A gripping tool, which can be used by a manipulator device for picking-up and handling pieces, includes a plurality of gripping devices (50), distributed in groups, each group consisting of one or more gripping devices. The gripping devices (50) of each group of gripping devices are mounted on a same supporting body (P), which is made in one-piece by an additive manufacturing technology.

A part assembly system is disclosed that includes a first conveyor configured to convey fastening target parts and a second conveyor configured to convey correlated parts to which the fastening target part is to be fastened, including: i) a bolt supplying unit configured in a robot working section between the first and second conveyors and supplying bolts to a predetermined position; and ii) a robot gripper configured in the robot working section, picking up the bolts to distribute the bolts to a fastening position of the fastening target part, and moving the fastening target part to a manual working section of the second conveyor.

A magnetic cleaning device includes a handle unit, a main unit, and a deforming mechanism. The main unit includes a housing and a magnetic member. The deforming mechanism is connected between the handle unit and the main unit. The housing defines an accommodating space extending along an axis. The magnetic member is disposed in the accommodating space, and is movable along the axis between an attraction position, where the magnetic member is adjacent to an end of the housing, and a non-attraction position, where the magnetic member is away from the end of the housing. The main unit is movable relative to the handle unit via operation of the deforming mechanism.

The present invention relates to a sensor module for detecting unevenness of a surface, especially for detecting bulging and bowing of the pipe external surface. The sensor module comprises an arm assembly comprising an arm body having at least two ends, one or more surface contacting element mounted to at least one end of the arm body; a magnet assembly comprising at least one magnet to generate magnetic lines of force; and a magnetic sensor assembly comprising a magnetic sensor being assembled adjacent to the magnet for sensing changes in the magnetic lines of force in response to movement of the arm body. The invention also relates to an apparatus comprising the said sensor module and a method for detecting unevenness of a surface using the said sensor module.

Systems and method for an object from a plurality of objects are disclosed. An image of a scene containing the plurality of objects is obtained, and a segmentation map is generated for the objects in the scene. The shapes of the objects are determined based on the segmentation map. An end effector is adjusted in response to determining the shapes of the objects. The adjusting the end effector includes shaping the end effector according to at least one of the shapes of the objects. The plurality of objects is approached in response to the shaping of the end effector, and one of the plurality of objects is picked with the end effector.

Provided is a magnetically controlled smart sorting device for container lockpins, and a control method therefor. In the magnetically controlled smart sorting device for container lockpins, a bidirectional retractable component (1) is provided at an upper end of a guide cylinder (3), the bidirectional retractable component (1) is connected to a bidirectional retractable component linkage (2), the bidirectional retractable component linkage (2) is connected to a guide column (4), a universal joint (5) is fixedly mounted on the lower portion of the guide column (4), and the lower portion of the universal joint (5) is connected to a magnetically controlled gripper (6). At least one magnetically controlled head (7) is attached to the lower portion of the magnetically controlled gripper (6), and each magnetically controlled head (7) is configured to attract a selected lockpin when the magnetically controlled gripper (6) presses against the selected lockpin.

A slim and long multifunctional gripping mechanism has a bending- and torsion-resistant structure, on which several finger, suction, magnetic head and other mechanisms for a multitude of tasks are arranged. The gripper arm is composed in sandwich configuration of several cages placed on top of each other, like a multi-stage tower. The individual cages consist of two plates in parallel in lightweight construction, with their mutual distance being ensured by several rods, spokes, wires, ropes and strings. Most of the drives are contained within the first cage after the flange. From that position, all mechanisms participating in the action of the gripper are driven by rods, shafts, ropes, chains or belts traversing the cages. Further cages are used to attach and accommodate the components of finger mechanisms. Movable cages are used as drives for finger, suction or magnetic head mechanisms. Several finger mechanisms perform a different task each.

A shaft-like component supply device has a form in which a component supply pipe and an outer cylinder are intersected at an acute angle and coupled. A supply rod holds and advances a shaft-like component at a distal end and releases the shaft-like component at a target location. Meanwhile, component transfer from the outlet hole of the component supply pipe to the distal end of the supply rod is performed by the attraction force of a magnet. The supply rod includes an inner shaft mounted with a magnet and a hollow shaft. A first drive device that advances and retracts a holding piece and a second drive device that pulls back the magnet of the inner shaft in a direction away from the distal end of the supply rod are coupled to a single holding member mounted near a distal end part of an outer cylinder.

A material handling tool having a support member, a magnet, a magnet control, a power source, and a magnet coupling. The support member may be made of two or more support member portions that allow for interchangeable support members of various lengths to be used in order to adjust the length of the material handling tool. The magnets used with the material handling tool may also be interchangeable in order to use magnets of different strengths. A magnet coupling may be used that provides angular and/or rotational movement of the magnet with respect to the support member. The magnet may be an electromagnet, which may have a magnetic field that can be adjusted. As such, a magnet control and/or power source may be used to adjust the magnetic field by turning the magnetic field on or off or adjusting the strength of the magnetic field.

An attachment module constructed to enable a vehicle charging robot to attach to a vehicle and to thereafter insert its charging connector into the vehicle's charging socket. Once the vehicle is charged and the charging connector is disconnected from the charging socket, the attachment module is further constructed to enable the robot to detach from the vehicle.