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7347120 Robot of SCARA type  
A SCARA robot has a robot console, a first robot arm articulated on the robot console and swivelable about a first swivel axis, a second swivel arm articulated on the first swivel arm and...
7259535 Apparatus and method for situating a tool with respect to a work site on a workpiece  
An apparatus coupled with a mechanism and cooperating with the mechanism to locate an end-effector within a predetermined distance of a work site for situating the end-effector with respect to the...
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...
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...
7201078 Transporting apparatus  
A transporting apparatus includes a supporting part, first and second driving axles rotatably supported by the supporting part, a plurality of driving links respectively combined to the first and...
7188544 Industrial robot  
An industrial delta robot with an arm system rotatable in space and including a base section, a moveable plate, several multi-jointed pull rods and a telescopic axle arranged between the base...
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...
7127962 Four-degree-of-freedom parallel manipulator for producing Schönflies motions  
The present invention relates to a manipulating device (A) for producing Schönflies motions comprising a parallel array of at least two legs (B), each leg (B) including an actuator unit (C) having...
7122926 Fault-tolerant rotary actuator  
A fault-tolerant actuator module, in a single containment shell, containing two actuator subsystems that are either asymmetrically or symmetrically laid out is provided. Fault tolerance in the...
7066926 Platform link wrist mechanism  
The present invention provides a robotic surgical tool for use in a robotic surgical system to perform a surgical operation. The robotic surgical tool includes a wrist mechanism disposed near the...
7047835 Articulated bending mechanism for legged mobile robot and the legged mobile robot  
An articulated bending mechanism is formed by connecting links which rotatably support a plurality of gears including input-side gears and output-side gears by engaging the gears. Each link...
7039498 Robot end effector position error correction using auto-teach methodology  
A robot arm positioning error is corrected by employing a specimen gripping end effector in which a light source and a light receiver form a light transmission pathway that senses proximity to the...
7021173 Remote center of motion robotic system and method  
A remote center of motion robotic system including a base unit and a plurality of linking units. The base unit is rotatable about a first axis. The plurality of linking units are coupled with one...
7013750 Unit set for robot  
A unit for constructing a robot with units, wherein a joint unit comprises joint means and is organized in a joint casing having a surface profile of a dice-like cube, or a uniaxial cylindrical...
7013749 Robot driven robot index system  
A robot driven robot index system includes a track having indices defining robot workstation positions along the track. The system also includes a non-driven carriage movable about the track. The...
6976401 Offset rotary joint unit equipped with rotation correction mechanism  
An offset rotary joint unit equipped with a rotation correction mechanism, in which a bending motion can be executed in a two-dimensional plane only by virtue of a rotary mechanism and which can...
6952978 Device for a work element having two degrees of mobility  
A working element with two degrees of mobility, which, with the assistance of two motors manages to move two movable links, one of them acting on the working element, this is a method which is...
6917177 Robot arm mechanism  
Provided is a robot arm mechanism that conveys and supports a work, which requires neither a traveling axis that demand a high installation accuracy nor a jig for fixedly supporting a work. A robot...
6898487 Specimen sensing and edge gripping end effector  
Robot arm end effectors rapidly transfer semiconductor wafers between a wafer cassette and a processing station. Preferred embodiments of the end effectors include proximal and distal rest pads,...
6893204 Substrate delivering robot  
A robot for carrying a substrate in which minimum turning radius is small when the arm is retracted although a plurality of forks are provided and installation area can be minimized. The robot...
6871563 Orientation preserving angular swivel joint  
An orientation preserving angular swivel joint suitable for mechanical robotic arms and in particular snake robots, the joint comprising two members and an angular bevel gear train that connects...
6835033 Parallel kinematic structure for a machine tool  
A device for using a parallel structure designed for positioning and displacing a mobile member including at least a fixed element and at least three actuators each including a fixed part and a...
6826977 Drive system for multiple axis robot arm  
A robot drive assembly for moving a working tool in x, y, z and theta directions comprising three independent, coaxially nested tubes, each tube being driven around a common central axis by drive...
6813543 Substrate handling system for aligning and orienting substrates during a transfer operation  
A system is provided for sensing, orienting, and transporting wafers in an automated wafer handling process that reduces the generation of particles and contamination so that the wafer yield is...
6766711 Industrial robot device  
The present invention concerns an industrial robot according to the delta concept with an arm system ( 2 ) intended for rotation in space that comprises a base section ( 4 ), a movable plate ( 6 ),...
6755092 Conveying device  
A conveying device in which a conveying arm assembly can be quickly set in a conveying position and can be rapidly stabilized in the conveying position includes a conveying arm assembly, a fixed...
6752584 TRANSFER DEVICES FOR HANDLING MICROELECTRONIC WORKPIECES WITHIN AN ENVIRONMENT OF A PROCESSING MACHINE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND USING SUCH DEVICES IN THE PROCESSING OF MICROELECTRONIC WORKPIECES  
Transfer devices for handling microelectronic workpieces, apparatus for processing microelectronic workpieces, and methods for manufacturing and using such transfer devices. One embodiment of a...
