Systems and techniques for a sensor carrier, and intelligent track infrastructure for the navigation and operation of the sensor carrier are described. The sensor carrier is an autonomous robot navigating a track. The carrier holds cameras and other sensors to receive horticultural images and telemetry for plants in a grow operation. The carrier reads embedded signals in the track including Radio Frequency Identifier (RFID) tags, embedded positioning magnets, and drilled hole patterns for a beam breaking system to determine navigation and operation. For tracks placed at sharp angles, a transfer station with wall guards to prevent the carrier from falling enable safe transfers from different track segments. Additional features include an emergency stop (e-stop) switch and power management for autonomous sensor carriers.

A holding device capable of reliably holding a workpiece with a simple operation. The holding device is for holding a workpiece and includes a base part; a guide member mounted on the base part and extending in a first direction; and a first holding mechanism movable in the first direction by an external force being applied thereto, the first holding mechanism being capable of holding the workpiece. Further, there is a second holding mechanism including a first member and a second member which face each other across the first holding mechanism in the first direction and each of which is movable relative to the base part by being driven by an actuator. The second holding mechanism is capable of sandwiching and holding the workpiece between the first member and the second member by changing a distance between the first member and the second member in the first direction.

A monitoring system is used to monitor the bending load of at least one strand-shaped element. The strand-shaped element is subjected to bending during operation, extends in a longitudinal direction. The element has a sheath, in which a recess is formed on the circumferential side, at least in sections. A pressure-sensitive sensor element lies in the recess and emits a sensor signal in the event of a pressure load.

The packaging plant comprises a packaging machine and a robot which is mounted on a transport truck that is repositionable along the packaging machine. The transport truck comprises a frame, a current collector, and a plurality of operating components. The frame is mounted so as to be movable along the packaging machine, has a bearing assembly for the robot, and supports the plurality of operating components. The current collector is configured to wirelessly connect to a current source. The plurality of operating components comprise at least one wireless data transmission device and one drive.

A robot system is provided, which includes a paint booth, and a pretreatment robot configured to perform painting pretreatment on a workpiece that is an object to be painted, the pretreatment robot being an explosion-proof robot disposed in the paint booth and including an end effector used for the painting pretreatment.

A labeling device includes: a robot having articulated arms with arm sections that are articulated: together, to a robot base, and to a platform of a label pickup device. The pickup device has a base plate and a plunger. The plunger has a fixed portion mounted to the base plate and is not displaceable relative to the base plate in a longitudinal direction, has a portion that is movable in the fixed portion in the longitudinal direction toward the base plate to a retracted position, and has an end configured to pick up a label. A pressure regulator of the plunger breaks a negative pressure in the plunger. The plunger's fixed portion covers an opening of its movable portion in a gas-tight manner by of the when the movable portion in an extended position and which is not covered when in the retracted position.

A robot has a base, a first arm provided at the base and pivoting about a first axis relative to the base, a second arm provided at the first arm and pivoting about a second axis parallel to the first axis relative to the first arm, an inertial sensor provided in the second arm and detecting one or both of an angular velocity about an angular velocity detection axis orthogonal to an axial direction of the second axis and an acceleration in the second axis direction, a pipe located outside of the first arm and coupling the base and the second arm, and a wire placed through the pipe and electrically coupled to the inertial sensor.

A fastening part for fastening a cable carrier to a component, said fastening part comprising: a foot web which can be arranged on a component so as to extend in the peripheral direction thereof and has holding means in its end regions for a first fastening element for fastening the fastening part to the component; and a fastening web which extends in the direction of the foot web and which has multiple fastening means for fastening a differently designed second fastening element for fastening a cable carrier to the fastening part; wherein the foot web and the fastening web are connected to one another in their central region via a connecting element, and side regions of the fastening web extending beyond the connecting element have at least some of the fastening means as first fastening means.

A dress pack manager for use with a robotic arm having an end-of-arm tool supplied with power or working fluid via a dress pack. A pair of rollers are spaced apart such that the dress pack may pass between them, and such that rotation of the rollers applies friction to the dress pack and causes the dress pack to move. An electric motor rotates one of the rollers in both a forward and backward rotation and is torque-controlled to maintain a constant tension applied to the dress pack by the rollers.

A robot includes a robot control device, a serial communication line, a serial communication line, position detectors that communicate data with the robot control device, and an actuator that communicates data with the robot control device. Each of the position detectors is connected to either the serial communication line or the serial communication line pair to communicate with the robot control device in half duplex, and the actuator is connected to the serial communication line and to the serial communication line to communicate with the robot control device in full duplex.