An apparatus including at least one emitter configured to emit energy; at least one receiver configured to receive the emitted energy, where the at least one emitter is mounted on at least one of: a robot arm, an end effector of the robot arm, a substrate on the robot arm, or a substrate process module, where the at least one receiver is mounted on at least one of: the robot arm, the end effector of the robot arm, the substrate on the robot arm, or the substrate process module.

Disclosed is a power saving system and power saving method for an intelligent robot, including a central processing unit, a first device group and a second device group. When a voltage level of the battery is changed to a second voltage level from the first voltage level, the central processing unit controls the first device group to stop receiving energy from the battery. When the voltage level of the battery is changed to a third voltage level from the second voltage level, the central processing unit controls the second device group to stop receiving energy from the battery. When the voltage level of the battery is changed to a voltage threshold value from the third voltage level, the central processing unit controls the intelligent robot to stop receiving energy from the battery.

The present invention discloses a safety protection method of dynamic detection for mobile robots. The mobile robot is provided with a sensor. Said sensor obtains the obstacle information in the detection areas in front of a mobile robot, and the mobile robot is caused to progressively slow down and dynamically adjust the detection area when an obstacle appears in the detection area. If no obstacle is detected in the detection area after adjusting, then the mobile robot is caused to keep on moving, and if an obstacle is still detected in the detection area after adjusting, then the mobile robot is caused to keep on decelerating until they are stopped. The sensor sets different detection areas according to the traveling speed and traveling direction of the mobile robot, or presets the detection area according to the path and dynamically adjusts it when the mobile robot is running. The safety protection method of dynamic detection for mobile robots of the present invention enables a mobile robot to pass through a path with many obstacles, having good capability of anti-interference and meanwhile ensuring the consistency of the detection range and processing mechanism at curved and linear paths.

A system for polishing a surface of a component includes a motorized apparatus including a body, a drive system coupled to the body, and an arm including a proximal end coupled to the body and a distal end opposite the proximal end. The motorized apparatus further includes a tool coupled to the distal end of the arm. The tool is configured to polish the surface of the component. The motorized apparatus also includes an actuator coupled to the arm. The system also includes a controller configured to position the tool relative to the component by positioning at least one of the body and the arm relative to the component to reach the target area on the component while maintaining a distance between the tool and the body that is less than a threshold distance. The threshold distance is less than a full reach of the arm and is determined to prevent vibrations of the tool and the arm from exceeding a predefined level.

Certain aspects relate to systems and techniques for preparing a robotic system for surgery. In one aspect, the method includes a robotic arm, a sensor configured to generate information indicative of a location of the robotic arm, a processor, and at least one computer-readable memory in communication with the processor and having stored thereon computer-executable instructions. The instructions are configured to cause the processor to receive the information from the sensor, determine that the robotic arm is located at a first position in which a first axis associated with the robotic arm is not in alignment with a second axis associated with a port installed in a patient, and provide a command to move the robotic arm to a second position in which the first axis associated with the robotic arm is in alignment with the second axis.

A method for examining a robot apparatus which includes a driving source configured to drive a joint, the position and orientation of which are controlled based on trajectory data determined in advance for a normal motion. The examination method includes generating examination motion data for driving a joint as an examination target under a driving speed that causes the examination target joint to resonate and causing the examination target joint to pass through a path based on the trajectory data. A resonance amplitude of the joint is acquired based on the examination motion data.

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.

The robotic device for positioning a surgical instrument relative to the body of a patient includes a first robotic arm with a device for rigidly connecting to at least one surgical instrument, a device for anatomical realignment of the first arm by realigning an image that is of an area of the anatomy of the patient, and a device for compensating the movements of the first arm on the basis of detected movements. One version of the device includes at least one second robotic arm having sensors for detecting inner movements of the anatomical area, and a device for controlling the positioning of the first arm relative to sensed inner movements and to the outer movements induced in the second arm.

A system may include a robot that includes (1) an imaging device that generates image data corresponding to a field of view of the imaging device and (2) a mobility subsystem that moves the robot. The system may also an imaging subsystem that (1) tracks the image data, (2) detects an object of interest in the field of view of the imaging device, and (3) generates region-of-interest image data that includes only a portion of the tracked image data corresponding to a region of interest. Additionally, the system may include a positioning subsystem that (1) determines an initial proximity of the robot to the object of interest and (2) determines a target location for the robot. Various other robots, systems, and methods are also disclosed.