A device for connecting an EV charger connector to or disconnecting it from an EV socket with a supposed position and orientation. A connector handling mechanism comprises an actuated positioning mechanism, for moving the connector with at least 2 degrees of freedom with respect to a fixed world of at least one compliance assembly, compliantly moving the connector in at least two degrees of freedom with respect to the fixed world, wherein the at least one compliance assembly is connected kinematically in series with the positioning mechanism, between the fixed world and the connector; and has a compliance stroke defined as the effective displacement between an actual connector position and orientation, and a current/momentary virtual position and orientation of the connector. A first moment and/or force is applied to the connector in a movement direction. A second moment and/or force is superimposed on the first moment and/or force.

Compensating unit for an automation system, in particular for arranging between a handling apparatus and a tool, having a main part and having a fastening part, wherein the fastening part is arranged such that it can be moved in relation to the main part along at least one compensating direction from a basic position into a compensating position, and having spring means for returning the fastening part from the compensating position into the basic position, characterized in that drive means are provided within the compensating unit for the purpose of adjusting the basic position of the fastening part along the at least one compensating direction.

This semiconductor device manufacturing device comprises: a stage; a bonding head; a copying mechanism provided on the bonding head; and a controller that executes the copying process to adjust a facing surface to be parallel to a reference plane by having the facing surface, which is a holding surface or a chip end face, follow the reference plane 110, which is a planar surface of the stage or a substrate. In the copying process, the controller moves the bonding head relative to the surface direction of the reference plane with the facing surface left abutting the reference plane in a state with the copying mechanism switched to a free state, until the axial direction position of the bonding head reaches a stipulated reference position, and when the axial direction position reaches the reference position, switches the copying mechanism to a locked state.

A hand includes: a hand body; a first finger disposed to the hand body; a second finger disposed to the hand body; and an advance/retract actuator that advances and retracts the first finger in predetermined first directions relative to the hand body independently of the second finger. The first finger includes a belt defining a contact surface to contact an article and movable in in-plane directions of the contact surface.

A hand 100 includes a hand body 2, a gripper 3 that grips a workpiece, a coupler 4 that couples the gripper 3 to the hand body 2 such that a relative position of the gripper 3 to the hand body 2 is changeable, and a lock 9 that locks movement of the coupler 4. The lock 9 switches, by an opening/closing action, between a locked state where the lock 9 locks movement of the coupler 4 by contacting the gripper 3 and an unlocked state where the lock 9 unlocks movement of the coupler 4 by separating from the gripper 3.