Methods and systems include ways to implement change analysis of an automated production line including at least one robot. Monitoring a plurality of operating parameters associated with the automated production line including the at least one robot is followed by recording at least one change to the plurality of operating parameters. A notification is then provided identifying the at least one change to the plurality of operating parameters. The notification can include mapping the at least one change onto a graphical representation of the automated production line, thereby identifying a portion of the automated production line affected by the at least one change. As a result, at least one of the operating parameters can be adjusted in response to the notification. An action can also be performed in response to the notification. In this manner, the change analysis can optimize operation of the automated production line.

A diagnostic system acquires operating condition information capable of identifying an operating condition of a robot arm. The diagnostic system acquires detection results of a plurality of sensor apparatuses installed in the robot arm. The diagnostic system estimates, by inputting the operating condition information acquired at a first point of time and the detection results of the plurality of sensor apparatuses acquired at the first point of time to a simulation model, the detection result of a particular sensor apparatus of the plurality of sensor apparatuses at the second point of time. The diagnostic system estimates a state of the particular sensor apparatus by comparing the detection result of the particular sensor apparatus at the second point of time, which is estimated, with the detection result of the particular sensor apparatus acquired at the second point of time.

Methods and systems include ways to implement change analysis of an automated production line including at least one robot. Monitoring a plurality of operating parameters associated with the automated production line including the at least one robot followed by recording at least one change to the plurality of operating parameters. A notification is then provided identifying the at least one change to the plurality of operating parameters. The notification can include mapping the at least one change onto a graphical representation of the automated production line, thereby identifying a portion of the automated production line affected by the at least one change. As a result, at least one of the operating parameters can be adjusted in response to the notification. An action can also be performed in response to the notification. In this manner, the change analysis can optimize operation of the automated production line.

A sensor unit, a control method, and a recording medium are provided for reducing data amount of failure diagnosis data while detecting a failure of a device performing work while moving more reliably. The disclosure includes an output limiting part outputting the failure diagnosis data only for a period in which an absolute value of the acceleration is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold.

A method of controlling a robot system including an articulated robot and a control device is provided. The articulated robot includes links connected by joints, motors configured to drive the joints respectively, and detection devices configured to detect rotation amounts of the joints respectively. The control device controls the motors. The method includes the steps of, by the control device, recording movement information of the joints based on outputs of the detection devices; when detecting an abnormality in the operation of the articulated robot, determining presence or absence of a failure in the articulated robot based on the movement information recorded in at least a period from before detection of the abnormality until detection of the abnormality; and specifying a failure portion of the articulated robot if it is determined that there is a failure in the articulated robot in the step of determining.

In a robot failure symptom detection apparatus, a behavior time-sequence data acquisition unit performs processing of acquiring behavior time-sequence data relating to a motor of a joint of a robot from a robot operation, for each data collection unit period. An evaluation value calculation unit calculates an evaluation value for the behavior time-sequence data. A representative evaluation value generation unit generates a representative evaluation value representing the evaluation values for each data collection unit period. A sequence processing unit generates a sequence including the representative evaluation values. A determination unit creates a determination model, based on an initial sequence during an initial operation of the robot. After the initial operation, the determination unit inputs determination data including data based on an robot operation after the initial operation into the determination model, and acquires atypicality of the determination data.

Methods and devices for diagnosing a robot. The method includes obtaining a first signal generated by a rotating component of the robot during operation of the robot. The first signal includes motion information of the rotating component. The first signal is preprocessed to filter out a part of the motion information in the first signal. The preprocessed first signal or spectrum information about the preprocessed first signal is sent to a server for diagnosing the robotU. A second signal is received from the server, wherein the second signal includes diagnostic information indicating whether a sub-component of the rotating component has a failure.

Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for detecting a geometric change in a robot's configuration and taking responsive action in instances where the geometric change is likely to impact operation of the robot. In various implementations, a geometric model of a robot in a selected pose may be obtained. Image data of the actual robot in the selected pose may also be obtained. The image data may be compared to the geometric model to detect a geometric difference between the geometric model and the actual robot. Output may be provided that is indicative of the geometric difference between the geometric model and the actual robot.

A manipulator system of the present invention includes a manipulator driven by a motor, an operating part for generating an operation input for operating the manipulator, and a controller for controlling the motor. The controller controls for receiving a first current and a first voltage of the motor, for calculating a first resistance value of the motor on the basis of the first current and the first voltage, for controlling the motor to rotate thereof under a predetermined angle, for receiving a second current and a second voltage of the motor after rotating the motor, for calculating a second resistance value of the motor based on the second current and the second voltage, for adopting the larger one of the first resistance value and the second resistance value as a calculated resistance value, and for controlling the motor based on the operation input and the calculated resistance value.

A robot control device includes a parameter estimating unit that causes a robot to operate under estimation conditions input by a user and that estimates a load parameter of a load attached to the robot, a torque calculating unit that calculates operation torques of respective joints of the robot caused to operate during the estimation of the load parameter, and an alert unit that issues an alert to the user when the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the operation torques is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold.