A method moves a stack of products by a robot. The robot has an articulated arm and at least one gripper disposed on the articulated arm to grip the stack of printed products and the stack of products selectively being turned. The method includes pivoting the stack of products through an effective angle α1< >180° and subsequently pivoting the stack through an effective angle α2=180°−α1 or pivoting the stack back through an effective angle α2=−α1. This method of moving stacks of products is performed in an automated way and in particular of depositing them in a turned or unturned arrangement.

A robot system for human-robot collaboration is disclosed that includes one or more proximity sensing elements disposed on the movable parts of the robot, joint position sensing sensors, and a safety control module connects the proximity sensing element and joint position sensing sensors and monitors the speed of the robot and the proximity distance to the objects and stop the robot safely when speed exceed the set limit. The safety control module switches the safety status of the robot when a set proximity distance threshold is triggered. Then, multiple embodiments of the safety status triggered by proximity sensing are introduced for different processes of the human-robot collaboration, includes separation monitoring, force limiting for bumping, and manipulation of the robot. Furthermore, embodiments of utilizing different types of sensors to implement the proximity sensing elements are also disclosed.

A sensor bracket is provided with frame members supporting an acceleration sensor, the frame members having circular arc members holding an outer periphery of a tool of a robot in a state in which circumferential-direction gaps are defined in at least one portion of the circular arc members in a circumferential direction, and a bolt thread-screwed into the frame members so as to reduce the circumferential-direction gaps.

A movement assistance device is provided with thigh frames, lower leg frames, and knee joint mechanisms which are disposed on the outer side and the inner side, respectively, of each knee of a person to be assisted. Each of the thigh frames has a first main frame, which extends in the longitudinal direction of a thigh from a base disposed on one side of the hip of the person to be assisted to the outer knee joint mechanism, a second main frame, which obliquely extends on the front side of the thigh from the base to the inner knee joint mechanism, and a body support member, which is extended between the two main frames on the rear surface side of the thigh.

A medical manipulator system includes a manipulator having a first joint; a first detecting means detecting an orientation of the first joint; an operation unit having a second joint associated with the first joint for operating the first joint; a second detecting means detecting an orientation of the second joint; a control unit outputting a signal for operating the first joint, the signal being based on the orientation of the second joint detected by the second detecting means; and a display unit displaying information output by the control unit, wherein a display of the information by the display unit includes a first display indicating a predetermined range of an orientation determined by using the orientation of the first joint that is detected by the first detecting means as a reference and a second display indicating the orientation of the second joint that is detected by the second detecting means.

A robotic machine assembly includes a movable robotic arm configured to perform an assigned task that involves moving toward, engaging, and manipulating a target object of a vehicle. The assembly also includes a communication circuit configured to receive manipulation parameters for the target object from a remote database. The manipulation parameters are specific to at least one of the vehicle or a vehicle class in which the vehicle belongs. The assembly also includes one or more processors configured to generate a task performance plan for the robotic arm based on the manipulation parameters. The task performance plan includes prescribed forces to be exerted by the robotic arm on the target object to manipulate the target object. The one or more processors also are configured to drive movement of the robotic arm during performance of the assigned task according to the task performance plan.

A method and assembly station (12) for assembling vehicle body doors (22) utilizes sensing of vehicle body hinge members (26) and door hinge members (28) with the door positioned by a robot (16) to provide assembly with reduced labor cost.

An apparatus including a frame, an optical sensor connected to the frame, and an environment separation barrier. The frame is configured to be attached to a housing of a motor assembly proximate an aperture which extends through the housing. The optical sensor comprises a camera. The environment separation barrier is configured to be connected to the housing at the aperture, where the environment separation barrier is at least partially transparent and located relative to the camera to allow the camera to view an image inside the housing through the environment separation barrier and the aperture.

There is provided a control device to protect an actuator through a simple configuration in a case where a power transmission mechanism receives external force, the control device including a comparison section and a driving force control section. The comparison section compares a first rotation position and a second rotation position with each other. The first rotation position is a rotation position of an input shaft of a power transmission mechanism, and the second rotation position is a rotation position of an output shaft of the power transmission mechanism. The driving force control section controls driving force of an actuator that drives the input shaft on the basis of a difference between the first rotation position and the second rotation position. This configuration allows the actuator to be protected through a simple configuration in a case where the power transmission mechanism receives external force.

A sequence of input samples that are measures of position or orientation of an input device being held by a user are received. A current output sample of a state of linear quadratic estimator, LQE, is computed that is an estimate of the position or orientation of the input device. The current output sample is computed based on i) a previously computed output sample, and ii) a velocity term. An updated output sample of the state of the LQE is computed, based on i) a previously computed output sample, and ii) a new input sample. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.