A machining robot for machining workpieces by chip removal has two rotating main axes parallel with one another and at least two rotating subsidiary axes. A foot lever mounted in a first main axis and an elbow lever mounted at the free end of the foot lever in a second main axis form a kinematic chain. A first subsidiary axis is oriented in the longitudinal direction of the elbow lever. A second subsidiary axis mounts a machining unit in the elbow lever. The first main axis is mounted in the base frame. The machining unit is a multi-function unit through which the second subsidiary axis passes, and which has at least two working sides. One working side is a multifunction side, and the other working side is a main spindle side. The multifunction unit has at least two chip removal tools that can be driven for rotation.

The present invention relates to a compact cell Z having a protective enclosure 3 for welding operations by means of welding robots 15, having a protective enclosure 3 consisting of a roof 1, side walls 2, a front side 4A and a rear side 4B, said protective enclosure 3 being movable from a first position into a second and back again by a guide rail 23 supported on a pneumatically actuable guide device 24, and as a result being able to enclose a front working area A1 in the first position and a rear working area A2 in the second position, respectively. The front side 4A and rear side 4B of the protective enclosure 3 furthermore comprise at least in each case one roller shutter device (22A; 22B) which can open and close roller shutters (5A; 5B) that close the entire side or modularly combinable roller shutters (18; 20) on respective roller shutter mounts (V1; V2; V3) integrated in the roof 1.

A cutting system includes an articulated robot and a cutting device, and the cutting device includes a body and a cutter unit. The body includes a motor that rotates a rotary blade. The cutter unit includes a case housing a part of the rotary blade and a guiding part linked to the case and housing another part of the rotary blade, and has, between the case and the guiding part, a space for cutting into which an object to be cut (a film) is introduced. The articulated robot moves the cutting device and the object to be cut relative to each other. A part of the rotary blade is exposed in the space for cutting, and the cutter unit of the cutting device is attachable to and detachable from the body.

There is a need for a technology for executing a high quality scraping process with a robot. A robot system includes a robot configured to move a scraper for scraping a surface of a workpiece and a control device configured to control the robot. The control device is configured to abut the scraper against the surface in a trajectory, which is inclined so as to form an acute angle with respect to the surface, by moving the scraper by the robot in a direction along the surface and in a direction toward the surface, and during the scraper abutting against the surface, control a position of the robot such that a pressing force, by which the robot presses the scraper against the surface, becomes a predetermined magnitude while moving the scraper by the robot in the direction along the surface, to perform the scraping process.

An allograft optimization system utilizes an optical system to determine the outer perimeter of a tissue blank for allograft cutting therefrom. The optical system determines an optimal allograft array pattern that can be derived from the irregular tissue blank and may include a plurality of various allograft shapes and sizes. A computer operates an allograft optimization computer program that receives input regarding the outer perimeter of the tissue blank. A cutting implement, such as a laser, is configured to cut the allografts from the irregularly shaped tissue blank according the allograft array pattern. The cutting implement is automatically actuated by an actuator with respect to the tissue blank to cut the allografts therefrom. The cutting implement may be a laser or a galvo laser that is directed by one or more mirrors. The tissue may be birth tissue including placental tissue and amnion.

A system for automatically generating trajectories of an object includes a trajectory generation module comprising a visual control algorithm and a processor configured via computer executable instructions to receive raw three dimensional (3-D) sensor data of an object, create a 3-D model of the object based on the raw 3-D sensor data, extract object features relating to a shape and/or surface from the 3-D model of the object, and generate trajectories based on the object features of the 3-D model of the object.

An autonomous construction robotic system is disclosed which includes a processing unit, a robotic arm, the robotic arm is adapted to be coupled to a central attachment arm and thereby position the central attachment arm according to a plurality of degrees of freedom, a panel handling and fastening system, including a panel handling assembly coupled to the central attachment arm and adapted to pick and place a construction panel onto a framed structure within a construction zone, and a vision system adapted to provide visual information to the processing unit associated with the framed structure, wherein the processing unit processes the visual information to automatically determine placement position of the construction panel on the framed structure.

A fastener locating tool equipped with a sensor head having one or more probes and a method for operating such a tool for precisely locating a fastener that is hidden or buried under a thick coating applied on a surface of a structure. The fastener locating tool may be manually or automatically operated. The fastener locating tool includes a platform having a central opening, means for temporarily attaching the platform to a coated surface, and a sensor head that may be easily mechanically coupled to and then later decoupled from the platform. Optionally, the fastener locating tool also includes a multi-stage positioning system with X and Y stages which may be used to adjust the position of the sensor head. The sensor head includes at least one probe which generates electrical signals indicating the presence of a fastener beneath a coating when the probe is within a detection range.

A controller is configured to obtain, from a first camera associated with a ticket machine, a first image stream; transmit the first image stream to an application server; receive, from the application server, a first command for the ticket machine; cause the ticket machine to provide, based on the first command, a ticket having a scratching area; receive a user-provided scratching command from the application server; and cause a robotic scratching device to scratch the scratching area in accordance with the scratching command.

An automated drywalling system network that including one or more automated drywalling systems that each has a robotic arm. The automated drywalling system network can also include a computational planner that generates instructions for the one or more automated drywalling systems to perform two or more drywalling tasks associated with a target wall assembly. The two or more drywalling tasks can include a hanging task that includes hanging pieces of drywall on studs of the target wall assembly; a mudding task that includes applying joint compound to pieces of drywall hung on studs of the target wall assembly; a sanding task that includes sanding joint compound applied to the pieces of drywall hung on studs of the target wall assembly; and a painting task that includes painting sanded the joint compound applied to the pieces of drywall hung on studs of the target wall assembly.