An assembly system and a part holding assembly are configured to locate and secure a part defining a plurality of holes. The assembly includes a frame having a track. The assembly includes a first device and a second device each supported by the frame. One of the devices is movable along the track for positioning the devices relative to each other and relative to the location of the holes of the part. The first device includes a first pin and the second device includes a second pin. Each of the pins is movable between a closed position and an open position. The pins are configured to be disposed through respective holes of the part when in the closed position for locating the part. The pins are configured to expand in the respective holes when in the open position for securing the part to the devices.

An expanding locating pin assembly configured to locate and hold a part includes a housing, a locating pin, an actuating mechanism, and a controller. The housing is configured with a plurality of radial jaw guides and a part rest face. The locating pin has a plurality of jaws connected to and radially movable in the radial jaw guides and extending past the part rest face. The actuating mechanism synchronously moves the jaws to a radial position and applies a holding force to the part. The controller controls the radial position and the holding force of the jaws. The part rest face of the housing and the jaws of the locating pin are configured to receive the part in a located position. The jaws of the locating pin are configured to hold the part in the located position via the holding force and a friction force resulting from the holding force.

A fixture includes a stand having a first and second end; a first arm attached to the stand at the first end and stationary with respect to the second end; and a first effector attached to the first arm. The first effector has a first plurality of pins and a first cap defining a first plurality of channels. Each of the first pins is retractable into and translatable out of a respective one of the first channels. The tool includes a second arm attached to the stand between the first and second ends, wherein the second arm is translatable along the stand; and a second effector attached to the second arm. The second effector has a second plurality of pins and a second cap defining a second plurality of channels. Each of the second pins is retractable into and translatable out of a respective one of the second channels.

An assembly system and a part holding assembly are configured to locate and secure a part defining holes. The part holding assembly further includes a first clamping device movable along a first track for positioning the first clamping device relative to the part. The first clamping device is configured to engage the part to secure the part to the first clamping device. The part holding assembly also includes a first pin device movable along a second track for positioning the first pin device relative to the location of one of the holes of the part. The first pin is configured to be disposed through the one of the holes of the part when in a closed position for locating the part. The first pin is configured to expand in the one of the holes when in an open position for securing the part to the first pin device.

The inventive concept provides a substrate transfer robot. The substrate transfer robot includes a fastening body; a support body protruding to a front from the fastening body, and supporting a bottom surface of the substrate if the substrate is positioned in a first posture; a gripper member coupled to the fastening body and relatively movable with respect to the support body; and a gripper driver moving the gripper member between a first position and a second position, and wherein the gripper member includes: a first gripper positioned at a side of the support body; and a second gripper positioned at another side of the support body, and wherein an alignment pin for aligning a position of the substrate is installed at the support body, and if a position at which the substrate is aligned with the support body is referred to as a reference position, the first position is a position at which the first gripper and the second gripper contact a substrate positioned at the reference position to grip the substrate, and the second position is a position at which the first gripper and the second gripper are spaced apart from the substrate positioned at the reference position, and the first posture is a posture that a top surface of the substrate is horizontal to the ground.

A carriage robot includes a robot arm being configured to transport a plurality of containers, a robot hand connected to an end of the robot arm, the robot hand being configured to support a first container having a first size among the containers, and a gripper provided under the robot hand, the gripper being configured to grip a second container having a second size different from the first size. Thus, the carriage robot is capable of transport the containers, each having a size different from each other.

A system includes a magnetic device and an emplacement tool. The emplacement tool includes at least one magnetic rotating member rotatable about a first axis and configured to adhere to a ferrous surface. The emplacement tool also includes a friction fit head configured to hold the magnetic device between internal surfaces of the friction fit head on opposing sides. The emplacement tool further includes a coupler connected to the at least one magnetic rotating member. The coupler is configured to attach to the friction fit head such that the friction fit head extends along a second axis different than the first axis.

Mechanical gripping of a component in an automated work environment can include positioning first and second moveable grippers in opposed relation to one another. Each of the first and the second moveable grippers including actuatable pins arranged in an array, and the arrays of actuable pins are in opposed relation to one another. The actuatable pins are movably attached to a backplate on each of the first and second moveable grippers to slide in an inward direction into apertures, respectively, in the backplate when compressed by an inward force. In response to the actuable pins contacting an object between the first and second moveable grippers when the first and second movable grippers are moved toward each other to grasp the object, the actuatable pins contacting the object depressing inwardly into the backplates on each of first and second moveable grippers, respectively.