANUAL CONTROL UNIT FROM A MULTI-AXIS ROBOT AND ROBOT FOR IMPLEMENTING SUCH A METHOD - This method relates to the disconnection of a manual control unit of a multi-axis robot, including a connecting cord for connecting the unit to a controller. The cord includes an input power line and output power line for each of the two cabling circuits of an emergency stop button, and an input power line and output power line for each of the two cabling circuits of a dead man contactor. The method comprises successive steps, in which:
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20160144513 | TEACHING APPARATUS USED FOR OPERATION OF INDUSTRIAL ROBOT - A teaching apparatus that is connected to a control apparatus controlling a welding robot and outputs a command intended for the welding robot to the control apparatus is provided. The teaching apparatus includes a welding-parameter-manipulating portion provided on a front face and accepting an operation of changing a setting that defines a movement, of the welding robot, an enabling switch provided on a back face and accepting an operation of changing a state of electrification of the welding robot, and a robot-manipulating portion provided on the back face and accepting an operation of executing the movement of the welding robot. The welding-parameter-manipulating portion is positioned on a left side, in front view, with respect to the center, and the enabling switch and the robot-manipulating portion are positioned on a right side, in rear view, with respect to the center. | 05-26-2016 |
20160161948 | MOBILE ROBOT WITH A HEAD-BASED MOVEMENT MAPPING SCHEME - A robotic system that includes a mobile robot and a remote input device. The input device may be a joystick that is used to move a camera and a mobile platform of the robot. The system may operate in a mode where the mobile platform moves in a camera reference coordinate system. The camera reference coordinate system is fixed to a viewing image provided by the camera so that movement of the robot corresponds to a direction viewed on a screen. This prevents disorientation during movement of the robot if the camera is panned across a viewing area. | 06-09-2016 |
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