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7620477 Robotic intelligence kernel  
A robot platform includes perceptors, locomotors, and a system controller. The system controller executes a robot intelligence kernel (RIK) that includes a multi-level architecture and a dynamic...
7613543 Electronic demarcating system  
A method and an electronic search system for operating an automatic device, preferably an automatic lawnmower. The system comprises at least one first electrical cable ( 1,4,5,6 ) connected to at...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
7457733 Moving a virtual articulated object in a virtual environment while avoiding collisions between the articulated object and the environment  
A method of moving a virtual articulated object in a succession of individual movements in a virtual environment, the articulated object being specified in the environment by a global position, a...
7457698 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...
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...
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...
7397213 Mobile robot and mobile robot charge station return system  
Disclosed are a mobile robot and a mobile robot charge station return system, the mobile robot having a simplified structure by commonly using a detection sensor capable of both receiving charge...
7373219 Grip strength with tactile feedback for robotic surgery  
Surgical robots and other telepresence systems have enhanced grip actuation for manipulating tissues and objects with small sizes. A master/slave system is used in which an error signal or gain is...
7362801 Method for accurate estimation of noise for data modems  
Noise and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) estimation are relatively straightforward tasks. However, when SNR is small, systematic errors in measurement may result in over-estimation of SNR, which also...
7349759 Area coverage with an autonomous robot  
A robotic system for systematically moving about an area to be covered. The system includes at least one boundary marker ( 48 ) located along the outer edge of the area to be covered, a robot ( 40...
7346429 Mobile robot hybrid communication link  
A mobile robot communication system includes a remote unit, a repeater module and a control station. A cable connects the repeater module to the control station. The remote unit has a wireless...
7330777 Robot coordinated control method and system  
A reference signal is transmitted from one of a plurality of robot control devices connected by communication connecting device to the other robot control device. The timing of generation of an...
7330776 System, apparatus, and method for managing and controlling robot competitions  
A system and method for operating robots in a robot competition. One embodiment of the system may include operator interfaces, where each operator interface is operable to control movement of a...
7324907 Self-calibrating sensor orienting system  
Controlling an orienting/positioning system having a sensor and actuator for controlling at least one of an orienting and positioning action of the sensor. The invention (1) evaluates pre-action...
7313464 Bin-picking system for randomly positioned objects  
A method for picking up objects randomly arranged in a bin using a robot having a gripper for grasping the objects using prehension feature(s) on the object. The method includes a shaking scheme...
7313462 Integrated tool with automated calibration system and interchangeable wet processing components for processing microfeature workpieces  
An integrated tool and automatic calibration systems that enable wet chemical processing chambers, lift-rotate units and other hardware to be quickly interchanged without having to recalibrate the...
7310571 Method and apparatus for reducing environmental load generated from living behaviors in everyday life of a user  
An apparatus calculates, based on unimproved behavior amounts, behavior amount variations of living behaviors when each of living behaviors increases by one unit behavior amount, calculates...
7295893 Manipulator and its control apparatus and method  
A manipulator operative in a master/slave operative mode includes a master unit commanding an operation; a slave unit having a work unit; a detector detecting the orientation of the master unit and...
7295891 Method and device for controlling movements in the case of manipulators  
In a method for controlling the movement of a manipulator associated with an interpretation of a given point sequence of poses (positions and orientations) by splines, the motion components are...
7292913 Articulated robot  
In the articulated robot, types of teaching a moving track of the robot can be optionally selected. The articulated robot comprises: a switch for manually selecting a moving axis to move an arm...
7292912 Door knocker control system for a remote controlled teleconferencing robot  
A robot system that includes a robot and a remote station. The remote station may be a personal computer coupled to the robot through a broadband network. A user at the remote station may receive...
7289885 Dual purpose media drive providing control path to shared robotic device in automated data storage library  
A dual purpose media drive exchanges data with removable media items. The drive includes at least one port to receive various control signals, including (1) data exchange commands directing the...
7289884 Hand control system, method, program, hand, and robot  
According to the hand control system ( 2 ), the position and posture of a palm ( 10 ) are controlled such that the object reference point (P w ) and the hand reference point (P h ) come close to...
