A system for autonomously measuring workpieces, the system comprising one or more mobile robots, configured to move autonomously in a production environment with a plurality of production facilities that produce a plurality of different workpieces, each of the mobile robots comprising a spatial localization system for deriving a location of the mobile robot in the production environment, an autonomous navigation and propulsion unit configured for providing mobility of the mobile robot in the production environment, a wireless communication interface providing a data link to at least one other mobile robot and/or to computation and storage system, wherein a first mobile robot comprises a sensor setup comprising one or more sensors and is configured to use one or more of the sensors for identifying a workpiece to be measured and for determining an at least rough position of the workpiece that allows collecting or measuring the workpiece.

A Device and method for removing animal carcasses from an animal housing facility having a manipulator for collecting dead animals when the manipulator is located in a predetermined relative position with respect to the dead animal, an actuator for moving the manipulator inside the animal housing facility, a camera to identify and locate the dead animal, and a processor to move the actuator to a rough position of a dead animal, use the camera to steers the actuator to the precise position of the dead animal, controls the manipulator to collect the dead animal, and move the actuator to a predetermined disposal location and deposits the dead animals.

A cleaning apparatus includes at least one detection device for detecting soiling on a vehicle to be cleaned and at least one cleaning device for cleaning the vehicle. A control device controls the at least one cleaning device in dependence on the detected soiling. The at least one cleaning device includes at least one multi-axis robot for positioning a cleaning element relative to the vehicle. The cleaning apparatus enables simple, fast and reliable automatic cleaning of the vehicle.

A method according to the disclosure configures a processor to predict metal loss in a structure for remediation. The method uses a machine learning model, trained based upon historical data, to predict metal loss over locations of a structure at a time of the prediction. The method identifies from among the predicted locations a high-risk location on the structure in which a magnitude of metal loss indicates potential remediation being needed, dispatches a robotic vehicle to the high-risk location on the structure and inspects the high-risk location using the robotic vehicle to confirm whether the magnitude of metal loss at the location requires remediation. In further methods, remediation is performed. In still further methods, a three-dimensional visualization of the structure is generated with an overlay which depicts predicted metal loss over the sections of the structure.

The present disclosure provides a bioprinting system (100) for printing a liquid directly onto a subject. The bioprinting system (100) comprises a bioprinting assembly (102). Optionally, a robotic arm (104) and a control system (150) are provided. The bioprinting assembly (102) may be coupled to the robotic arm (104) to be positionable relative to the subject. The bioprinting assembly (102) is configured to dispense the liquid onto the subject and comprises a reservoir (120) for holding the liquid and a loading mechanism (134) to prime the reservoir (120) with the liquid directly prior to printing. The loading mechanism (134) has a one way inlet to permit liquid to be loaded into the reservoir (120) and prevent fluid from exiting the reservoir via the one way inlet. There is also provided associated methods.

A master unit includes a welding DB in which prescribed motion data associated with an object to be welded is stored, a state sensor which measures, as welding state data, a situation of welding by a robot which executes welding in a real environment according to the prescribed motion data, a simulated environment which imitates the real environment and notifies a worker of the welding state data, and a motion control unit which receives, as an input, worker motion data indicating a motion of welding by the worker from the simulated environment, operates the robot in the real environment by using the worker motion data instead of the prescribed motion data, and records, as new prescribed motion data, the input worker motion data in the welding DB.

The present invention makes an instruction for causing a transport robot to carry out transport easier for a person to understand. A transport system (1) is such that an address indicating a transport destination or a transport source is represented by a tree structure including a node indicating loading locations and a node indicating equipment to which the loading locations are provided, and when the address of the transport destination indicates equipment, a transport robot (20) sequentially loads objects to be transported in accordance with a preset loading priority order in loading locations where no objects to be transported have been loaded, from among the loading locations belonging to that equipment.

A three-dimensional measurement device includes a camera for acquiring position information for three-dimensional points on the surface of an object on the basis of the time of flight of light, and a control device. The camera acquires, at a plurality of relative positions of the camera with respect to a workpiece, three-dimensional point position information. A plurality of evaluation regions are defined for the workpiece. The control device specifies, for each evaluation region, the three-dimensional point closest to a reference plane from among three-dimensional points detected in the evaluation region. The control device generates, on the basis of the multiple three-dimensional points specified for the respective evaluation regions, three-dimensional point position information in which multiple pieces of three-dimensional point position information acquired by the camera are combined.

A component installation system includes an engagement clamp having a circular shape coupled to a robotic arm, being configured to engage an annular component. The component installation system further includes an actuator coupled to the engagement clamp and operable to cause the engagement clamp to engage and disengage the annular component, and a heating element coupled to the engagement clamp and arranged to heat the annular component engaged within the engagement clamp. The component installation system further includes a controller in communication with the robotic arm, the actuator and the heating element.

A workpiece transport apparatus for transporting a workpiece includes: a hand device; a moving device that includes a movable part mounted with the hand device and that includes at least one drive axis configured to operate the movable part; a current measurement section configured to measure a current value of a motor that drives the drive axis; and a workpiece number detection section configured to detect that a number of workpieces held by the hand device is different from an expected number based on a comparison result between the current value measured by the current measurement section when the hand device holds the workpiece, and a predetermined threshold value.