A ball screw spline assembly includes a ball screw spline including a first nut including a first mounting surface adapted to receive a first fastening element; a second nut including a second mounting surface adapted to receive a second fastening element; and a shaft passing through the first nut and the second nut; the housing including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion extends in a direction substantially parallel to the shaft, and the second portion extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the shaft; a connecting plate coupling the second nut to the first portion, the first nut is installed to the second portion; the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface are located within a space defined by the first portion, the second portion and the connecting plate, such that the ball screw spline is integrally installable to the housing.

A motorized module for a modular robotic structure comprises a housing, a first wheel, a second wheel, an elongated structure mounted to the first and second wheels and configured to rotate the first and second wheels. A driver is mounted to the housing between the first and second wheels. A leadscrew is mounted to the housing between the first and second wheels. A transmission drivingly connecting the driver to the leadscrew. A connector is coupled to the leadscrew and configured to move longitudinally along the second longitudinal axis in response to a rotation of the leadscrew, the connector being attached to the elongated structure.

A gear includes a tubular portion and a diaphragm portion. The diaphragm portion extends in a direction including a radial component from one axial end portion of the tubular portion. The portion includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is on one axial side of the portion. The second portion is on another axial side relative to the first portion. The second portion includes teeth protruding radially outward. A maximum value of a thickness of the diaphragm portion is equal to or less than twice a distance from radially outer ends of the teeth to a radially inner surface of the second portion, and a minimum value of a thickness of the first portion is equal to or less than half the maximum value of the thickness of the diaphragm portion.

A light-weight gear including: an annular tooth portion made of metal; a shaft extending along a central axis of the tooth portion and made of metal; and a coupling element configured to couple the shaft to the tooth portion and made of a resin, in which a joining part between the shaft and the coupling element and a joining part between the tooth portion and the coupling element are provided with irregularities configured to be engaged with one another in a circumferential direction, and corners of the irregularities are rounded to release a stress. Also, provided is a manufacturing method of a light-weight gear including: disposing the tooth portion and the shaft in a mold and injecting a molten resin into a cavity of the mold, thereby simultaneously performing injection molding of the coupling element and joining the coupling element to the tooth portion and the shaft.

A driven linear axis includes a housing which has a linear rail guide on which a carriage is arranged such that it can be moved back and forth linearly with the aid of a transport device. The transport device comprises a belt which circulates in the housing and is guided over two gears, at least one gear being configured as a drive gear. Furthermore, a drive device is arranged within the drive gear and is in a torque-locking rotary connection with the drive gear.

A robotic hand includes a palm, a thumb and four fingers that are connected to the palm; a first driving assembly to drive the thumb to rotate, a second driving assembly and a third driving assembly to respectively drive two of the four fingers to rotate; and a fourth driving assembly to drive the other two of the four fingers to rotate. The first driving assembly, the second driving assembly, the third driving assembly, and the fourth driving assembly are received within the palm.

A tool changing system of a robot manipulator is proposed. The tool changing system includes: a master coupled to an end of the robot manipulator at a first side thereof; and a slave coupled to a tool at a first side thereof and coupled removably to a second side of the master at a second side thereof, wherein the master includes an actuator and a master magnet rotating according to the rotation of the actuator, and the slave includes a slave magnet rotating in synchronization with the rotation of the master magnet by magnetism therebetween with the master and the slave coupled to each other, whereby the rotating force of the slave magnet as a rotating force necessary for operating the tool is transmitted to the tool.

A modular telescopic rotation arm by motor control includes a fastening element, a first knuckle module, a first flange, a telescopic module, an outer sleeve module and an inner sleeve module. The first knuckle module is disposed in one end of the fastening element. One end of the first flange is connected to one end of the first knuckle module. The telescopic module is partially disposed in the fastening element. The telescopic module includes a second knuckle module. The second knuckle module is disposed in the fastening element. The outer sleeve module is connected to the first flange, and the telescopic module is partially surrounded by the outer sleeve module. The inner sleeve module is surrounded by the outer sleeve module.

Systems, methods, and apparatus for tracking location of an inspection robot are disclosed. An example apparatus for tracking inspection data may include an inspection chassis having a plurality of inspection sensors configured to interrogate an inspection surface, a first drive module and a second drive module, both coupled to the inspection chassis. The first and second drive module may each include a passive encoder wheel and a non-contact sensor positioned in proximity to the passive encoder wheel, wherein the non-contact sensor provides a movement value corresponding to the first passive encoder wheel. An inspection position circuit may determine a relative position of the inspection chassis in response to the movement values from the first and second drive modules.

A robot includes elbows connecting forearms rotatably to upper arms with two rotational degrees of freedom. The elbow includes: an elbow joint connecting the forearm and the upper arm with two rotational degrees of freedom; an elbow drive main link; an elbow drive auxiliary link; a forearm-side main link attaching unit attached with one end of the elbow drive main link with two rotational degrees of freedom, and provided in the forearm; an elbow-drive-main-link-side auxiliary link attaching unit attached with one end of the elbow drive auxiliary link with two rotational degrees of freedom, and provided on the elbow drive main link; and two linear actuators for moving two upper-arm-side link attaching units each attached with the other end of either the elbow drive main link or the elbow drive auxiliary link with two rotational degrees of freedom, and provided so as to be movable along the upper arm.