The present disclosure provides a method and system by which a precise amount of a viscous fluid sealing compound can be dispensed at required locations through computer vision-based observation of the fluid deposited, its rate and amount of deposition and location; and that the dispensed fluid may be accurately shaped through robotic or other special purpose mechanism motion. The invention enables instant quality inspection of the dispensing process in terms of the locations, amounts and shapes of newly created seals.

Systems and methods for loading and delivering stalk subassemblies and yarn packages are disclosed herein. Such systems and methods can have at least one processor, at least one automated guided vehicle, at least one creel assembly, and an automated creel loading assembly. The at least one automated guided vehicle can be communicatively coupled to the at least one processor. The at least one processor can be configured to selectively direct an automated guided vehicle to engage a respective stalk subassembly. Upon engagement between the automated guided vehicle and the stalk subassembly, the processor can be configured to selectively direct the automated guided vehicle to move about and between the selected operative position within the creel assembly and a loading position proximate the automated creel loading assembly.

The present application discloses a pipeline radar and television inspection robot which includes a robot body, a directional drilling lifting device, a directional drilling rotary device, a directional drilling swing device, a radar, cameras and a driving apparatus; wherein the directional drilling lifting device is on a front part of the robot body; the directional drilling rotary device is on the directional drilling lifting device; the directional drilling swing device is on the directional drilling rotary device; the radar and the cameras are on the directional drilling swing device; the driving apparatus are on a bottom of the robot body. The directional drilling lifting device, the radar and the cameras are plugged in the robot body. The robot body electrically connects to cables which electrically connect to a control system. The cameras and the radar are able to be adjusted and the components are connected as modules.

Disclosed are a material pushing robot (1), a material pushing system, and a material pushing management method. The material pushing system comprises at least one material pushing robot (1), at least one energy charging device (2) and a management unit (3), wherein the management unit (3) comprises a detection module (301), a processing module (302) and a control module (303); the processing module (302) is communicatively connected to the detection module (301) and the control module (303); the material pushing robot (1) and the energy charging device (2) are controllably connected to the management unit (3) respectively; when the material pushing robot (1) needs to be subjected to energy charging, the detection module (301) detects surrounding environment information so as to acquire at least one visual identifier (S); the processing module (302) generates a navigation instruction on the basis of the visual identifier (S) and sends the navigation instruction to the control module (303); and the control module (303) controls, on the basis of the navigation instruction, the material pushing robot (1) and the energy charging device (2) to meet, so as to charge energy for the material pushing robot (1).

A robot and a method of capturing an image applied to the robot, an electronic device for implementing the method of capturing the image, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. The robot includes: a robot body; a workbench; a telescopic structure having one end pivotally connected to the robot body and the other end connected to the workbench; a driving mechanism arranged on the robot body and configured to drive the telescopic structure to extend, retract and/or move relative to the robot body; and an image capture device arranged on the workbench. The telescopic structure is configured to allow the image capture device to capture an image of a target object from different angles with the extension, retraction and/or movement of the telescopic structure.

Disclosed is a transporting robot which executes a mounted artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm and/or machine learning algorithm and communicates with different electronic devices and external servers in a 5G communication environment. The transporting robot includes a wheel driver, a loading box, and a robot controller. The transporting robot is provided such that a transporting service using an autonomous robot may be provided.

An apparatus for cutting and/or handling material to be cut, in particular trees, having a pivotable boom arm to which a gripping or cutting head is attached. The boom arm includes a rotatable crane pillar, a first boom pivotably mounted on the rotatable crane pillar about a first pivot axis, a second boom pivotably mounted on the first boom about a second pivot axis. The gripping or cutting head is pivotably mounted on the second boom about a third pivot axis, and a controllable pivoting device is provided, by which the gripping or cutting head can be pivoted about the third pivot axis from a folded-out working position, in which the gripping or cutting head is mounted in front of the second boom, into a folded-in storage position, in which the gripping or cutting head is arranged to the side of the second boom.

Provided are methods and apparatus for environment-adaptive robotic disinfecting. In an example, provided is a method that can include (i) creating, from digital images, a map of a structure; (ii) identifying a location of a robot in the structure; (iii) segmenting, using a machine learning-based classifying algorithm trained based on object affordance information, the digital images to identify potentially contaminated surfaces within the structure; (iv) creating a map of potentially contaminated surfaces within the structure; (v) calculating a trajectory of movement of the robot to move the robot to a location of a potentially contaminated surface in the potentially contaminated surfaces; and (vi) moving the robot along the trajectory of movement to position a directional decontaminant source adjacent to the potentially contaminated surface. Other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

A method of spicing together and joining ends of a first member and a second member includes the steps of: arranging the ends of the first member and the second member in side-by-side manner; placing a coupling sleeve over the ends of the first member and the second member; and using a portable, hot-swaged coupling device to heat and crimp the coupling sleeve about the ends of the first and second member, thereby joining the ends of the first and second members.

An autonomous mobile robot that is equipped with functionalities to assist the elderly and disabled patients to live at home in a way that is acceptable and desirable for the patients and caregivers is described. The robot provides safety monitoring, cognitive and communication support to patients. mobility to ensure availability, and a scalable platform. The robot is able to detect when the robot has toppled over and automatically execute operations that restore the robot to a full upright position.