A robotic transport system including a drive section connected to a frame. An articulated arm coupled to the drive section providing the arm with arm motion in a collaborative space, corresponding to the frame, from a first location, in which the arm has a first shape, to another different location of the arm in the collaborative space in which the arm has another different shape. An electromagnetic affection envelope borne by the arm so that the electromagnetic affection envelope is defined by the arm and is close coupled and substantially conformal to at least part of a dynamic contour of each different arm shape of the arm. A controller connected to the drive section and configured so that in response to detection of entry of a collaborative object into the electromagnetic affection envelope, the controller commands a change in at least one predetermined characteristic of the arm motion.

A plurality of sensors are configured to provide respective outputs that reflect a sensed value associated with engagement of a robotic arm end effector with an item. The respective outputs of the plurality of sensors are used to make a determination associated with engagement of a robotic arm end effector with an item. A first value measured by a first sensor is used to determine a first input associated with a first factor. A second value measured by a second sensor is used to determine a second input associated with a second factor. The first input and the second input are provided to a multi-factor model configured to provide, based at least in part on the first input and the second input, an output associated with engagement of the robotic arm end effector with the item. The output of the multi-factor model is used to make the determination associated with engagement of the robotic arm end effector with the item.

A surgical robot arm (10) comprises a mounting portion (18). The mounting portion (18) comprises a reader (20) configured for reading location identifiers (26). The mounting portion (18) fits into a socket (22) comprising a location identifier (26). A signal output from the reader (20) allows determination of the location of the robot arm (10).

According to a first aspect of the present inventive concept there is provided an autonomous mobile cleaning robot, comprising: a radar sensor configured to scan a surface, during a movement of the robot along the surface, by transmitting radar signals towards the surface and acquiring, at different positions along said movement, radar responses from the surface, a radar signal processor configured to extract one or more features of each acquired radar response from the surface, and a controller configured to control an operation of the robot based on the extracted one or more features.

The embodiments of the disclosure provide a robot and a splicing method thereof, and a robot splicing system. The robot includes at least two sub-robots, each of the sub-robots including a body, a mobile member located at the bottom of the body, at least one first connecting mechanism and at least one second connecting mechanism located on different sides of the body, the first connecting mechanism of at least one of the sub-robots being configured such that it may be in a fit connection with the second connecting mechanism of at least one other sub-robot, and the second connecting mechanism being configured such that it may be in a fit connection with the first connecting mechanism of at least one other sub-robot.

A robot trapping detecting device, mainly uses a shaft body to drive a convex body to rotate, and a convex portion is disposed around the convex body, so when a binding surface of a binding body is touched to the convex body and the convex body is rotated to the disposing position of the convex portion, the binding body is driven upward, and then, when the convex body is rotated to a position other than the disposing position of the convex portion, the binding body is driven downward, so that a sensed body disposed on a linking component is driven up and down by the linking component, and a sensing body senses a displacement change of the sensed body to determine whether a robot has stopped moving.

A robot includes a body on which is mounted a functional head also including a capacitive detector, including: at least one electrical insulator in order to electrically insulate the functional head; at least one apparatus for electrically polarizing the functional head at a first alternating electrical potential (V.sub.g), different from a ground potential; at least one guard polarized at an alternating guard potential (V.sub.G) identical to the first alternating electrical potential; and at least one electronics, called detection electronics, for measuring a signal relating to a coupling capacitance, called electrode-object capacitance, between the sensitive part and a surrounding object.

Inspection robots with configurable interface plates are described. An example inspection robot may have a housing with at least three removable interface plates, each removable interface plate having a coupling interface for an electronic component on a first side, and coupled to at least one of a plurality of electronic boards on a second side. The example inspection robot may further include a drive module configured to couple to at least one of the removable interface plates, and a payload configured to couple to at least one of the removable interface plates. The example inspection robot may further include a means for operating the inspection robot in response to the drive module coupled to one of the removable interface plates, and the payload coupled to any other one of the removable interface plates.

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.

A robotic device may include a spine defining a yaw axis. The robotic device may also include an arm joint rotatably connected to the spine at a first position along the yaw axis and configured to rotate about the yaw axis. The robotic device may further include an actuator including a ring that defines a bore. The spine may be fixedly connected to the ring at a second position along the yaw axis and may extend through the bore. The actuator may be connected to the arm joint and configured to rotate the arm joint about the yaw axis without rotating the spine.