6749390 Integrated tools with transfer devices for handling microelectronic workpieces  
Transfer devices for handling microelectronic workpieces, apparatus for processing microelectronic workpieces, and methods for manufacturing and using such transfer devices. One embodiment of a...
6737826 Substrate transport apparatus with multiple independent end effectors  
A substrate processing apparatus comprising a frame, a drive section, an articulated arm, and at least one pair of end effectors. The drive section is connected to the frame. The articulated arm is...
6728598 Arithmetic processing device, inter-object communication method, and robot  
An arithmetic processing device for inter-object data communication has an object manager for connecting objects so as to enable exchange of data between the objects, and a connection data...
6719506 Gantry type hybrid parallel linkage five-axis machine tool  
Disclosed herein is a gantry type hybrid parallel linkage five-axis machine tool composed of a machine framework a parallel spatial linkage mechanism, a feeding shaft mechanism, and a controller...
6705177 Robot arm mechanism  
A robot arm mechanism includes a handling member for supporting and handling an object, a robot arm made up of a plurality of links, and a robot arm driving mechanism for driving the robot arm to...
6699235 Platform link wrist mechanism  
The present invention provides a robotic surgical tool for use in a robotic surgical system to perform a surgical operation. The robotic surgical tool includes a wrist mechanism disposed near the...
6699152 Speed reduction gear  
A reduction gear which facilitates the mounting of a motor while securing a hollow space in a portion of the rotation center of the reduction gear, and which makes it possible to easily change the...
6668211 Arithmetic processing device, object-to-object communication method and robot  
An arithmetic processing device, an object-to-object communication method and a robot, such as an entertainment robot, in which software suited to a current robot configuration is set. The software...
6643563 Trajectory planning and motion control strategies for a planar three-degree-of-freedom robotic arm  
A method for moving a substrate to a predetermined location with a specified orientation with a robotic manipulator, the robotic manipulator having a plurality of joint actuators and an...
6619146 Traveling wave generator  
A traveling wave generator includes at least a base link and end link and an intermediate link; a pivot device pivotably interconnecting each pair of links; a drive mechanism interconnecting each...
6618645 Method of using a specimen sensing end effector to determine angular orientation of a specimen  
Robot arm ( 16 ) end effectors ( 10, 110, 210 ) of this invention rapidly and cleanly transfer semiconductor wafers ( 12 ) between a wafer cassette ( 14 ) and a processing station. The end...
6543987 Robot for handling products in a three-dimensional space  
A robot for handling products in a three-dimensional space is described. The robot comprises a base ( 1 ) on which three arms ( 9 ) are pivotably supported to pivote around three pivote axes ( 3 )...
6543307 Robotic system  
A robot having a plurality of interconnected sections is disclosed. Each of the sections includes components which are moveable relative to components of an adjacent section. A plurality of...
6531798 Linear/rotary motor and method of use  
In a preferred embodiment, a linear/rotary motor, including: first and second stator structures, having magnetically coupled thereto, respectively, first and second rotors; a first, externally...
6516681 Four-degree-of-freedom parallel robot  
A four-degree-of-freedom parallel robot capable of displacing a traveling plate with four degrees of freedom at a high speed and a high acceleration and positioning the traveling plate with high...
6474915 Compensating system for a hexapod  
A hexapod, for example, a hexapod used to position a tool with respect to a part to be machined, includes two spaced plates interconnected by six articulated and extensible legs. The two plates,...
6445960 Electric motion platform and a control system for controlling the same  
A motion platform comprises a base, a top, a pair of positioning motor assemblies mounted to the base, and an arm assembly extending between each of the positioning motor assemblies and the top of...
6439076 Robotic loader for machinery  
A robotic loader for machinery includes an elongate column configured for being fixedly secured to a support structure or surface. A first motor is attached to the end of the column. The first...
6425303 Device for relative movement of two elements  
A robot for movement of a moveable element ( 2 ) relative to a base element ( 1 ) comprises at least two link devices ( 4, 5, 6 ) coupled between the elements. These link devices comprise each at...
6408710 Industrial robot having convection cooled frequency converters  
An industrial robot comprises a manipulator body structure having a plurality of drive mechanisms for driving the various movements of the robot, and control equipment for controlling and driving...
6408224 Rotary articulated robot and method of control thereof  
In a rotary articulated robot having at least a plurality of offset rotary joints in which a drive arm and driven arm are driven in rotation about an offset rotary axis inclined with respect to the...
6366830 Self-teaching robot arm position method to compensate for support structure component alignment offset  
A self-teaching robot arm positioning method that compensates for support structure component alignment offset entails the use of a component emulating fixture preferably having mounting features...
6354168 Tripod bearing device and a method of torsion compensation  
A tripod bearing device featuring a stationary frame and a carrier moveable relative to it, which are connected together via three braces that are adjustable in their lengths. Each brace is coupled...
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