A robot system includes a fixed camera that obtains first measurement data by detecting a plurality of features positioned within a detection range, the detection range including at least part of a range in which a robot arm is movable, a hand camera movable with the robot arm, and a control apparatus that controls the robot arm. A calibration function that relates a value obtained as part of the first measurement data to a command value provided to the robot arm at each of a plurality of positions and orientations at which the hand camera obtains second measurement data by detecting each mark.

A method for operating a transport robot includes receiving image data representative of a group of objects. One or more target objects are identified in the group based on the received image data. Addressable vacuum regions are selected based on the identified one or more target objects. The transport robot is command to cause the selected addressable vacuum regions to hold and transport the identified one or more target objects. The transport robot includes a multi-gripper assembly having an array of addressable vacuum regions each configured to independently provide a vacuum. A vision sensor device can capture the image data, which is representative of the target objects adjacent to or held by the multi-gripper assembly.

A robot includes a shoulder, an arm connected to the shoulder, an imaging device that is connected to the shoulder via a support, and an image receiver that receives a captured image captured by the imaging device, and a robot controller that controls the arm based on the captured image, and in which the imaging device is two sets of stereo cameras having different depths of field.

A system for singulating and identifying articles comprises a handling unit for transporting articles from a source position to a target position, a first sensor unit to detect the article position and/or orientation at the source position, a second sensor unit to register article identification of the article, and a control unit. The control unit registers gripping parameters such as a gripping position or a gripping surface based on the position and orientation of the article at the source position, selects a gripping method/tool, controls a handling unit to pick up and transport the article to a reading position to the reading position of the second sensor unit. The reading position is above the source position, and the control unit, upon successful identification, directs the handling unit to discharge the article to the target position.

A method, a drone device, and an adaptive robot control system (ARCS) for adaptively controlling a programmable robot are provided. The ARCS receives environmental parameters of a work environment where the drone device operates and geometrical information of a target object to be operated on by the programmable robot. The ARCS dynamically receives a calibrated spatial location of the target object in the work environment based on the environmental parameters and a discernment of the target object from the drone device. The ARCS determines control information including parts geometry of the target object, a task trajectory of a task to be performed on the target object, and a collision-free robotic motion trajectory for the programmable robot, and dynamically transmits the control information to the programmable robot via a communication network to adaptively control the programmable robot while accounting for misalignments of the target object in the work environment.

An irradiation apparatus includes a light source unit to emit light, a light condenser, disposed on a light path of the light emitted from the light source unit, to condense the light emitted from the light source unit, a first diffuser, disposed on a light path of the light exiting from the light condenser, to diffuse the light condensed by the light condenser, an optical equalizer, disposed downstream of the first diffuser, to equalize a luminance distribution of the light entering the optical equalizer from the first diffuser and to output the light having the equalized luminance distribution, and a second diffuser, disposed downstream of the optical equalizer, to diffuse the light exiting from the optical equalizer.

In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a first sensor on a robot, first sensor data indicative of an environment of the robot. The method also includes identifying, based on the first sensor data, an object of an object type in the environment of the robot, where the object type is associated with a classifier that takes sensor data from a predetermined pose relative to the object as input. The method further includes causing the robot to position a second sensor on the robot at the predetermined pose relative to the object. The method additionally includes receiving, from the second sensor, second sensor data indicative of the object while the second sensor is positioned at the predetermined pose relative to the object. The method further includes determining, by inputting the second sensor data into the classifier, a property of the object.

A robot system includes a robot, an image capture apparatus, an image processing portion, and a control portion. The image processing portion is configured to specify in an image of a plurality of objects captured by the image capture apparatus, at least one area in which a predetermined object having a predetermined posture exists, and obtain information on position and/or posture of the predetermined object in the area. The control portion is configured to control the robot, based on the information on position and/or posture of the predetermined object, for the robot to hold the predetermined object.

A robot system includes a robot, an image capture apparatus, an image processing portion, and a control portion. The image processing portion is configured to specify in an image of a plurality of objects captured by the image capture apparatus, at least one area in which a predetermined object having a predetermined posture exists, and obtain information on position and/or posture of the predetermined object in the area. The control portion is configured to control the robot, based on the information on position and/or posture of the predetermined object, for the robot to hold the predetermined object.

A robot arrangement includes at least a movable robot arm arrangement configured to move within a workspace defining a 3D motion range; a sensor arrangement installed on the robot arm arrangement comprising at least a first sensor device providing at least a first field of view; wherein the sensor arrangement is configured to be moved in such a way that the at least first field of view of the sensor arrangement covers at least a first portion of the workspace defining a first region of movement of the robot arm arrangement.