An automatic position adjustment system of the present disclosure includes a position detection unit configured to measure the position of an installation target object installed on a table as viewed from a reference position as a reference installation point, a control device configured to calculate a displacement between the position of the installation target object obtained by the position detection unit and viewed from the reference position and a proper target position in installation of the installation target object as viewed from the reference position, and a position adjustment unit configured to correct the position of the installation target object to the target position based on the calculated displacement.

A method for turning robots at an intersection of tracks. The robot moves in a first motion mode to reach a first position at the intersection. The robot turns over a corner of the intersection that includes continuous tracks connecting a vertical track and a horizontal track, whereby reaching a second position at the intersection. The robot moves in a second motion mode towards a designated direction.

A machining system is provided with a machine tool including a securing device for securing a workpiece, a robot for attaching the workpiece to the securing device, a hand attached to a tip end of an arm of the robot, and a control device for controlling the machine tool, the robot, and the hand. The securing device includes holding members for holding a workpiece, and holding member drive motors for moving the holding members.

A method for turning a pinion-driven lift-robot in an intersection of rails. Moving the pinion-driven lift-robot in a first motion mode to position the pinion-driven lift-robot in a first position at the intersection. The pinion-driven lift-robot is turned over a corner of the intersection that is accessible from the first position and that includes continuous rails connecting a vertical track and a horizontal track, whereby positioning the pinion-driven lift-robot in a second position at the intersection. The pinion-driven lift-robot is moved in a second motion mode towards a designated direction.

A system includes a machine tool 10, a robot 25 having a camera 31, and a transfer device 35 having the robot 25 mounted thereon, and an identification figure is arranged in a machining area of the machine tool 10.

A numerical control system 1 comprises a numerical control device 5 for generating a machine tool command signal and a robot command signal, and a robot control device 6 for controlling the operation of a robot 3 on the basis of the robot command signal. The numerical control device 5 includes a coordinate form information management unit 524 for managing coordinate information according to a designated coordinate format that is based on a numerical control program, and a robot command signal generation unit 525 for generating the robot command signal on the basis of said coordinate information and a robot numerical control program. The robot control device 6 acquires a coordinate value on each axis of control in the designated coordinate format when the designated coordinate format is configured or changed, and transmits the same to the numerical control device 5 The coordinate form information management unit 524 updates said coordinate information using the coordinate value transmitted from the robot control device 6.

A system for inspecting each workpiece of a plurality of non-identical workpieces, each workpiece having a distinct workholding specification. The system includes a workholder configured to autonomously execute a plurality of workholding operations pursuant to parameters of a specified pre-defined workholding mode specified from a plurality of distinct, pre-defined workholding modes. Each pre-defined workholding mode specifies a plurality of holding parameters corresponding to the holding specification of a corresponding workpiece.

An unloading method unloads a sheet metal machining product produced on a sheet metal working machine. The method includes: supplying the machining product to a supply device for unloading with a position and an orientation defined in a coordinate system of the supply device; moving an unloading member of the unloading device with a transfer movement into a transfer position on the machining product supplied to the supply device for unloading; calibrating, before the machining product is unloaded from the supply device, the numerical unloading control of the unloading device; and unloading the machining product from the supply device by the unloading device. The unloading of the machining product is controlled by the programmable numerical control which includes the programmable numerical unloading control of the unloading device and in which the coordinate system of the supply device and the similar coordinate system of the numerical unloading control are stored.

A method for calibrating a robot is disclosed. A working space of the robot at least partly overlaps with a working space of a machining and/or production tool. The robot is moved such that a reference point of the robot is at a first position within the working space of the machining and/or production tool. A first position value for the robot at the first position is compared with a first position value for the machining and/or production tool at the position. If the first position value for the robot differs from the first position value for the machining and/or production tool, the first position value for the robot is corrected or the first position value for the machining and/or production tool is corrected such that the first position value for the robot and the first position value for the machining and/or production tool are the same.