A robot comprises a mobile base, a robotic arm operatively coupled to the mobile base, and at least one interface configured to enable selective coupling to at least one accessory. The at least one interface comprises an electrical interface configured to transmit power and/or data between the robot and the at least one accessory, and a mechanical interface configured to enable physical coupling between the robot and the at least one accessory.

An automated mobile robot includes a housing, an articulated arm that has at least one UVC light thereon, an actuator that is operable to move the arm between a retracted position and an extended position, a drive unit that is operable to move the housing, a position sensor that is operable to generate position signals indicative of an instant position, a computer, and a battery connected to the actuator, the drive unit, the UVC light, and the computer. The computer is operably coupled to the actuator, the position sensor, the UVC light, and the drive unit. The computer has a predetermined disinfection route and is configured to operate the actuator to move the arm, activate and deactivate the UVC light, and operate the drive unit to move the housing along the predetermined disinfection route based on the instant position and a desired position in the predetermined disinfection route.

A cable drawn from a lower arm of a robot into a first upper arm part of an upper arm is further drawn out to an exterior space of the robot through a first hole of a second upper arm part. The cable is drawn in contact with a sidewall part of the second upper arm part, and is disposed in a wrist arrangement portion through a second hole. A slack part is formed taking account of a length of the cable pulled by a wrist when the wrist pivots in the wrist arrangement portion, and the cable is drawn to a tool through a through hole of the wrist.

A method and apparatus for supplying cables to robots at non-static locations. A work platform for supporting one or more humans is positioned above a base platform for supporting one or more are robots independently of the work platform. A cable carrier system for providing cables to the robots is positioned underneath the work platform and above the base platform.

A robot in an embodiment includes a robot body, an end effector, a cable, and one or more coupling portions. The end effector is connected to the robot body. The cable is composed of a plurality of sub cables, arranged along the robot body, and connected to the end effector. Each of the coupling portion is provided between one sub cable and an adjacent sub cable of the sub cables to couple the one and adjacent sub cables together.

A multi-axis robot includes robot drives, a tool head, a drag chain for guiding flexible lines along at least a part of the robot up to the tool head, and an auxiliary system for moving a tool head-side end of the drag chain. The auxiliary system includes at least one auxiliary system drive for moving the tool head-side end. The auxiliary system drive is different than the robot drives. The multi-axis robot advantageously allows collisions between the tool-side end of the drag chain and the object to be treated or other objects in the vicinity of the robot to be avoided, ensuring that the surface of the object may be treated, in particular printed on by an inkjet print head, without disruption.

The present application discloses a cable-management system. The cables are divided into an outer group of cables and an inner group of cables. The system comprises a first cable guide, a second cable guide and at least four fixing members, wherein the first cable guide has a circular tube-shaped space, and the outer group of cables is partly accommodated between the first cable guide and the second cable guide; the second cable guide has a circular tube-shaped, and the inner group of cables is partly accommodated between the second cable guide and the first rotary shaft portion; and the fixing members respectively secure both ends of the outer group of cables or the inner group of cables on and along the first and second rotary shaft portions in a form in which the cables are arranged in parallel with each other, so that remaining portions of the outer group of cables or the inner group of cables are bent and suspended along the first and second rotary shaft portions in a U-shaped. The present application also discloses a rotary joint and a robot.

A robot arm includes a first holder and a second holder. The first holder includes a first base portion and a first distal portion. The first distal portion has a first distal thickness smaller than a thickness of the first base portion. The second holder includes a second base and a second distal portion. The second distal portion has a second distal thickness smaller than a thickness of the second base portion. A first rotator is supported by the first distal portion and the second distal portion. A second rotator is supported by the first rotator. A first bevel gear is provided in the first distal portion. Another first bevel gear is provided in the second distal portion. A second bevel gear engages with the first bevel gear and the another first bevel gear.

In a soft grip unit, a grip device having the soft grip unit, and a driving method of the grip device, the soft grip unit includes a flexible cover, a particle, a negative pressure generator and a flexible supporting part. The flexible cover has a gripping surface on which a target object is attached and a reference surface coupled with the gripping surface. The particle is received by the receiving space, and transformed corresponding to a shape of the target object. The negative pressure generator is connected to the flexible cover. The negative pressure generator absorbs an air of the receiving space to contract the flexible cover. The flexible supporting part is tightly attached to the reference surface, and transformed at the same time when the flexible cover is pressurized and transformed by the target object.

An equipment, notably for machining, including a machine having at least one arm, and including at least one first effector which is configured to be coupled to a free end of the arm. The equipment is modular and includes a main interface which is configured to be carried by the free end of the arm and which is configured to be coupled to the first effector, at least one secondary interface which is configured to be coupled to the main interface, and at least one second effector which is configured to be coupled to the at least one secondary interface and to the main interface. The equipment further includes at least one power supply system which is configured to supply power to the at least one secondary interface.