An industrial robot having parallel kinematics, comprising a robot base, a carrier element for accommodating a gripper or a tool, several movable, elongated actuating units, which are connected at one end thereof to drive units arranged on the robot base, and the other end of which is movably connected to the carrier element; an elongated hollow body, which has a continuous cavity and which is flexibly connected to the robot base; a joint, which has a continuous cavity and several degrees of freedom, by means of which joint the elongated hollow body is movably connected to the carrier element; and at least one supply line for a gripper arranged on the carrier element or a tool arranged on the carrier element, the supply line being guided through the cavity of the elongated hollow body and the cavity of the hollow joint from the robot base to the carrier element.

An example fume extractor for a robotic welding torch includes: a neck clamp configured to attach to a neck of a robotic welding torch; an intermediate mount rigidly attached to the neck clamp; a fume duct coupled to the intermediate mount and extending over the neck of the robotic welding torch toward a nozzle of the robotic welding torch; and a fume manifold rotationally coupled to the intermediate mount and coupled to a fume hose, wherein the fume manifold, the intermediate mount, and the fume duct are configured to communicate a negative pressure from the fume hose to an end of the fume duct closest to the nozzle of the robotic welding torch.

A motor unit includes a motor and an amplifier section including a drive circuit that drives the motor. The amplifier section includes an amplifier cover. A power line for supplying power to the motor is bound to the amplifier cover.

An inspection robot incudes a robot body, at least two sensors, a drive module, a stability assist device and an actuator. The at least two sensors are positioned to interrogate an inspection surface and are communicatively coupled to the robot body. The drive module includes at least two wheels that engage the inspection surface. The drive module is coupled to the robot body. The stability assist device is coupled to at least one of the robot body or the drive module. The actuator is coupled to the stability assist device at a first end, and coupled to one of the drive module or the robot body at a second end. The actuator is structured to selectively move the stability assist device between a first position and a second position. The first position includes a stored position. The second position includes a deployed position.

Provided is a parallel mechanism consisting of: a first module including a first plate having a first hollow formed therein; a second module disposed to be spaced apart from the first module, and including a second plate having a second hollow formed therein; and a power transmission unit provided in a space between the first and second modules, and including a third plate connecting the first and second modules in parallel, wherein the first and second modules form a symmetrical structure on the basis of the power transmission unit, a first range of motion in the first module is amplified, by means of the symmetrical structure, to a second range of motion that is wider than the first range of motion in the second module, a working space is formed in a space communicating with the first and second hollows, and the third plate is provided outside the working space.

A robot arm includes a first member, and a second member translating along an axis located in the first member or rotating around the axis, and the first member has a base, a drive unit generating a drive force, a joint portion having a driven pulley and transmitting the drive force to the second member, a belt transmitting the drive force generated by the drive unit to the driven pulley, a sensor provided in a position overlapping with a region surrounded by the driven pulley and the belt in a plan view along the axis and detecting vibration, a wire routed to the region and coupled to the sensor, and a supporting member provided in the region and supporting the wire.

A robot having joint shaft that includes: a first-link member and a second-link that are coupled about a rotation axis; a reducer that has an input-shaft fixed to the first-link and an output-shaft fixed to the second-link; a motor that generates a driving force to be input to the reducer; and an input-side encoder and an output-side encoder. The motor is away from the rotation axis, and a power transmission mechanism is provided between the motor and the reducer. The reducer includes a hollow-part and a tubular-member. The tubular-member passes through the hollow-part, one end of which is fixed to the input-shaft or the output-shaft, and the other end of which protrudes from the input-shaft or the output-shaft. The output-side encoder includes a scale and a sensor. The scale is fixed to the tubular-member; and the sensor is fixed to the input-shaft or the output-shaft.

An articulate joint mechanism includes a first link (L1, A1, M1, U1), a second link (L2, A2, M2, U2), a coupling (KR, KR1, ER, ER1, ER2, MR, UR) mechanically connecting the first link with the second link in a mutually moveable manner at least with one degree of freedom, and an optical fiber cable (11, 21, 31, 41) extending from the first link to the second link via the coupling, the optical fiber cable including a fiber cable core (F1, F2, F3, F4) and a sheath (C1, C2, C3, C4) surrounding the fiber cable core. The joint mechanism comprises a first cable retaining part (P1) provided in a part of the first link and including a sheath fixing part (P1-2) for fixedly securing the sheath to the first link and a core fixing part (P1-1) for fixedly securing the fiber cable core to the first link, and a first cable engaging part (Q1) provided in a part of the first link located between the first cable retaining part and the coupling and including a sheath fixing part (Q1-2) for fixedly securing the sheath to the first link while allowing the optical fiber core to deflect freely.

A robot includes: a first member; a second member which is provided to be movable with respect to the first member; a connection wiring which is disposed on the first member; and a wiring board which is a flexible printed wiring board which includes a board wiring line connected to the connection wiring and is deformed according to movement of the second member with respect to the first member, in which the characteristic impedance of the connection wiring is included in a change range of the characteristic impedance of the board wiring line corresponding to the deformation of the wiring board.

An electric motor has a first carrier having an array of electromagnetic elements and a second carrier having electromagnetic elements defining magnetic poles. The first and second carriers each define an axis. An airgap is formed between the first and second carriers when in an operational position. An inner thrust bearing connects the first and second carriers and is arranged to allow relative rotary motion of the carriers. An outer thrust bearing connects the first and second carriers and is arranged to allow relative rotary motion of the carriers. The electromagnetic elements of each of the first and second carriers are arranged radially inward of the outer thrust bearing and radially outward of the inner thrust bearing. The inner thrust bearing and the outer thrust bearing are arranged to maintain the airgap against a magnetic attraction of the electromagnetic elements of the first and second carriers.