This electric apparatus mounting device includes: a robot side contact jig which is provided to an end effector mounted to an arm of a robot and which has a robot side contact; and an electric apparatus side contact jig which is detachably provided to an electric apparatus and which has an electric apparatus side contact electrically connected with the electric apparatus. The robot side contact jig and the electric apparatus side contact jig are configured such that the robot side contact and the electric apparatus side contact are in a connection state in a state that the electric apparatus is held by the end effector. Thus, a work for conveying and mounting an electric apparatus such as a motor to a given position using a robot can be performed without hindrance.

A power supplying module that can be reduced in size is provided. The power supplying module includes a module body, and a lead-in unit provided on one surface of the module body. The lead-in unit includes a plate unit that fixes at least one sealing tube to the one surface of the module body, and at least one circumference holding unit that holds a circumference of the corresponding sealing tube. The plate unit is provided with, in a longitudinal direction of the one surface of the module body, a plurality of cable insertion holes, and a plurality of positioning portions that position the plurality of circumference holding units to the corresponding cable insertion holes.

The present disclosure provides a pneumatic coupling system for coupling a mechanical arrangement to one or more end effectors. The pneumatic coupling system comprises a central body providing a top face, a first fastening interface provided in the top face of the central body to allow for releasably coupling a docking plate of the mechanical arrangement thereat, one or more arms, a second fastening interface provided in the said one of the one or more arms to allow for releasably coupling a docking plate of one of the one or more end effectors thereat, a dispensing port associated with the at least one of the one or more arms, a fluid manifold having a fluid inlet port configured to receive a pneumatic fluid and a fluid circuit for each of the one or more arms, disposed in fluid communication with the fluid manifold to receive the pneumatic fluid therefrom.

The manipulator system includes a control unit that is configured such that when a current passing as a result of connection of a first electrically conductive portion to a second electrically conductive portion is sensed by a mount sensor unit while a drive unit is driven, there is deactivation of a driving member for driving a second driving force transmission member of the plurality of second driving force transmission members, which member has the sensed second electrically conductive portion.

In embodiments, a subsea manipulator tool changer comprises an ROV attachable standardized tool receiver and a tool, the subsea manipulator tool changer comprising a standardized tool latch and a standardized tool latch receiver whereby tools can be attached and detached subsea. In other embodiments, a system for changing tools while subsea comprises an ROV, a subsea manipulator tool changer, and a tool caddy configured to accept and release a tool where the tool comprises the standardized tool latch receiver.

One variation of a reconfigurable robotic system includes: a base; an arm extending from the base, including a set of articulable axes, and terminating at a head interface board defining a set of interface pins; a component interconnect arranged within the base, including a set of interconnect pins electrically coupled to the set of interface pins, and including a set of logic pins; a control card configured to transiently engage the component interconnect and including: a set of interconnect pads configured to contact the set of interconnect pins, a set of logic pads configured to contact the set of logic pins, and a control circuit interposed between the set of interconnect pads and the set of logic pads and including a set of independently selectable function circuits between each interconnect pad in a subset of the set of interconnect pads and corresponding logic pads in the set of logic pads.

A robot arm joint, a connector and a robot arm are disclosed. The robot arm joint has a joint body and a joint wire assembly. The joint body includes a fixing end and a transmission end. The joint wire assembly is arranged in the joint body and extends on a preset connection path. The preset connection path includes a straight path. The joint wire assembly includes a torsion section connected to the transmission end and a fixed section connected to the fixing end. When the transmission end rotates, the torsion section is simultaneously driven to twist on the straight path.

A tool interface for coupling a tool to a robot. The tool interface has an abutment face for abutting a corresponding abutment face of the tool, and a coupling device for mechanically coupling the tool to the tool interface. A discharge device is provided for producing a discharge air flow in the region of the abutment face. The discharge device has a plurality of nozzle openings for discharging the discharge air flow, and the nozzle openings are supplied with compressed air by a common compressed air connection of the tool interface.

A robotic arm having at least pair of structural members rotatably coupled to one another, with a first one of the structural members defining a central passage. A communications link is at least partially within the robotic arm for signal transmission between within the robotic arm. The communications link includes a signal transmission device having a coiled portion, with ends of the coiled portion adapted to be connected to parts of the communications link, whereby the coiled portion is a segment of the communications link. The coiled portion has one of its ends connected to the second one of the structural members to rotate with the second one of the structural members, the other of the ends of the coiled portion connected to a component associated with the first one of the structural members through the central passage to rotate with the first one of the structural members, at least a portion of the coiled portion expanding or contracting radially during relative rotation between the pair of structural members.

The present invention relates to a tool changer for automatically connecting a tool changer for collaborative robots, a robot tool changer system, and a method for connecting a tool to a robot arm. The tool changer comprises a first tool changer part intended to be mounted to an arm of the robot, the first tool changer part comprising first connecting means; a second tool changer part intended to be mounted to the operating device and comprising second connecting means. The first and second connecting means are arranged for mutual engagement, such that said first and second tool changer part may be connected and disconnected from each other.