A boom arm assembly includes an anchoring portion for attachment to an anchoring surface, and a mounting portion for attachment to an auxiliary electrical device. A telescoping link includes an elongate outer member and an elongate inner member. The outer member has a first distal defining a ball joint which is connected to the anchoring portion or the mounting portion, and the inner member has a second distal end defining a ball joint connected to the anchoring portion or the mounting portion. The inner member telescopes within the internal through bore of the outer member. An internal through bore of the inner member and an internal through bore of the outer member align with each other to allow passage of the flexible elongate supply link from the anchoring portion to the mounting portion. A locking mechanism connects locking relative movement between the inner member and the outer member.

A method for operating a joint and a joint for connecting a first joint element to a further joint element are provided. The joint includes the two joint elements, a head element, a socket element, and at least two drive devices. The head element is connected to or formed by the first joint element and the socket element is connected to or formed by the further joint element. The head element and the socket element are mounted movably on one another, and the drive devices are connected via at least one flexible connecting element to the head element or the first joint element, or to the socket element or the further joint element. The at least one connecting element is guided at least section-wise along the head element.

An end effector assembly for a picking robot, and a tool unit is disclosed, the end effector assembly comprising a first end effector part, a second end effector part, and an end effector device mounted on the second end effector part, wherein the first end effector part and the second end effector part are connected via a joint connection comprising a first joint having at least a first degree of freedom, the joint connection comprising a first spring construction having a first end and a second end, the first end connected to the first end effector part and the second end connected to the second end effector part.

A labeling device includes: a robot having articulated arms with arm sections that are articulated: together, to a robot base, and to a platform of a label pickup device. The pickup device has a base plate and a plunger. The plunger has a fixed portion mounted to the base plate and is not displaceable relative to the base plate in a longitudinal direction, has a portion that is movable in the fixed portion in the longitudinal direction toward the base plate to a retracted position, and has an end configured to pick up a label. A pressure regulator of the plunger breaks a negative pressure in the plunger. The plunger's fixed portion covers an opening of its movable portion in a gas-tight manner by of the when the movable portion in an extended position and which is not covered when in the retracted position.

A joint device for a robot is provided. The present joint device includes: a first shaft; a second shaft disposed perpendicular to the first shaft; a first friction wheel rotatably supported by a first end of the first shaft; a second friction wheel rotatably supported by a second end of the first shaft; a driving device configured to rotate each of the first friction wheel and the second friction wheel; and a third friction wheel rotatably supported by a first end of the second shaft, and contacting the first friction wheel and the second friction wheels, wherein when the first friction wheel and the second friction wheel rotate in the same direction, the third friction wheel rotates in a pitch direction, and when the first friction wheel and the second friction wheel rotate in different directions, the third friction wheel rotates in a roll direction.

A robot includes a support, a movable member coupled to the support to permit gimbal rotation about a pitch axis and a yaw axis, and first and second linear actuators connected to each of the support and the movable member and operable to rotate the movable member about the pitch axis and the yaw axis. The first linear actuator is pivotally attached to the movable member at a first pivot point. The second linear actuator is pivotally attached to the movable member at a second pivot point. The first and second pivot points are each angularly offset from the pitch axis and the yaw axis by about 45 degrees and are located on the same side of the pitch axis.

A lamellar cover for use with an articulating joint is disclosed. The cover includes an annular retainer positionable adjacent a first portion of the articulating joint. A retainer fitting is positionable adjacent a second portion of the articulating joint that is moveable with respect to the first portion. A plurality of overlapping lamellar rings are supported between the annular retainer and the retainer fitting. Each lamellar ring includes a circular support ring, such as an o-ring, and a plurality of lamellas coupled to the circular support ring. One or more connectors extend between adjacent lamellar rings. Each of the plurality of overlapping lamellar rings has a ring diameter. One or more of the ring diameters decrease in size with respect to each other from the annular retainer to the retainer fitting thereby forming a tapered cover around the articulating joint.

The invention relates to a device for installing a windscreen of a vehicle, which device comprises a support which stands vertically and is adjustable in height, a beam which extends away from the support, and one or more suction cups for holding the windscreen. The one or more suction cups are in each case movably connected by means of a plurality of rods and ball joints to the beam. The rods and ball joints enable a simple movement in all directions relative to the support of a windscreen by a single person, as a ball joint is disposed between a suction cup and a rod, in each case between two rods and between a rod and the beam in each case, and enables a local movement in all directions at each of these articulation points. The movement of the windscreen can take place either manually, pneumatically or hydraulically.

This multi-articulated manipulator is rich in reliability and follow-up property in medical applications. The multi-articulated manipulator is composed of more than one hollow outer shell, joint members to connect the outer shells each other, a grasping member fastened for rocking movement to the foremost outer shell, and a power transmission shaft to actuate the grasping member and the outer shell in a bending manner independently from each other. The power transmission shaft is composed of a universal join allowed to bend independently from each other and transmit the rotating torque, and a transmission shaft capable of making expansion and shrinkage and able to transmit rotating torque. The power transmission shaft at the foremost end thereof has male threads mating with the nut made at the boss portion inside the outer shell.

A flexure joint apparatus includes a first fixing unit, at least one first flexure extending from the first fixing unit, and a connection member having a first head elastically supported by the at least one first flexure.