A multi-axis robot includes: a robot main body including a head and a movement mechanism that three-dimensionally moves the head; and a work tool attached to the head. The work tool includes: a first link pivotally supported on the head; a second link pivotally supported on a distal end of the first link; a first change mechanism that changes an angle of the first link to a central axis of the head; and a second change mechanism that changes an angle of the second link to the first link.

The end effector 10 includes a joint section 11 connected to a robotic arm 220, a working section 14 for performing work on an object 500, an actuator 40 is located between the joint section 11 and the working section 14 and moves the working section 14 in a first direction in which the joint section 11 and the working section 14 are aligned, a piezoelectric element 45 that drives an actuator 40.

In a system and method of working tubes coupled to a tubesheet having a number of holes, wherein each hole in fluid communication with one of the tubes, an end-effector is positioned by a robot in coarse or rough alignment with a first hole in the tubesheet. Via lasers positioned on the end-effector, laser spots are formed on a surface of the tubesheet adjacent the first hole. The laser spots are detected by a camera and the alignment of the end-effector relative to the first hole in the tubesheet is refined via the robot based on the detected pattern of laser spots. The tool is then moved into the tube that is in fluid communication with the first hole in the tubesheet to work on (inspect, plug, sleeve or weld) the tube.

A processing device with a processing head including a processing unit designed as a tool and/or applicator unit, in particular a printer unit, and a first positioning device for moving the processing head in order to position the processing unit with a first accuracy at a specified processing position. The processing head has a second positioning device and the processing device is adapted to position the processing unit at the specified processing position with a second accuracy using the second positioning device, the second accuracy being higher than the first accuracy, so that the lower accuracy of the first positioning device is compensated for by the positioning with the second positioning device.

A robot system includes an end effector that is able to work on a workpiece, a support part configured to support the end effector in a state in which the end effector is displaceable, a first driving part configured to drive the end effector via the support part with a first stroke, a detector configured to detect a position of the end effector, and a second driving part that is disposed between the support part and the end effector and that is configured to drive the end effector with respect to the support part with a second stroke smaller than the first stroke based on a position information of the end effector detected by the detector.

A medical instrument for surgery includes at least one frame and at least one jointed device. The jointed device includes at least one first joint member, or first link, adapted to connect to at least one portion of the frame and at least one second joint member, or second link. The first joint member is connected by a rotational joint to the second joint member. The medical instrument includes at least a pair of tendons, adapted to move the second joint member with respect to the first joint member. Each of the first joint member and the second joint member includes a main structural body made in a single piece with one or more convex contact surfaces. Each of the convex contact surfaces is a ruled surface formed by straight line portions all parallel to each other and substantially parallel to a joint movement axis.

This disclosure relates generally to a robotic gripper to hold a writing and object creation device for writing and object creation. The robotic gripper includes clamping unit, spring loaded slider unit and outer housing unit. The clamping unit include a finger collet with three or more flexible finger positions equispaced within 360 degrees with two areas of contact on each finger in front part for firm gripping. The spring loaded slider unit include a middle housing to transfer a force from the writing and object creation device to a force sensitive resistor (FSR). A micro actuator induces a required force to the writing and object creation device based on feedback from the force sensitive resistor. The middle housing includes a plunger shaft connected with a preload spring. The outer housing unit configured to hold a micro actuator, cotter pins, locator pins to the micro actuator, and a push pull key.

A sealant applying device for applying a sealant along a joint line formed on a panel joint, may include a nozzle device including a nozzle tip mounted through a fixing block to apply the sealant to the joint line, a guide unit mounted on one side of the fixing block adjacent to the nozzle tip and configured to be slidably movable along the joint line to guide the nozzle tip and a floating unit connected to the fixing block and a robot and allowing the fixing block to move upwards and downwards.

A robotic device that can include an end effector configured to manipulate one or more tools that drives one or more consumable abrasive products to abrade a substrate along several different surface dimensions, wherein the end effector comprises: three linear actuators each configured to move orthogonal relative to one another and at least one tool mount coupled to one of the three linear actuators and coupled to the tool.

A robot system that performs work of coupling a flexible cable to a connector provided on a board, includes a robot in which a gripping unit that grips the cable and a force detection unit that detects a force acting on the gripping unit are provided, a control unit that controls the robot to perform a conveyance action to grip the cable using the gripping unit and convey the cable onto the board, and an insertion action to insert the cable into the connector by force control based on a detection result in the force detection unit, an insertion speed entry part in which an insertion speed of the cable into the connector at the insertion action is entered, and a determination unit that can determine force control information necessary for the force control in the insertion action according to the insertion speed.