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 control device is configured to control a robot operating in a shared work area with an operator. The robot control device includes a distance estimation unit configured to obtain a reachable range of the operator on the basis of information on position and information on physical characteristics of the operator, and obtain a distance between the reachable range and the robot on the basis of information on position and information on shape of the robot and the reachable range, an interference probability calculation unit configured to obtain an interference probability between the robot and the operator on the basis of the distance, and an operation control unit configured to control operation of the robot on the basis of the interference probability.

The invention relates to a robot including capacitive detection electrodes, at least one means of electrical polarization for polarizing the measurement electrodes at a first alternating electrical potential different from a general ground potential (MG), at a frequency, called working frequency.

The robot is characterized in that, for at least one sub-part, called fitted-out the outer wall of which is at least partially non-electrically conductive, said at least one polarization means is also arranged in order to electrically guard the electrical items of said fitted-out sub-part at an alternating electrical potential (V.sub.G), called guard potential, identical or substantially identical to said first potential, at said working frequency.

A robot including: for at least one sub-part, at least one measurement electrode, at least one type of electrical polarization for polarizing the at least one measurement electrode at a first alternating electrical potential, and the at least one polarization type is also arranged in order to polarize at least one electrically conductive part of the outer wall of at least one sub-part, at an alternating electrical potential (V.sub.G), called guard potential, identical or substantially identical to the first potential, at a working frequency.

A robotic system includes a robotic manipulator having one or more contact pads. The contact pads have features therein that are detectable to determine or measure a degree to which they have worn down. Such features may include fluorescent materials, colorful materials, and/or RFID tags. A robotic environment may include one or more sensors to detect such features, and may be configured to generate a signal indicating that one or more contact pads are in need of maintenance.

Inspection robots and methods for inspection of curved surfaces are described. An example inspection robot may include a housing, and at least one drive module operative linked to the housing and including a wheel and motor. An example inspection robot may further include two sleds, each with a sensor, the sled connectable to a payload. An example payload may include multiple rail components with intervening connectors, the connectors are able to connect two rail components at a plurality of discrete engagement positions.

A device for coordinated movement and/or orientation of a tracking tool relative to a portable tool handled by an operator on a production station allows a tracking tool to track the movements of a portable tool handled by an operator, without the intervention of an additional operator. Also described is a smoothing method using the device, as well as a smoothing station for implementing the method.

An anti-collision method for robot is provided. The method controls a robot to sense a variation of electric field over continuous time via electric field sensor, determine a relative moving direction of an obstacle when detecting the obstacle by the variation of electric field, generate motor control data according to the relative moving direction of the obstacle, and control a motor to rotate according to the motor control data for making a robotic limb move along a dodge vector to dodge the obstacle. The anti-collision method can effectively make the robot dodge automatically before a collision, and prevent the robot or the obstacle from crash and damage.

A displacement measurement device includes a first structure, a second structure, and a coupling portion configured to couple the first structure with the second structure. The first structure includes a first sensor configured to generate an electrical signal corresponding to displacement between a first attachment portion of the first structure and a second attachment portion of the second structure in the at least one first direction. The second structure includes a second sensor configured to generate an electrical signal corresponding to displacement between the first attachment portion and the second attachment portion in the at least one second direction.

The invention relates to a linear, gripping, clamping, rotary or swiveling device having a microprocessor and a basic housing, wherein at least two sensors are arranged on the basic housing, wherein the microprocessor is designed to merge output signals of the at least two sensors to form a merged signal, and wherein the microprocessor is designed to determine an operating status of the linear, gripping, clamping, rotary or swiveling device depending on the merged signal.