The present application teaches systems and methods for automating all or portions of a construction process including the steps of locating stud welding locations on the surface of an I-beam, I-beam grinding, ferrule placement, stud placement and welding to ground welding sites, and ferrule fracturing.

A laser cladding mobile platform comprises a platform arranged with a laser, a powder feeder, a processing platform, an electric generator, a power distribution cabinet and a PLC control system. The laser cladding mobile platform also comprises a self-propelled mechanical arm which comprises a multivariant mechanical arm and a crawler trolley, the multivariant mechanical arm is mounted on the crawler trolley; the multivariant mechanical arm is equipped with a laser cladding head at its end, the laser inputs laser light into the laser cladding head through optical fibers, the powder feeder is connected to the laser cladding head through a powder feeding tube, the electric generator supplies power for all the devices via the power distribution cabinet, the PLC control system controls the operation of each device.

An instrument holder generally includes a carriage support having an output drive and a carriage configured to removably couple an instrument thereto, the carriage may have a lateral opening extending radially outward from a central axis of the carriage, and the lateral opening may be configured to receive a portion of the instrument therein. The carriage may further include a positioning member disposed on an outer surface of the such that rotation of the output drive changes an angular position of the carriage relative to the carriage support. The positioning member may be configured to allow the output drive to operably couple with the carriage at an engagement point adjacent to the lateral opening. The carriage may include a positionable door or a fin extending into the lateral opening to allow the output drive to drive the carriage around a full 360 degree rotation or greater.

A moving robot includes a main body, a drive assembly moving the main body, and a cleaner head performing cleaning on a cleaning area in which the main body is positioned, wherein the drive assembly includes a plurality of pulleys, a motor connected to any one of the plurality of pulleys and generating a driving force, a belt rotated in contact with the plurality of pulleys, and a support shaft connected to some of the plurality of pulleys and changing a position of the pulley such that an area in which the belt is in contact with a ground or an obstacle is maintained to be equal to or greater than a reference area.

Disclosed are a transfer robot (300) and a cleaning system. The transfer robot (300) comprises a vehicle body (310), a transfer device (320), and an angle adjusting device (330). The cleaning system comprises a cleaning area (500), a cleaning robot (200) and the transfer robot (300). The transfer robot (300) serves as a carrying tool for the cleaning robot (200), and transfers the cleaning robot (200) to a channel area (103) among a plurality of solar panel arrays (101), such that the cleaning robot (200) can complete cleaning work on the different solar panel arrays (101).

An autonomous pool cleaner includes a main body, a filter that is removably coupled to the main body, and an edge engagement assembly. The main body includes a top, a bottom, and one or more peripheral walls that extend between the top and the bottom. The filter is accessible for removal or installation via a particular peripheral wall of the one or more peripheral walls. The edge engagement assembly is configured to extend beyond the particular peripheral wall of the main body and removably secure the autonomous pool cleaner to an edge of a swimming pool so that the filter is accessible and vertically removable when the autonomous pool cleaner is secured to the edge.

The invention relates to a remote-controlled demolition robot (1) with improved field of application, comprising a chassis (5), a base (7) and a rotatable top (6), a moveable arm means (13), a working tool (13f), a control unit (9), a remote-control device (4, 40) intended to be impacted by an operator (3, 3′) of the demolition robot and arranged to give commands that can be registered by the control unit for operation of the remote-controlled demolition robot. A characteristic is that the demolition robot comprises a broadcasting device (20) and an image reproduction means (30), an image sensor (22:1), which can register first image data (21:1) and second image data (21:2) of a scene of surroundings of the demolition robot from at least two different view directions, that the broadcasting device (20) can communicate with the image reproduction means (30) and that the image reproduction means (30) is arranged to show, in real time, an image area (30a) of said scene to an operator (3′), who with a line thereto can control and operate the demolition robot through indirect viewing, the image sensor (22:1) is arranged to the demolition robot in such a manner that part of the working tool (13f) is visible in the image area.

Systems, devices, and methods are described for providing, among other things, a wheelchair-assist robot for assisting a wheelchair user with everyday tasks or activities at work, at home, and the like. In an embodiment, the mobile wheelchair-assist robot includes a wheelchair interface component configured to exchange control information with a wheelchair controller. In an embodiment, a wheelchair-assist robot mount assembly is provided for, among other things, electrically and physically coupling a wheelchair-assist robot to an associated wheelchair.

The present teachings provide a method of controlling a remote vehicle having an end effector and an image sensing device. The method includes obtaining an image of an object with the image sensing device, determining a ray from a focal point of the image to the object based on the obtained image, positioning the end effector of the remote vehicle to align with the determined ray, and moving the end effector along the determined ray to approach the object.

A mobile robot system includes a plurality of mobile robots. Each robot has a predetermined size of large, medium, small or back-packable. The mobile robot includes a chassis, drive system components, power components, a main processor, a communication system and a power and data distribution system. The chassis has a predetermined size of large, medium, small or back-packable. Drive system components are operably attached to the chassis and power components are operably connected to the drive system components and the power and data distribution system. The main processor, the communication system and the power and data distribution system are all operably connected together and operably connected to the traction components and the power components. The main processor, the communication system, and the power and data distribution system are all configured for use with the predetermined size of the chassis and at least one other size.