A robotic system validates brake bleeding by detecting one or more forces generated by a machine assembly acting to move a brake lever of a vehicle in order to open a valve of an air brake system of the vehicle. The system also detects displacement of the machine assembly as the machine assembly acts to move the brake lever, monitors one or more sounds generated one or more of during or after the machine assembly acts to move the brake lever, and determines that the brake lever has been moved to a position to open the valve of the air brake system to release the air brake system based on the one or more forces that are detected, the displacement that is detected, and/or the one or more sounds that are monitored.

The present disclosure relates to a transfer robot and a method for controlling the same. The transfer robot includes a robot main body and a driving unit configured to move the robot main body toward a stage. The robot main body includes a distance sensor unit configured to obtain distance information between the robot main body and the stage, a first image acquisition unit configured to receive an image of a first mark of the stage and obtain a first image information, a manipulation unit configured to pick up a target object disposed on the stage, and a control unit configured to control the driving unit using the distance information and the first image information and thereby to causing the robot main body to be placed at a desired position spaced apart from the stage.

A system includes a machine assembly, an imaging sensor, an encoder, and one or more processors. The machine assembly is movable to actuate a brake lever of a vehicle in order to open a valve of an air brake system of the vehicle. The imaging sensor acquires perception information of a working environment that includes the brake lever. The encoder detects a displaced position of the machine assembly relative to a reference position of the machine assembly. The one or more processors detect a position of the brake lever relative to the machine assembly based on the acquired perception information and the detected displacement of the arm. The one or more processors generate a motion trajectory for the machine assembly that provides a path to the brake lever. The one or more processors drive movement of the machine assembly along the motion trajectory towards the brake lever.

Described is a carpentry tool for human-robot collaborative stereotomy using a collaborative industrial robot system controlled by artificial vision capabilities that locates, recognizes, and executes machining instructions hand-drawn by a carpenter on a workpiece, which can be in installed permanently in a factory or temporarily on site and is formed by a transport unit and a collaborative industrial robot system comprising a control system, a vacuum generator, a backup power system, a positioning means, a user interface, a detection system, an alert system, a manipulator, a horizontal linear movement shaft, a robotic tool changer, an end-effector rack, an automatically changeable eye-in-hand vision system, and a plurality of interchangeable cutting tools; and a method for operating said tool.

A deburring device includes a robot program creating unit that creates a program from data of an object, a deburring part detecting unit that detects a position for a deburring part on the object, and a robot program updating unit that updates the program by the detected position of the deburring part. The deburring device also includes a force control unit that controls to yield a predetermined pressing force, an actual path acquiring unit that acquires an actual path of a robot when controlled at the predetermined pressing force by the updated program, and a path correction parameter calculating unit that calculates a correction parameter for the position for the deburring part on the object from the path of the robot from the visual sensor and the actual path.

An article conveyor system comprising a conveyor device which conveys a conveyance article in accordance with a command to convey the conveyance article to a target position on a workpiece, a visual detection device which has a camera device which is attached to the conveyor device so as to acquire an image which includes both of the conveyance article and the workpiece after conveyance by the conveyor device and analyzes the image acquired by the camera device to detect the respective positions of the conveyance article and the workpiece, and a judgment device which judges if a position of the conveyance article which has been detected by the visual detection device is located within a permission area which is set for the position of the workpiece.

A robot arm apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: one or a plurality of a joint unit that joins a plurality of links constituting a multi-link structure; an acquisition unit that acquires an on-screen enlargement factor of a subject imaged by an imaging unit attached to the multi-link structure; and a driving control unit that controls driving of the joint unit based on a state of the joint unit and the enlargement factor.

Provided is a medical robot arm apparatus including a plurality of joint units configured to connect a plurality of links and implement at least 6 or more degrees of freedom in driving of a multi-link structure configured with the plurality of links, and a drive control unit configured to control driving of the joint units based on states of the joint units. A front edge unit attached to a front edge of the multi-link structure is at least one medical apparatus.

[Object] To calibrate an internal model more efficiently and more precisely. [Solution] Provided is a robot arm apparatus including: an arm unit made up of a plurality of links joined by one or a plurality of a joint unit, the arm unit being connectable to an imaging unit. An internal model including at least geometric information about the arm unit and focus position information about the imaging unit is updated using internal model information acquired in a state in which the imaging unit is pointed at a reference point in real space.

Provided is a surgical imaging apparatus that includes a multi-link, multi-joint structure including a plurality of joints that interconnect a plurality of links to provide the multi-link, multi-joint structure with a plurality of degrees of freedom, at least one video camera being disposed on a distal end of the multi-link, multi-joint structure; at least one actuator that drives at least one of the plurality of joints; and circuitry that detects a joint force experienced at the at least one of the plurality of joints in response to an applied external force, and controls the at least one actuator based on the joint force so as to position the video camera.