A hand of a robot includes: a hand main body including a palm; a plurality of fingers connected to the hand main body; a first spreader disposed inside the hand main body; a second spreader positioned between the palm and the first spreader and disposed in parallel to the first spreader; a plurality of stretching wires connected to any one of the first spreader and the second spreader, and configured to pull the fingers to cause the fingers to be stretched; a plurality of bending wires connected the other one of the first spreader and the second spreader, and configured to pull the fingers to cause the fingers to be bent; a driving mechanism configured to rotate and/or shift the first spreader and the second spreader; and a rotation detection sensor provided on at least one of the first spreader or the second spreader.

A system includes an inspection robot having mounted sleds, and a number of sensors each mounted to a sled. A couplant chamber is disposed within at least two of the sleds, each couplant chamber between a transducer of the sensor and an inspection surface. Each couplant chamber includes a cone, the cone having a cone tip portion at an inspection surface end, and a sensor mounting end opposite the cone tip portion. A couplant entry for each couplant chamber is at a vertically upper side of the cone in the intended orientation of the inspection robot on the inspection surface.

The device includes at least: a bar longitudinally mobile along an axis of symmetry provided at one end with a plate; a first rigid connection and a second rigid connection which are symmetrical about the axis, each ending in a jaw, the two jaws forming a gripper clamp able to pick up an object; two pairs of flexible beams which are symmetrical about the axis, the beams each being connected by one end to one of the rigid connections, the other end being fixed, and guiding the movements of the rigid connections perpendicular to the axis, the ends of a pair of beams forming a parallelogram; two pairs of flexible beams which are symmetrical about the axis the beams each being connected by one end to one of the rigid connections, the other end being connected to the bar, and guiding the movements of the bar parallel to the axis, the ends of a pair of beams forming a parallelogram.

An edible soft robot system may be used to display and/or interact with edible inflatable objects. In an embodiment, the edible inflatable object is configured to receive a fluid in an internal compartment. The edible inflatable object may be reversibly coupled to a container, wherein coupling the edible inflatable object to the container comprises aligning a port of the edible inflatable object to a fluid conduit to fluidically couple the internal compartment to the fluid conduit. A control system of the edible soft robot system is configured to receive instructions to adjust inflation of the internal compartment by activating fluid flow into or out of the internal compartment via the fluid conduit, wherein adjusting inflation of the internal compartment causes the edible inflatable object to actuate on or within the container.

An apparatus is described for robotic control of an ultrasound imaging device. The apparatus comprises a fixed base and a movable platform with an end-effector. A plurality of passive soft links connects the platform to the base. A series of cables connect the platform to a set of motors adjacent the base. When the platform is at rest, the tension in the cables counter-balances the passive soft links pushing the platform away from the base plate. Control electronics move the motors so as to control the location and the orientation of the platform. By increasing or decreasing tension in the cables, the motors smoothly control the location and the orientation of the platform and thus the end effector. Such a robotic apparatus can be used to provide expert handling of an ultrasound imaging device remotely.

A motion assist apparatus is provided. The motion assist apparatus may include a proximal support configured to support a proximal part of a user, a distal support configured to support a distal part of the user, a proximal joint part rotatably connected to the proximal support around a first axis and a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, a distal joint part rotatably connected to the distal support around a third axis parallel to the second axis, and a connector configured to connect the proximal joint part and the distal joint part and movably connected to the distal joint part in a first direction perpendicular to the second axis and the third axis. There may be other additional example embodiments.

A system includes an inspection robot for performing an inspection on an inspection surface with ultrasonic and magnetic induction sensors, the apparatus comprising a position definition circuit structured to determine an inspection robot position on the inspection surface; a data positioning circuit structured to interpret inspection data, and to correlate the inspection data to the inspection robot position on the inspection surface; and wherein the data positioning circuit is further structured to determine position informed inspection data in response to the correlating of the inspection data with the inspection robot position.

A rotation mechanism according to the disclosure includes: an output portion for outputting, to a mating member, rotation of a drive source producing a rotational force; a coupling member for coupling the mating member and the output portion by elastic deformation; and an anti-rotation portion for preventing relative rotation between the mating member and the output portion.

The invention pertains to the robotics, and discloses a manipulator and a robot. The manipulator comprises a connecting assembly; a plurality of finger assemblies, one end of each finger assembly connects to the connecting assembly, the other end is away from the connecting assembly to form a free end; each finger assembly includes a plurality of knuckle components which are successively connected, each knuckle component includes a base module, a tactile sensor and an angle sensor, the base modules are interconnected for implementing finger configuration, the tactile sensor is installed on the base module for sensing a target object, the angle sensor is installed on the base module for acquiring information of angle changing. The manipulator is provided with the tactile sensor and the angle sensor on the base module of each knuckle component, which is beneficial to improve the sensing ability of the manipulator. The manipulator is composed of modular knuckle components, each of the single knuckle components has high level of integration, which simplifies the structure and favors the manufacturing and inventory management of the components.

There is provided a robotic end effector assembly having a base configured to be connected to a robot. The base includes a robot adapter coupled to a base plate. The robotic end effector assembly further has a spindle support plate positioned substantially parallel with and coupled to the base plate, via two flexure members. The robotic end effector assembly further has a spindle disposed on the spindle support plate. The robotic end effector assembly further has an actuator coupled between the base plate and the spindle support plate. The actuator is configured to engage an actuator mount attached to the spindle support plate, to displace the spindle support plate. The flexure members inhibit an off-axis drilling motion, as the spindle support plate is displaced.