The technology is directed to training a system to generate pick instructions. A teleoperator system may receive data corresponding to a robot attempting a picking task including picking an item of an identified product type from a container. The data may include imagery of an end effector of the robot after the attempted picking task. The teleoperator system may display the imagery on a display and an input indicating whether the picking task was successfully or unsuccessfully performed by the robot may be received. The data may be labeled based on the input and transmitted to a processor for training a learning algorithm for use in generating future pick instructions.

This disclosure is directed to automated warehouse facilities that are configured to assemble mixed pallets. The warehouse facilities can include one or more layer handling devices that are configured to remove layers from pallets in a delayering operational mode, and to add layers to pallets in a palletizing operation mode. The warehouse facilities also may include one or more item retrieval devices that are configured to retrieve individual items from storage racks. The warehouse facilities can include other automated devices as well.

An end effector is disclosed for an articulated arm. The end effector includes a valve assembly including a plurality of supply channels, each supply channel including a supply conduit, a pressure sensor in fluid communication with the supply conduit, and a supply conduit plug. The supply conduit is in fluid communication with a vacuum source. During use, each supply conduit is either at vacuum such that the pressure within the supply conduit is substantially at a vacuum pressure, or is at a pressure that is substantially higher than vacuum pressure because the supply conduit plug has moved to block a portion of the supply conduit. The pressure sensor of each supply conduit provides a pressure sensor signal responsive to whether the pressure in the conduit is either substantially at vacuum or is at a pressure that is substantially higher than vacuum.

An end effector is disclosed for an articulated arm. The end effector includes a valve assembly including a plurality of supply channels, each supply channel including a supply conduit, a pressure sensor in fluid communication with the supply conduit, and a supply conduit plug. The supply conduit is in fluid communication with a vacuum source. During use, each supply conduit is either at vacuum such that the pressure within the supply conduit is substantially at a vacuum pressure, or is at a pressure that is substantially higher than vacuum pressure because the supply conduit plug has moved to block a portion of the supply conduit. The pressure sensor of each supply conduit provides a pressure sensor signal responsive to whether the pressure in the conduit is either substantially at vacuum or is at a pressure that is substantially higher than vacuum.

A mounting apparatus includes: a bonding stage; a base; a mounting head for performing a temporary press-attachment process in which semiconductor chips are suction-held and temporarily press-attached to a mounted object and a final press-attachment process in which the temporarily press-attached semiconductor chips are finally press-attached; a film arrangement mechanism arranged on the bonding stage or the base; and a controller which controls driving of the mounting head and the film arrangement mechanism. The film arrangement mechanism includes: a film feed-out mechanism which has a pair of feed rollers with a cover film extended there-between and successively feeds out a new cover film; and a film movement mechanism which moves the cover film in a horizontal direction with respect to a substrate.

A waste sorting robot can include a manipulator comprising a suction gripper for interacting with one or more waste objects to be sorted within a working area, and wherein the manipulator is moveable within the working area. There is a controller configured to send control instructions to the manipulator. At least one pressure sensor is in fluid communication with the suction gripper and configured to generate a pressure signal in dependence on a fluid pressure in the suction gripper. The controller is configured to receive the pressure signal and to determine manipulator instructions in dependence on the pressure signal.

A handling device for a handling of products (14), in particular food products, which are conveyed by means of a transport device (12), has at least one handling unit (16) comprising a plurality of movably supported movement carriages (18), in particular movers, and a plurality of, in particular movably supported, handling elements (20), in particular vacuum grippers, wherein on each movement carriage (18) respectively at least one handling element (20) is arranged, and has at least one carrier structure (22), which in particular extends at least partially transversally over the transport device (12) and has at least one carrier element (24) on which the movement carriages (18) are supported in such a way that they are drivable, independently from each other in terms of speed and/or position, at least along a direction (28) running at least substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis (26) of the carrier element (24), the handling elements (20) being supported on the movement carriages (18) so as to be movable, in particular individually movable, the handling elements (20) in each case having a movement axis (30, 32) that extends transversally to the longitudinal axis (26) of the carrier element (24), and/or the carrier structure (22) comprising at least one bearing unit (34), in particular a rotary bearing unit and/or a linear bearing unit, by means of which the carrier element (24), in particular together with the movement carriages (18) arranged thereon, is supported so as to be vertically movable, wherein for a movement of the handling elements (20) relative to the movement carriages (18), the movement axes (30) of the handling elements (20) in each case run at least substantially parallel to a product support surface (60) of the transport device (12), wherein the handling device further comprises at least one electromagnetic drive unit (68) for an individual movement of the movement carriages (18) relative to the carrier element (24), the electromagnetic drive unit (68) being realized as a linear motor system, wherein the handling unit (16) comprises fluidic drives (42), in particular hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders, or electromagnetic drives, in particular electromagnetic drives assigned to a further linear motor system of the handling device, for a translational movement of the handling elements (20) along the respective movement axis (30) of the handling elements (20).

This semiconductor device manufacturing device comprises: a stage; a bonding head; a copying mechanism provided on the bonding head; and a controller that executes the copying process to adjust a facing surface to be parallel to a reference plane by having the facing surface, which is a holding surface or a chip end face, follow the reference plane 110, which is a planar surface of the stage or a substrate. In the copying process, the controller moves the bonding head relative to the surface direction of the reference plane with the facing surface left abutting the reference plane in a state with the copying mechanism switched to a free state, until the axial direction position of the bonding head reaches a stipulated reference position, and when the axial direction position reaches the reference position, switches the copying mechanism to a locked state.

A gripper snorkel arrangement, configured for use on gripper unit of a robotic arm is disclosed. The gripper snorkel arrangement comprises an interface plate and a snorkel, wherein the interface plate is provided with at least one hole in fluid communication with an inner lumen of the snorkel. Further to this, a gripper assembly and a method for selectively removing misplaced packaging containers is presented.

A gripper snorkel arrangement, configured for use on gripper unit of a robotic arm is disclosed. The gripper snorkel arrangement comprises an interface plate and a snorkel, wherein the interface plate is provided with at least one hole in fluid communication with an inner lumen of the snorkel. Further to this, a gripper assembly and a method for selectively removing misplaced packaging containers is presented.