A device for the detection of objects for a robot, provided for equipping said robot, including: at least one sensor, called approach sensor, implementing a first detection technology for detecting a neighbouring object; and at least one sensor, called proximity sensor, implementing a second detection technology for detecting a neighbouring object, different from said the first technology, and having a range less than that of the at least one approach sensor. A robot equipped with such a device is also disclosed.

A method for charging a service robot and a service robot are disclosed. The method comprises: collecting an audio signal generated by a sound source of a charging pile; determining a direction of the sound source according to the collected audio signal; controlling a robot main body to move toward the direction of the sound source, to shorten a distance between the robot main body and the charging pile; judging whether the infrared receiver array has received an infrared pulse signal emitted by the infrared emitter array of the charging pile; and when the infrared receiver array has received the infrared pulse signal, controlling the robot main body to move toward a direction of the charging pile according to the infrared pulse signal, to engage a charging component of the robot main body with a charging contact element of the charging pile.

A robot system includes a mobile robot configured to travel by driving wheels, a user interface, via which user service information and user information are input, and a controller configured to select one of at least two paths including a path including a moving walkway by using the user information and generate a map of a selected path, if the user service information and the user information are input via the user interface, and move the mobile robot to the path of a generated map.

An apparatus for provisioning, in particular automatically, a complete tool having a toolholder and a tool, in particular a drilling and/or milling tool. The apparatus has a spindle that can be driven in rotation by a driving device. The spindle has a holding device for holding a toolholder. A measuring device, in particular an optical measuring device, measures a complete tool, held on the spindle. A heating device in the region of the spindle heats a shrink-fit chuck of the toolholder held on the spindle. A cooling device, in particular a cooling device associated with the spindle, enables the spindle and/or the complete tool held on the spindle, to be cooled.

Example implementations described herein involve an anomaly detection method for robotic apparatuses such as robotic arms using vibration data. Such example implementations can involve fluctuation-based anomaly detection (e.g., based on their fluctuations in the vibration measurements) and/or frequency spectrum-based anomaly detection (e.g., based on their natural fluctuations in the vibration measurements).

Disclosed herein is a robot including an output interface including at least one of a display or a speaker, and a processor configured to acquire output data of a predetermined playback time point of content output via the robot or an external device, recognize a first emotion corresponding to the acquired output data, and control the output interface to output an expression based on the recognized first emotion.

A self-propelled device is disclosed to recognize objects, possess objects, and transport objects to a new location. A method is disclosed to use the device to transport objects in environments dangerous to humans. Other example embodiments are described and claimed.

A non-destructive inspection system is presented. The non-destructive inspection system comprises a robotic end effector having an extendable actuator and a flange-mounted roller containing an ultrasonic sensor, the flange-mounted roller connected to the extendable actuator by a pivot connection, the extendable actuator configured to extend the flange-mounted roller until the flange-mounted roller contacts an inspection surface.

A rail-mounted intelligent inspection robot includes a robot body and a guide rail, the robot body being hung on the guide rail and moving along the guide rail. One side of the guide rail facing the robot body is affixed with a plurality of barcodes, and the translation mechanism is provided with a barcode reader. A control module and a translation motor are disposed within the control platform. The lifting mechanism is connected to the control platform and the detection platform, and an intelligent holder is disposed below the detection platform. The rail-mounted inspection robot of the present invention may perform continuous inspection operations, and may meet the 7*24 hours of uninterrupted work through the power supply of the sliding contact wire. The recognized dial data is more accurate, and the read information may be transmitted to the background and processed in time.

Methods, systems, and devices for active noise control associated with a mobile robot device are described. The methods, systems, and devices may include detecting ambient noise via one or more microphones of the mobile robot device, determining that the ambient noise satisfies a threshold by comparing one or more parameters of the ambient noise to the threshold based on detecting of the noise parameter, generating anti-noise based on determining that the ambient noise satisfies the threshold, and broadcasting the anti-noise in a first direction using one or more speakers of the mobile robot device.