A component having a first part and a second part. The first part has a first interface surface and the second part has a second interface surface that is connected to the first interface surface via a bond. A digital profile of the first interface surface is used to shape the second interface surface to fit against the first interface surface with minimal to no gap therebetween before forming the bond. The digital profile is developed by scanning the first part with a scanner and the second part is shape by cutting or milling with a robotic arm that acts in accordance with a digital profile data read by a controller. The two parts are bonded via a weld that is automatically guided by the digital profile.

The present invention relates to a tool changer for automatically connecting a tool changer for collaborative robots, a robot tool changer system, and a method for connecting a tool to a robot arm. The tool changer comprises a first tool changer part intended to be mounted to an arm of the robot, the first tool changer part comprising first connecting means; a second tool changer part intended to be mounted to the operating device and comprising second connecting means. The first and second connecting means are arranged for mutual engagement, such that said first and second tool changer part may be connected and disconnected from each other.

Apparatus and methods for adaptively retooling robots include programmable adapters for detachably connecting at least one robotic peripheral to a robot, providing peripheral information associated with the robotic peripheral, and causing the robot to adaptively reconfigure based on the peripheral information.

A computer-assisted medical system includes a manipulator arm and a controller. The controller includes a computer processor and is configured to determine a kinematic configuration, the kinematic configuration being prior to an installation of a replacement tool on the manipulator arm. The kinematic configuration is of the manipulator arm and a previous tool attached to the manipulator arm and with an end effector of the previous tool located at an insertion location. The controller is further configured to determine a reference geometry of the previous tool in the kinematic configuration, determine an insertion trajectory for the replacement tool based on the reference geometry, and facilitate an insertion of the replacement tool toward a target location of the insertion trajectory by controlling the replacement tool to move in accordance with the insertion trajectory.

A method for performing operations on a target workpiece including taking an operating tool unit by an industrial robot, carrying the tool unit to the workpiece, releasing the tool unit at the workpiece, moving the robot away from the tool unit, performing one or more operations on the workpiece through the tool unit while the tool unit moves with the workpiece; and retrieving the tool unit from the workpiece after the tool unit has performed the one or more operations on the workpiece. A robotic assembly for performing a method including at least one industrial robot, at least one operating tool unit, and a quick tool changer for detachably coupling the tool unit with the industrial robot including a first tool changer part arranged in the industrial robot and a second tool changer part arranged in the operating tool unit.

A control method includes an input step for inputting information concerning a setting angle of a robot arm of a robot including the robot arm and a force detecting section configured to detect force applied to the robot arm and a calculating step for calculating a proper force detection parameter of the force detecting section at the setting angle of the robot arm based on a first force detection parameter of the force detecting section corresponding to setting at a first setting angle of the robot arm and a second force detection parameter of the force detecting section corresponding to setting at a second setting angle different from the first setting angle of the robot arm.

A safety control apparatus (100) for a tool changing device of a robotic arm is described, said apparatus being configured to allow the decoupling or the coupling between robotic arm (5) and tool (6) safely. The safety control apparatus comprises: a first module (101) associated with the robotic arm, a second module (102) associated with the tool, means (103) associated with a tool parking station (30) adapted to prevent or allow the creation of said safety signal in said second module, said second module being configured to wirelessly transmit said at least one safety signal to the first module, said first module being configured to allow the decoupling or the coupling between robotic arm and tool in response to the reception of said at least one safety signal. [FIG. 1]

A surgical robot which enables an operator to easily judge which medical instrument is selected is provided. This surgical robot has a robot body which selectively operates a plurality of medical instruments, an input unit configured to input control information of the robot body, the input unit being common among the plurality of medical instruments, and a display unit configured to display an image of a surgical site of a patient, the display unit having a selecting situation display function which displays a selecting situation of the plurality of medical instruments.

A method for performing operations on a target workpiece including taking an operating tool unit by an industrial robot, carrying the tool unit to the workpiece, releasing the tool unit at the workpiece, moving the robot away from the tool unit, performing one or more operations on the workpiece through the tool unit while the tool unit moves with the workpiece; and retrieving the tool unit from the workpiece after the tool unit has performed the one or more operations on the workpiece. A robotic assembly for performing a method including at least one industrial robot, at least one operating tool unit, and a quick tool changer for detachably coupling the tool unit with the industrial robot including a first tool changer part arranged in the industrial robot and a second tool changer part arranged in the operating tool unit.

A tool changer at a distal end of a robotic arm may include a proximal engagement plate and a tool may include a distal engagement plate magnetically engaged with the proximal engagement plate. The tool changer may be configured to magnetically engage and disengage with a variety of tools as different tools are needed for operations being performed by the robotic arm. Decisions regarding which tools to couple to the tool changer may be made on-the-fly and based on changing circumstances as the robotic arm is used to operate on objects.