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7623944 |
System and method of estimating joint loads in a three-dimensional system
A method for estimating joint load at a joint of a segment. The method comprises the steps of receiving kinematic data, determining a modified acceleration using at least the kinematic data,...
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7620476 |
Autonomous surface cleaning robot for dry cleaning
An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a transport drive and control system arranged for autonomous movement of the robot over a floor for performing cleaning operations. The robot chassis...
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7613544 |
Mobile robot, and system and method for autonomous navigation of the same
Disclosed herein is a mobile robot, and system and method for autonomous navigation of the same. The mobile robot includes a communications module for transmitting a light source control signal to...
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7610785 |
Work positioning device
Regarding predetermined positioning criteria (M 1 , M 2 ), ((G 1 , G 2 ), (N 1 , or N 2 ), (K 1 , K 2 )), there is provided image processing means ( 40 B) for obtaining by image processing,...
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7609892 |
Image processing method, image processing system, and image processing program
The process captures a plurality of images under a light source whose luminance varies over time, such as a fluorescent lamp, under such an imaging condition that a plurality of images that are...
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7603235 |
Arrangement for collision prevention of mine vehicle
A mine vehicle and a method of preventing a mine vehicle from colliding. The mine vehicle ( 1 ) includes at least one scanner ( 13, 14 ) to scan the environment in front of the vehicle. On the...
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7599758 |
Sensors and associated methods for controlling a vacuum cleaner
A vacuum cleaner includes a housing, a height adjust mechanism disposed on the housing and a height adjust motor, disposed within said housing that controls a height of the height adjust mechanism....
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7593787 |
Systems and methods for the automated pre-treatment and processing of biological samples
Systems and methods allowing for the automatic control and scheduling of a staining apparatus for biological samples on slides present within the apparatus are provided. In some embodiments, the...
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7593546 |
Telepresence system with simultaneous automatic preservation of user height, perspective, and vertical gaze
A method for mutually-immersive telepresencing is provided with a view of a surrogate's location. An image of the surrogate's location is displayed at a user's location. A user's eye level and...
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7590468 |
Robot system
A robot system can grasp and take out one of a plurality of workpieces placed in a basket-like container by a hand mounted at the forward end of a robot arm. The workpiece is detected by a visual...
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7587261 |
Image acquisition system
An image acquisition system for machine vision systems decouples image acquisition from the transmission of the image to a host processor by using a programmable imager controller to selectively...
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7584020 |
Occupancy change detection system and method
A robot platform includes perceptors, locomotors, and a system controller. The system controller executes instructions for producing an occupancy grid map of an environment around the robot,...
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7580774 |
Characterization and classification of pose in low dimension
A BodyMap matrix for a pose includes elements representing Euclidean distances between markers on the object. The BodyMap matrix can be normalized and visualized using a grayscale or mesh image,...
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7577498 |
Apparatus and methods for a robotic beverage server
A robotic beverage server that includes a robot, a beverage dispenser in fluid communication with a plurality of beverages contained within respective beverage storage receptacles and operable to...
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7574282 |
Electronic directing system
The present disclosure relates to an arrangement and an electronic navigational control system for a self-propelling device ( 5 ), preferably a lawn-mowing robot. The system comprises at lease one...
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7571027 |
Kinematic singular point compensation systems and methods
Kinematic singular points in a process system are handled. In one embodiment, a numerically controlled (NC) processing system includes materials processing installation having a multi-axis...
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7567855 |
Robot system and method for ball loading for loading into SAG and/or ball mills in ore concentration processes
A robot system and method have been developed which are able to automatically load balls in semi-autogenous grinding mills so as to reduce the time used for maintenance. The robotic system is...
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7561942 |
Apparatus and method of controlling mobile body
An apparatus and method of controlling a mobile body that travels around a sound source which generates a sound. This apparatus includes a traveling information producer for producing traveling...
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7551981 |
Robot system and method for inspecting and repairing casts in smelting processes
A robot system and method for the repair and/or inspection of cast surfaces in an automated comprising a robotic manipulator of at least 4 degrees of freedom and a gripping mechanism which allows...
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7551979 |
Robot calibration system and method
A robot calibration system and method for robots in semiconductor wafer processing systems is disclosed. The calibration system comprises a calibration array, a dummy wafer and a control system...
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7551978 |
System for carrying an item
The item-carrying system comprises: a robot comprising: a gripping portion for gripping an item; external force detecting means for detecting an external force applied to the gripping portion;...
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7548798 |
Paste dispenser and method for controlling the same
A paste dispenser and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The paste dispenser includes a stage having a substrate mounted thereon, at least one nozzle dispensing a paste on the...
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7546179 |
Method and apparatus for allowing mobile robot to return to docking station
A method and apparatus allowing a mobile robot to return to a designated location the method including: calculating a first direction angle of the mobile robot at a second location arrived at after...
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7539563 |
System and method for identifying objects in a space
A system and method for identifying objects existing in a space. The system includes a mobile robot obtaining object identification information of each object in the space and transmitting the...
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7539557 |
Autonomous mobile robot
A mobile robot is equipped with a range finder and a stereo vision system. The mobile robot is capable of autonomously navigating through urban terrain, generating a map based on data from the...
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7532244 |
High-speed vision sensor
A high-speed vision sensor includes: an analog-to-digital converter array 13 , in which one analog-to-digital converter 210 is provided in correspondence with all the photodetector elements 120...
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7526361 |
Robotics visual and auditory system
Robotics visual and auditory system is provided which is made capable of accurately conducting the sound source localization of a target by associating a visual and an auditory information with...
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7519452 |
Mobile brain-based device for use in a real world environment
A mobile brain-based device BBD includes a mobile base equipped with sensors and effectors (Neurally Organized Mobile Adaptive Device or NOMAD), which is guided by a simulated nervous system that...
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7515990 |
Article control system, article control server, article control method
The system includes a sensor for detecting a state of a space; a robot for executing a handling job for an article; an article identifying part for identifying, when an article is handled by a...
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7509177 |
Self-calibrating orienting system for a manipulating device
The invention relates to the control of an orienting/positioning system comprising comprising at least a sensor and an actuator for controlling an orienting and/or positioning action adapted to...
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7489985 |
Robot cleaner system and a method for returning to external recharging apparatus
A robot cleaner system and a method for the robot cleaner to return to an external recharging apparatus. The robot cleaner system has an external recharging apparatus including a charging stand...
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7480958 |
Robot cleaner, robot cleaning system and method of controlling same
A robot cleaner includes a drive unit for driving a plurality of wheels, a camera disposed in a body for photographing an upper image extending perpendicular to a running direction, a controller...
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7474939 |
Object taking-out apparatus
An object taking-out apparatus for taking out objects randomly stacked in a container according to a condition of how each object is placed, which includes a robot hand having telescopic means and...
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7469166 |
System and method of predicting novel motion in a serial chain system
A method of predicting kinematic data for a segment. The method comprises the steps of determining a modified acceleration using at least original kinematic data, estimating a joint load for a...
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7463948 |
Robot control apparatus
A robot control apparatus allows a plurality of mobile robots to carry out tasks at a reduced or minimized cost as a whole with consideration given to costs derived from an encounter with an...
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7456977 |
Wireless substrate-like sensor
A wireless substrate-like sensor is provided to facilitate alignment and calibration of semiconductor processing systems. The wireless substrate-like sensor includes an optical image acquisition...
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7454268 |
Manipulator
A manipulator comprises an operation command unit provided with an attitude adjusting unit and an end effector control unit, a connecting unit having one end connected to the operation command...
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7444206 |
Robotic vacuum cleaner
An autonomous robot, that is for example, suitable for operations such as vacuuming and surface cleaning includes a payload configured for vacuum cleaning, a drive system including a steering...
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7440819 |
Animation system for a robot comprising a set of movable parts
The object of the invention is to make the movable parts of a robot reproduce the movement of the movable parts of an animated object, via the transmission of movement parameters to the robot in a...
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7433759 |
Apparatus and methods for positioning wafers
A method for calibrating a controller of a robotic arm in a microelectronics manufacturing apparatus that includes storing a default position for an edge detector, moving a blade on the robotic arm...
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7430457 |
Robot teaching program editing apparatus based on voice input
Candidate character strings representing objects disposed in a work cell, models for robot operation instructions which has variable parts, and robot commands related to the objects are defined in...
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7430456 |
Reference point teaching using an end effector to form a witness mark
Apparatus and method for reference point teaching for an articulated member, such as a robotic arm. An end effector is moved to form a witness mark on a medium at a target location. An updated...
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7424341 |
Robot system
A robot system efficiently performing an operation of moving a robot to close to and/or separate from a target point, such as teaching operation. A camera of a visual sensor is mounted to the robot...
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7421314 |
Method and device for controlling robot
A method for controlling a robot during an interpolation of a trajectory or motion to any prescribed position, comprises the steps of a) ignoring at least one of the three originally prescribed or...
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7421313 |
Robot apparatus and control method thereof
A robot apparatus that is able to determine whether to ask a user for help, according to robot's situations. The robot apparatus determines based on an external or internal situation of the robot...
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7418312 |
Robot apparatus and walking control method thereof
An object of the present invention is to provide a robot apparatus and a walking control method thereof capable of changing walking control modes in accordance with floor surfaces by discriminating...
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7412863 |
Work positioning device
Regarding predetermined positioning criteria (M 1 , M 2 ), ((G 1 , G 2 ), (N 1 , or N 2 ), (K 1 , K 2 )), there is provided image processing means ( 40 B) for obtaining by image processing,...
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7409267 |
Predictive robot, control method for predictive robot, and predictive robotic system
A predictive robot includes a prediction-related item storage to store terms related to prediction performance, a first communicator which transmits stored prediction-related terms and receives a...
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7403836 |
Automatic work apparatus and automatic work control program
The automatic work apparatus extracts the target image of which photos are taken by the left and right CCD cameras, specifies the spatial position of the target and executes an operation to the...
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7400974 |
Method and apparatus for locating position of a GPS device
A method and apparatus for locating position of a GPS device is described. In one example, a method for provisioning a mobile device with a model for determining a position of the mobile device in...
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