A robotic system is provided for assembling parts together. In the assembly process, both parts are moving separately with one part moving on an assembly base and another part moving on a moveable arm of a robot base. Motion data is measured by an inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensor. Movement of the robot base or moveable arm is then compensated based on the measured motion to align the first and second parts with each other and assemble the parts together.

This robot controller causes a robot to follow a target, while a transfer device moves the target, by using a detection result obtained by a movement-amount detecting device that detects the amount by which the transfer device moves the target. When the value of any one of the speed, the acceleration, and the jerk of the target calculated based on the detection result obtained by the movement-amount detecting device or the pattern of the speed, the acceleration, and the jerk deviates from the predetermined reference, the robot controller performs predetermined reporting or stops the robot.

A system for moving items in a facility may be described herein. The system may instruct components of the system to move the items at different speeds or velocities based on an item's fragility rating. A fragility rating may indicate an amount of force that an item withstands prior to damaging the item. A fragility rating for an item may be determined based on known fragility ratings of items with similar item metrics.

A method for determining a position of an object moving along a conveyor belt. The method includes measuring the position of the conveyor belt while the conveyor belt is moving using a motor encoder and providing a measured position signal of the position of the object based on the measured position of the conveyor belt. The method also includes determining that the conveyor belt has stopped, providing a CAD model of the object and generating a point cloud representation of the object using a 3D vision system. The method then matches the model and the point cloud to determine the position of the object, provides a model position signal of the position of the object based on the matched model and point cloud, and uses the model position signal to correct an error in the measured position signal that occurs as a result of the conveyor belt being stopped.

A robot arm control device according to the present disclosure comprises a workpiece selecting section that selects a target workpiece, which is a workpiece to be picked up and placed, among a plurality of workpieces conveyed by a conveyor system in a predetermined flow direction; and a motion control section that controls a motion of the robot arm to pick up the target workpiece at a predetermined pick up position and place the target workpiece at the target placement position selected among a plurality of predetermined placement positions, wherein the workpiece selecting section selects, among the workpieces that are candidates for selection, the workpiece that has a shortest distance from the distal end position at a task-start timing to the workpiece position at the task-start timing as the target workpiece.

Various embodiments described herein relate to techniques for object height detection for palletizing operations and/or depalletizing operations. In this regard, an automated industrial system comprises at least a column portion, a robot arm portion, and an end effector configured to grasp an object. An image-capturing device is mounted onto the automated industrial system and is configured to rotate, based on movement of the robot arm portion, to scan the object grasped by the end effector and to generate image-capturing data associated with the object. Furthermore, a processing device is configured to determine height data for the object based on the image-capturing data. The processing device is also configured to determine location data for the object with respect to a conveyor system based on the height data.

A portable device repair machine may be configured to receive portable devices, identify the portable device, diagnose, repair and/or upgrade the portable device, collect payment for the service and return the portable device to the payee. The portable device repair machine may include an audio/video interface for interaction with a portable device user as well as a mechanized connection, inspection, diagnostic and upgrade system. The mechanized connection, inspection, diagnostic and upgrade system may comprise a conveyance mechanism for conveying the portable device among multiple stations such as a physical inspection station, device connection mechanism station, diagnostic, repair and upgrade station, and a physical upgrade station. Various mechanical devices, such as robotic arms may interact with the portable device, based in part on feedback obtained via various image sensors within the portable device repair machine.

A method and computing system for transferring objects between a source repository and a destination repository is provided. The computing system is configured to operate by a combination of pre-planned and image base trajectories to improve speed and reliability of object transfer. The computing system is configured to capture image information of repositories and use the captured information to alter or adjust pre-planned trajectories to improve performance.

A method and system for obtaining an identifier from an item is disclosed. The method includes autonomously operate a robotic structure to move an item along a predetermined path from a source location to a destination location, and autonomously operating the robotic structure to place the item at the destination location based at least in part on the plan. The item comprises one or more identifiers, and in response to a determination that at least one of the one or more identifiers was not obtained by one or more sensors, an active measure is performed to cause the one or more sensors to obtain the at least one identifier that was not obtained. The predetermined path corresponds to a path along which the item is moved from the source location to the destination location. The predetermined path is planned so that the item is moved within a threshold range of the one or more sensors while the item is moved along the predetermined path.

A robot system includes: a conveying device configured to convey a workpiece; a robot configured to execute an operation on the workpiece; and circuitry configured to: identify a current position of the workpiece and an object area occupied by an object; identify an interlock area that moves with the current position of the workpiece being conveyed by the conveying device; check an overlap between the interlock area and the object area; and control the robot to execute the operation based on the current position of the workpiece in response to determining that the interlock area does not overlap the object area.