A two-degree-of-freedom parallel robot with a spatial kinematic chain includes a fixed platform, a movable platform, two driving devices, and two branch chains. Each driving device includes an active arm and a driving unit, and the two active arms are in the same reference plane. An end bracket is hinged on the active arm. Each branch chain includes two shaft rods and two chain rods. One of the two shaft rods is arranged on the active arm or the end bracket, and the other one thereof is arranged on the movable platform. The two chain rods and the two shaft rods form a parallelogram.

A system for identifying and transferring parcels includes a robot singulator configured to engage and transfer individual parcels in a bulk flow of multiple parcels on a first conveyor to a singulated stream of parcels on a second conveyor. The system further includes a vision and control subsystem, with a first camera for acquiring image data of the bulk flow of multiple parcels, and a computer that receives and processes the image data to identify and segment individual parcels, and then communicates instructions to the robot singulator to engage and transfer each of the individual parcels to the second conveyor. The system may further include a second camera for acquiring image data of the individual parcels to confirm placement on the second conveyor. The system may further include first and second indexing conveyors controlled by the vision and control subsystem for delivering parcels to the robot singulator.

A parallel link robot includes a base having an axis, a movable portion movable along the axis so as to pick a workpiece in a first working region and place the workpiece in a second working region, and first, second and third arms arranged around the axis to form first, second, and third angles between the first, second and third arms. Each of the arms connects the base and the movable part to move the movable part along the axis. The third angle is less than 120 degrees. The first angle and the second angle are equal. The first and third arms are positioned on a side of the first working region with respect to the axis. The second arm is positioned on a side of the second working region with respect to the axis.

A base for a parallel kinematics robot including a plurality of gear cavities. Each gear cavity having a first bearing seat configured to receive an output shaft bearing. The base consists of one piece in homogeneous material, and thereby interfaces negatively affecting the accuracy of the robot are omitted.

The invention relates to a washing device for vehicles, which can clean the surface of a vehicle with high precision and with care. The claimed washing device comprises a delta robot (8, 32, 36, 48, 50) which supports a treatment element (6) on the operating-sided end.

Provided is a master-slave system that causes no unintended operation. A master-slave system includes: a master device having a first link structure; a slave device having a second link structure similar to the first link structure; and a connecting portion that mechanically connects corresponding links of the first link structure and the second link structure so that the corresponding links have the same angle. The first link structure and the second link structure include respective similar parallel links. In addition, the connecting portion connects corresponding links provided at proximal ends of the first link structure and the second link structure to form a four-bar linkage.

A 6-dof parallel robot with a double-gyroscopic component comprises a fixed platform (1), a moving platform (2) and two modules of 3-dof translational robotic component (3); wherein two modules of 3-dof translational robotic component (3) are connected between the moving platform (2) and the fixed platform (1). The 6-dof parallel robot with a double-gyroscopic component provided by the present invention has the following advantages: excellent dynamic performance, compact structure, six degrees of freedom motion with no singularity, high rigidity, high precision, good stability, a large rotational workspace, etc., thus having a broad prospect in both scientific research and industrial application.

The invention relates to an improved robotic arm apparatus and associated method which improves a robot configured in a delta arrangement. The robotic arm apparatus is arranged with three substantially identical movable arm assemblies connected together with three linear actuators in a triangular configuration such that each end of each linear actuator has at least one translational degree of freedom.

Provided is a robot including at least one joint, and at least two links and coupled with each other by the joint. At least one of the links and includes an inner layer made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic, and an outer layer made of elastic material and covering an outer peripheral surface of at least part of the inner layer in a longitudinal direction over an entire circumference, the layers being integrally stacked.

Techniques for product-stacking and case-packing are particularly adapted for product that is packaged in envelopes or flexibly-sided containers. Such products include may different types, such as foodstuffs, books, boxed goods, etc. In an example, a product-stacking and case-packing system may include a product-stacking assembly and a case-packing assembly. In the example, the product-stacking assembly may be configured with a plurality of pairs of flights, each pair of flights programmed to move according to operation of an associated pair servo motors, and programmed to receive and down-stack incoming product items into groups. In the example, the case-packing assembly may include a robotic arm and end-of-arm tool configured to grasp one or more groups of stacked product items, when pushed from the product-stacking assembly, and place each group of stacked product items in a case (e.g., a cardboard box).