7289883 Apparatus and method for patient rounding with a remote controlled robot  
A method for remotely monitoring a patient. The method includes generating and transmitting input commands to the robot from a remote station. The remote station may include a personal computer...
7269480 Mobile robot  
A mobile robot which has a communication with a detection target by a motion of the mobile robot or by an utterance from the mobile robot, the mobile robot includes: a personal identification unit...
7269479 Article transporting robot  
An article transporting robot or an article transporting system includes a state recognizing means for recognizing the state of the article, a transportation method specifying means for specifying...
7263412 Robot self-position identification system and self-position identification method  
A self-localization system uses both of a global search apparatus, which is based on grid-based Markov localization, and a local search apparatus, which uses an extended Kalman filter. If an...
7260450 Apparatus and method for controlling elastic actuator  
An internal pressure of a hydropneumatic drive actuator is measured by a pressure measurement device, a displacement amount of a movable mechanism is measured, a desired value and a measurement...
7248012 Teaching data preparing method for articulated robot  
Set the first temporary attitude of an end effector for a plurality of work points (step S 3 ). Determine the attitude of an articulated robot at one-end first work point out of a plurality of work...
7245990 Industrial robot  
A robot control unit for controlling a robot mechanism unit constantly detects the status of a robot and stores it as robot status data. An operation command input by voice from a head set is...
7239940 Modularity system for computer assisted surgery  
A medical system that allows a medical device to be controlled by one of two input devices. The input devices may be consoles that contain handles and a screen. The medical devices may include...
7233842 Method of determining axial alignment of the centroid of an edge gripping end effector and the center of a specimen gripped by it  
A method determines axial alignment between the centroid of an end effector and the effective center of a specimen held by the end effector. The method is implemented with use of an end effector...
7222000 Mobile videoconferencing platform with automatic shut-off features  
A remote controlled robot system that includes a robot and a remote control station. A user can control movement of the robot from the remote control station. The remote control station may...
7221999 Remote control device of bipedal mobile robot  
When an operator attempts to move a robot from a current position to a desired position, she/he operates a manipulator lever ( 26 ) corresponding to a desired direction of a manipulator ( 23 ) of a...
7218993 Robot system and autonomous mobile robot  
A robot system is provided and includes an autonomous mobile robot. In the system in which monitoring is performed using the autonomous mobile robot which travels along a predetermined path, an...
7209803 Article handling system and method and article management system and method  
A camera or other sensing unit senses the conditions of articles and mobile entities, including humans within a living space. An article management/operation server manages, within an article...
7206667 Robot alignment system and method  
The robot alignment system is used for establishing a predetermined alignment position between a movable robot member and an article that is processed by the robot. The system includes a laser...
7181315 Manual-mode operating system for robot  
A manual-mode operating system for a robot provided with an end-effector. The manual-mode operating system includes a display section including a screen for displaying an image of an end-effector;...
7181314 Industrial robot with controlled flexibility and simulated force for automated assembly  
An industrial robot that has uses a simulated force vector to allow a work piece held by the robot end effector to be mated with a work piece whose location and orientation is not precisely known...
7177723 Operational optimization after powering on a robotic data storage library  
A robotic storage library is provided for reducing the transition time to reach an operational state following a transition from a power-off to a power-on state. The robotic storage library can...
7177722 Assembling method and apparatus  
An assembling method and an apparatus for carrying out the method capable of efficiently, reliably and easily detecting an insertion and fitting position, for easy automatic assembly. In case a...
7171286 Healthcare tele-robotic system with a robot that also functions as a remote station  
A robotic system that includes a plurality of robots that are linked to a plurality of remote stations. The robots have an input device and software that allows control of another robot. This...
7164970 Medical tele-robotic system  
A robotic system that includes a remote controlled robot. The robot may include a camera, a monitor and a holonomic platform all attached to a robot housing. The robot may be controlled by a remote...
7158861 Tele-robotic system used to provide remote consultation services  
A robotic system that allows a consultant to provide remote consulting services through a remotely controlled robot. The robot provides a video image to a remote station that is manned by the...
7158860 Healthcare tele-robotic system which allows parallel remote station observation  
A robotic system that includes a mobile robot linked to a plurality of remote stations. The robot provides both audio and visual information to the stations. One of the remote stations, a primary...
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