B25J9/08

ARM MODULE, ROBOT ARM AND INDUSTRIAL ROBOT

An active arm module and modular robot arm for an industrial robot comprises a housing, a heat exchanger, a drive device, and a connecting side with a connecting plate. The connecting plate can be mechanically connected to a further arm module or to a robot base for transmitting drive and support forces. The housing defines an interior space for receiving the drive device. The heat exchanger accommodates the drive device at least in sections, and is thermally coupled to the drive device. The heat exchanger has a fluid channel and can exchange heat between the drive device and the fluid. The arm module comprises a fluid contact device arranged at the connecting plate. Fluid can be exchanged with the further arm module or robot base via the fluid contact device; e.g., the fluid channel can be filled with the fluid for exchanging the fluid with the first fluid contact device.

Module-unit-position servo system and a control method therefor, and a modular robot
20220410405 · 2022-12-29 · ·

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of electronic products, more particularly to a module-unit-position servo system for detecting the position change between two rotating portions in a module unit of a modular robot; the module unit includes a position sensor disposed in any of the rotating portions and a pair of circumferentially rotatable motion pairs for connecting the two rotating portions; the position sensor senses the rotation-angle information between the motion pairs and controls at least one of the rotating portions to rotate according to the rotation-angle information in combination with a target-angle command A control method for the modular-unit-position servo system and a modular robot is further provided. The module-unit-position servo system and the control method therefor, and the modular robot of the present disclosure have the advantages of compact design, high accuracy in measuring speed and angle.

Module-unit-position servo system and a control method therefor, and a modular robot
20220410405 · 2022-12-29 · ·

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of electronic products, more particularly to a module-unit-position servo system for detecting the position change between two rotating portions in a module unit of a modular robot; the module unit includes a position sensor disposed in any of the rotating portions and a pair of circumferentially rotatable motion pairs for connecting the two rotating portions; the position sensor senses the rotation-angle information between the motion pairs and controls at least one of the rotating portions to rotate according to the rotation-angle information in combination with a target-angle command A control method for the modular-unit-position servo system and a modular robot is further provided. The module-unit-position servo system and the control method therefor, and the modular robot of the present disclosure have the advantages of compact design, high accuracy in measuring speed and angle.

Substrate treatment apparatus
11534859 · 2022-12-27 · ·

A substrate treatment apparatus includes a transport part to transport a transparent rectangular substrate, a substrate support part to support the substrate, light generators to irradiate two different lights onto the moving substrate, and sense the irradiated lights, and a controller to determine a posture of the substrate with reference to the sensed lights and control the transport part such that the substrate is seated on the substrate support part in a default posture that is preset. The controller determines the posture of the transparent rectangular substrate with respect to the default posture using a time difference between a time point at which a first light of the two different lights is not transmitted through an edge of the transparent rectangular substrate and a time point at which a second light of the two different lights is not transmitted through the edge of the transparent rectangular substrate.

Substrate treatment apparatus
11534859 · 2022-12-27 · ·

A substrate treatment apparatus includes a transport part to transport a transparent rectangular substrate, a substrate support part to support the substrate, light generators to irradiate two different lights onto the moving substrate, and sense the irradiated lights, and a controller to determine a posture of the substrate with reference to the sensed lights and control the transport part such that the substrate is seated on the substrate support part in a default posture that is preset. The controller determines the posture of the transparent rectangular substrate with respect to the default posture using a time difference between a time point at which a first light of the two different lights is not transmitted through an edge of the transparent rectangular substrate and a time point at which a second light of the two different lights is not transmitted through the edge of the transparent rectangular substrate.

MODULAR ROBOT
20220402116 · 2022-12-22 ·

A modular robot with a drive platform including: a first lateral drive module having at least two wheels and at least one motor for driving at least one of the wheels, a second lateral drive module having at least one wheel and at least one motor for driving the at least one wheel, a front crossmember module connecting first ends of the first and the second lateral drive module, and a rear crossmember module connecting first ends of the first and the second lateral drive module. One of the two lateral drive modules has a control unit for controlling the motors of the two lateral drive modules. The two drive modules have first connecting devices at their respective ends and the two crossmember modules have second connecting devices in the region of their respective ends. The first and the second connecting devices have mechanical connections. At least one of the two drive modules has at least one docking device for docking an application unit on the drive platform and the at least one docking device has mechanical and/or electrical connections.

MODULAR ROBOT
20220402116 · 2022-12-22 ·

A modular robot with a drive platform including: a first lateral drive module having at least two wheels and at least one motor for driving at least one of the wheels, a second lateral drive module having at least one wheel and at least one motor for driving the at least one wheel, a front crossmember module connecting first ends of the first and the second lateral drive module, and a rear crossmember module connecting first ends of the first and the second lateral drive module. One of the two lateral drive modules has a control unit for controlling the motors of the two lateral drive modules. The two drive modules have first connecting devices at their respective ends and the two crossmember modules have second connecting devices in the region of their respective ends. The first and the second connecting devices have mechanical connections. At least one of the two drive modules has at least one docking device for docking an application unit on the drive platform and the at least one docking device has mechanical and/or electrical connections.

BUCKLE-FASTENING ASSEMBLY AND A MODULAR ROBOT
20220402119 · 2022-12-22 · ·

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of electronic products, more particularly to a buckle-fastening assembly and a modular robot that includes a buckling assembly and a surface buckle coupled with the buckling assembly. The surface buckle defines a buckle-connecting surface with a first connecting block extending thereon, and a gap is formed between the connecting block and the buckle-connecting surface. The buckling assembly includes at least one buckling portion, which includes a second connecting block and a locking member disposed around the second connecting block. When the surface buckle is rotatably connected to the buckling assembly, the first connecting block is in contact with the second connecting block, and the locking member is placed in the gap. A modular robot is provided that includes a plurality of functional assemblies and at least one of the buckle-fastening assemblies, which have the advantages of stable connection.

BUCKLE-FASTENING ASSEMBLY AND A MODULAR ROBOT
20220402119 · 2022-12-22 · ·

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of electronic products, more particularly to a buckle-fastening assembly and a modular robot that includes a buckling assembly and a surface buckle coupled with the buckling assembly. The surface buckle defines a buckle-connecting surface with a first connecting block extending thereon, and a gap is formed between the connecting block and the buckle-connecting surface. The buckling assembly includes at least one buckling portion, which includes a second connecting block and a locking member disposed around the second connecting block. When the surface buckle is rotatably connected to the buckling assembly, the first connecting block is in contact with the second connecting block, and the locking member is placed in the gap. A modular robot is provided that includes a plurality of functional assemblies and at least one of the buckle-fastening assemblies, which have the advantages of stable connection.

Robot system

A robot system includes a robot controller and an object robot including a first storage part storing a hardware identifier, individual discrimination data, and device specific data including an individual difference parameter. The same hardware identifier is assigned to the object robot having the same mechanism. The robot controller includes a second storage part storing common configuration information corresponding to the hardware identifier and the individual discrimination data and the individual difference parameter of the object robot, and a control part configured, in a case that the hardware identifier corresponding to the common configuration information stored in the second storage part and the hardware identifier assigned to the object robot are collated and matched with each other, to create hardware definition information of the object robot based on the common configuration information stored in the second storage part and the individual difference parameter read from the first storage part.