A system for inspecting a tank in a ship, the tank being suitable for containing cargo in bulk. The system has a support member for supporting at least one sensor means for producing sensor data related to the tank. Also, it has at least three suspending means with an elongated flexible member, adapted to connect to the support member, and a winch, with a motor, for winding a length of the elongated flexible member. Moreover, the system has a control unit for controlling the motor of the winches. The suspending means are adapted to suspend the support member in a position inside the tank. The control unit is configured to synchronize the length of the wound elongated flexible member with the position of the support member inside the tank.

An automated mobile paint robot, according to particular embodiments, comprises: (1) a wheeled base; (2) at least one paint sprayer; (3) at least one pump; (4) a vision system; (5) a GPS navigation system; and (5) a computer controller configured to: (A) generate a room painting plan using one or more inputs from the GPS navigation system, vision system, etc.; (B) control movement of the automated mobile paint robot across a support surface: (C) use the vision system to position the wheeled base in a suitable position from which to paint a desired area using the at least one paint sprayer; and (D) use the at least one pump to activate the at least one paint sprayer to paint a swath (e.g., swatch) of paint from the suitable position.

An example device for building stationary structures on a work surface includes a scaffold, which is arranged around the work surface. In the example, a working head is provided, which, with the help of multiple control cables is held on the scaffold and arranged above the work surface, upper control cables are provided, which run above the working head from the scaffold, lower control cables are provided, which run below the working head from the scaffold, all control cables can be extended out of the scaffold and retracted to the scaffold, in order to change a position of the working head, and a control unit is provided, which is connected with actuators for the extending and retracting of the control cables, and is configured to actuate these actuators to change the position of the working head.

A fabric handling apparatus includes a layup table, a mold disposed adjacent to the layup table, and a fabric handling array suspended above the layup table and the mold. The fabric handling array is adapted to transfer at least one fabric shape from the layup table to the mold. The fabric handling array includes a plurality of attractors in an attractor array. An orientation of the fabric handling array is alterable with respect to at least one of the layup table and the mold so that the at least one fabric shape is positionable on the mold in a predetermined orientation.

A portable dry chemical delivery robot comprised of a cart, a hoist mounted to the top brace; a moveable hopper with a flared inlet tapering to an outlet and connected to the hoist and contained within the cart, a screw conveyor connected to the outlet of the moveable hopper, a motor with transmission connected to the screw conveyor with a remote power supply, a flow controller connected to the motor for regulating operation of the screw conveyor, the flow controller being in communication with a network for providing both local and remote control of the screw conveyor from at least one client device connected to the network.

A combined rope-rod-driven parallel palletizing robot, comprises a chassis, wherein, a base driving mechanism is arranged on the chassis, a torque transfer mechanism is mounted on the base driving mechanism, a top gearbox is mounted on the top of the torque transfer mechanism, a gib arm is movably connected to the top gearbox, and a mechanical arm end tool is arranged on the movable end of the gib arm to operate a work object; the robot further comprises three steel wire rope drivers and three corresponding steel wire ropes, the three steel wire rope drivers are located on the chassis and evenly distributed around the base driving mechanism. In the present invention, the top gearbox and the torque transfer mechanism are driven by a rope to execute two-freedom spatial movement, so as to do palletizing work in a bigger work space.

The present invention provides a robot configured to assist movements of limbs of a user. The upper limb assist robot, as the limb assist robot, comprises: a first link extending from a shoulder of an upper limb toward an elbow and including a first joint pivotably connected to a predetermined accessory; a second link including a second joint pivotably connected to the first link, the second link being configured to support an upper arm of the upper limb along with the first link by extending from the first link to the elbow of the upper limb; a first actuator including a first coupler connected to the first link, and configured to apply a predetermined magnitude of a force to the first joint via the first coupler; a second actuator including a second coupler connected to the second link, and configured to apply a predetermined magnitude of a force to the second joint via the second coupler; and an adjustment module including third and fourth couplers connected to the first and second actuators, respectively, the adjustment module being configured to change directions of the forces applied to the first and second joints by the first and second actuators to generate a force in an intended direction while canceling an applied gravitational force.

An automated mobile paint robot, according to particular embodiments, comprises: (1) a wheeled base; (2) at least one paint sprayer; (3) at least one pump; (4) a vision system; (5) a GPS navigation system; and (5) a computer controller configured to: (A) generate a room painting plan using one or more inputs from the GPS navigation system, vision system, etc.; (B) control movement of the automated mobile paint robot across a support surface: (C) use the vision system to position the wheeled base in a suitable position from which to paint a desired area using the at least one paint sprayer; and (D) use the at least one pump to activate the at least one paint sprayer to paint a swath (e.g., swatch) of paint from the suitable position.

A robot comprising a base, an arm provided on the base, an actuator configured to drive the arm, a connector to which at least a part of a first wire of another device is connected, and a second wire configured to connect the actuator and the connector, wherein the base includes a cover through which the first wire is inserted, the cover covering at least a part of a hole of the base, and the cover includes a cutout for detaching the cover from the base by, in a state in which a screw fastening the cover and the base is loosened, sliding in a direction crossing a direction in which the first wire is inserted through the cover.

An electronic movement-controlled apparatus that includes a camera and a movable arm is disclosed. The movable arm has both a stationary end and a movable end with the camera being attached to the movable end so as to be movable therewith. The stationary end is configured to be coupled to a rigid support structure. The movable arm includes a plurality of arm segments connected in series to form the movable arm. The arm segments are configured to have cooperating segment regions in terms of each of the arm segments being compressible and expandable in unison to move the movable end and effect a pan and tilt movement of the camera.