A robot apparatus includes a clamp mechanism; a transport mechanism; and a control unit. The clamp mechanism includes a first finger that has a first support surface and a housing portion and a second finger. The first support surface supports an aligned wire group that includes a plurality of wires, the housing portion includes a guide wall that is connected to the first support surface and regulates an amount of movement of the band member in a width direction. The second finger has a second support surface facing the first support surface and a facing portion being connected to the second support surface and facing the housing portion. The transport mechanism is capable of moving the clamp mechanism. The control unit controls a grip force of the clamp mechanism and a direction of movement of the clamp mechanism by the transport mechanism.

A method and apparatus for dispensing and retrieving products is provided. A system may include: a grasping head; first and second grasping members, each grasping member comprising: a top member; a post member; and first and second grasping fingers, where the first and second grasping fingers extend from the post member and are spaced apart from the top member by a predetermined distance, where the first and second grasping members are connected to the grasping head, where at least one of the first and second grasping members is movably connected to the grasping head, where the at least one of the first and second grasping members is movable relative to the other of the first and second grasping members.

Technologies are generally described for pneumatically actuated parallel grippers that include a frame, a linkage system, two pistons, and a pair of slidable plates. The linkage system includes three or more links comprising a central link that is pivotably coupled to the frame, a first link coupled between a first piston and a first end of the central link, and a second link coupled between a second piston and a second end of the central link. The linkage system is arranged to synchronize motion between the first and second pistons. The pistons are further coupled to the slidable plates such that synchronized movement of the pistons translates into synchronized motion of the slidable plates. The parallel gripper is readily adaptable for use in gripper applications; and it is simple to service without the necessity for costly high tolerance and high precision parts.

A compound fork device includes a first prong and a second prong spaced apart from the first prong. Each of the first and second prongs has an upper surface and a lower surface which is depressed relative to the upper surface. The upper surfaces of the first and second prongs are configured to cooperatively retain a first type container. The lower surfaces of the first and second prongs are configured to cooperatively retain a second type container having a configuration different from that of the first type container. A method and a system using the compound fork device are also disclosed.

A robot hand includes a first proximal end finger having a first protrusion at a distal end of the first proximal end finger, a first distal end finger that is connected to the first proximal end finger in a relatively rotatable manner and has a first cutout allowable the first protrusion to pass, a second proximal end finger having a second protrusion at a distal end of the second proximal end finger, a second distal end finger that is connected to the second proximal end finger in a relatively rotatable manner and has a second cutout allowable the second protrusion to pass, an opening and closing drive unit that relatively moves the second proximal end finger with respect to the first proximal end finger, a first rotation drive unit that relatively rotates the first distal end finger with respect to the first proximal end finger, a second rotation drive unit that relatively rotates the second distal end finger with respect to the second proximal end finger, and a controller that actuates the opening and closing drive unit, the first rotation drive unit, and the second rotation drive unit.

An emptying system for emptying a box of food products comprising: —a box overturning robot (2) comprising gripping means (20); —acquisition means (3) for acquiring at least one image of at least one part of the box; —a control unit (4) that moves said gripping means (20) in function of the information arising from said acquisition means (3) for grasping the box by said gripping means (20).

A clamping jaw of a connecting terminal includes a rotary cylinder assembly configured for achieving different swing angles for clamping different types of connecting terminals. The rotary cylinder assembly includes a rotating shaft for providing a driving force through rotating cylinder and an initial state limit part. A first state limit part is configured to position the rotating cylinder in a first rotation angle and a second state limit part has a working and non-working position. When the second state limit part is in the working position, it is configured to position the rotating cylinder in a second rotation angle. When the second state limit part is in the non-working position, it is configured to position the rotating cylinder in the first rotation angle. The second rotation angle is smaller than the first rotation angle.

A banknote handling system includes an unlocking system. The unlocking system includes a camera, a first mechanical arm to which one or a plurality of keys are affixed, and a controller that determines a position of a keyhole based on an image from the camera, and controls the first arm to insert one of the one or the plurality of keys into the keyhole and turn the inserted key for unlocking. In many examples, the unlocking system is configured to unlock a banknote cashbox.

An end effector, for adhesively attaching a first part to a second part, comprises a support, a first nozzle, movable relative to the support, and a second nozzle, movable relative to the support. The first nozzle comprises a first-nozzle-body outlet port and a first-nozzle separator plate. The second nozzle comprises a second-nozzle-body outlet port and a second-nozzle separator plate. The end effector additionally comprises a first ultrasonic-sensor roller that is rotatable relative to the support, translationally fixed relative to support, and located between the first nozzle and the second nozzle. The end effector also comprises a second ultrasonic-sensor roller that is rotatable relative to the support, translationally fixed relative to support, and located between the first ultrasonic-sensor roller and the second nozzle.

An automatic picking fixture device: a fixture locked with a mechanical arm and includes a coupling orifice, a motor, a rotor, and a gear. The fixture includes four elongated orifices and two movable holders. The two movable holders have four through orifices corresponding to the gear, four passing orifices, and two toothed sections received in the four through orifices and meshing with and driving the gear. The four passing orifices of the fixture is configured to lock with the four pneumatic cylinders or four servo motors, and the four pneumatic cylinders or the four servo motors are configured to push four jaws outward or inward, the four jaws include four symmetrical clamping grooves configured to clamp at least one material. The four racks are fixed on the top of the fixture, and a respective rack has two rollers rolling along a respective elongated orifice.