The present disclosure relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods for assembling cartridges for aerosol delivery devices. The cartridges may be assembled by transporting carriages between various substations at which parts are added to a base. In another assembly method, the base may be moved between a plurality of robots which direct the base downwardly into contact with components to couple the components therewith. An inspection system may inspect the cartridges at various stages of completion.

A sample storage including a frame and an array of sample container holding areas disposed within the frame where a spacing between adjacent sample container holding areas is independent of a gripping area for sample containers held by the sample storage.

A robot assembling system comprises a first assembling workstation, a second assembling workstation, and a robot. The first assembling workstation is configured to assemble a contact of a connector assembly and a light guide pipe of the connector assembly to form a contact subassembly. The second assembling workstation is configured to assemble the contact subassembly and a cage to form the connector assembly. The robot is configured to transmit the cage, the light guide pipe, the contact, or the contact subassembly between the first assembling workstation and the second assembling workstation and configured to assist an assembling operation at the first assembling workstation and the second assembling workstation.

The present disclosure relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods for assembling cartridges for aerosol delivery devices. The cartridges may be assembled by transporting carriages between various substations at which parts are added to a base. In another assembly method, the base may be moved between a plurality of robots which direct the base downwardly into contact with components to couple the components therewith. An inspection system may inspect the cartridges at various stages of completion.

Disclosed embodiments provide techniques for automated replacement of components in a datacenter. A robot is instructed to follow a route to replace parts within a datacenter. Embodiments include predicting a failure rate for a plurality of computer components within a datacenter. A failure time is then predicted for the computer components based on the corresponding failure rate. A route is created that allows the robot to visit the one or more racks containing the computer components that need to be replaced. The robot then replaces the components that require replacing. In this way, datacenter efficiency is improved and operating costs are reduced.

Disclosed is a wheel end face detection and correction device, which includes a frame, a self-made cylinder, a detection system, a correction system and the like. A wheel is preliminarily positioned in the center, a cylinder II drives an expansion sleeve to descend to match a center hole of the wheel, the attitude of a datum plate is adjusted to attach to a flange face of the wheel, and an expansion core is pulled by a cylinder rod; the cylinder II drives the wheel to ascend, and a servo motor drives the wheel to rotate; a servo electric cylinder II drives a dial indicator to be located below a rim end face of the wheel, a servo electric cylinder I drives the dial indicator to contact an end face of the wheel, and the end face run-out of the wheel may be detected.

A gripping device for being suspended from a load handling device for lifting and moving containers stacked in stacks in a grid storage structure including a plurality of tracks arranged in a grid pattern above the stacks of containers. The gripping device including a frame and at least one gripping assembly mounted on the frame. The gripping assembly including at least two grippers, each gripper being configured to engage a container located below the frame. Each gripper is movable between a gripping position for gripping the container and a release position for releasing the container. The gripping device further including a single linear actuator coupled to the at least two grippers by a linkage assembly such that actuation of the single linear actuator drives the at least two grippers substantially simultaneously between the gripping and release positions.

The present invention relates to a device for gripping a flat structure with openings in the area of its upper side, in particular a honeycomb structure, comprising two gripper units spaced apart from each other in a length direction, each of which in turn comprises at least one pin, and at least one pin displacement unit which is adapted to displace the at least one pin in an extending direction, as well as a tilting unit which is adapted to tilt at least one of the gripper units about a tilting axis extending substantially in a width direction. The invention also relates to a method for gripping a flat structure by means of such a device.

A process for directing the movement of a robot (102) with a gripper (108) that picks a target tire (P*) from an arrangement of tires includes the following steps: providing a system (100) for picking one or more tires stored in the arrangement of tires, the robot forming part of this system; determining one or more parameters of the target tire in the arrangement of tires; determining the diameter of the target tire; determining the tire radius (R.sub.P) and the rim radius (R.sub.J) of the target tire; an approaching step whereby the robot approaches the target tire identified for picking; a picking step whereby the target tire is picked by the gripper; and extracting the target tire from the arrangement of tires in order to place it in a target location.

An apparatus for replacing printing sleeves which comprises a handling device which can be removably engaged with a printing sleeve and a movement robot for moving the handling device; the handling device comprises a supporting frame and a self-centering grip clamp which is able to translate on command, with respect to the supporting frame, along a movement direction that is substantially parallel to the axis of the supporting rod, between an advanced working position and a retracted working position; the grip clamp has engagement elements which are movable on command between an inactive position and an active position, in which they are radially spaced apart from the axis of the supporting rod, in order to allow their engagement with the internal surface of the printing sleeve.