A robot is configured to assist an end-user with creative tasks. While the end-user modifies the work piece, the robot observes the modifications made by the end-user and determines one or more objectives that the end-user may endeavor to accomplish. The robot then determines a set of actions to perform that assist the end-user with accomplishing the objectives.

A production system includes a production machine and a control device for generating a control command for the production machine based on production data. The control device includes an analysis apparatus to decide based on a prespecified quality criterion, whether an activated functionality, which is integrated in the control device, or an alternative functionality, which is provided in a database outside the control device or in unactivated form in the control device, is used to translate the production data into the specific control command, so that the control command which is output by the control device is replaced by a control command more suitable to satisfy the prespecified quality criterion. The control device is configured to save a control file for the alternative functionality, to provide the control file for a translation, and to provide the alternative functionality for a prespecified period and/or for a predetermined number of useful cycles.

A cutting control apparatus for a cutting control system includes: machine tools each processing an object to be processed; and cutting control apparatuses controlling the machine tools. The cutting control apparatus includes a weight coefficient obtaining unit configured to obtain a first weight coefficient in accordance with: first weight coefficient information in which a tool model and a first weight coefficient are associated for material information on each of materials; material information; and the tool model; and a revolution speed calculating unit configured to calculate a revolution speed of a tool in accordance with: cutting condition information; cutting speed obtained in accordance with tool information and dimension information; and the first weight coefficient. The first weight coefficient is an average value of values based on a plurality of the first weight coefficients obtained from the plurality of cutting control apparatuses.

A drilling machine performs a feed operation while rotating a spindle, suspends the feed operation of the spindle for a predetermined dwell time at a predetermined hole bottom position, and then performs drilling by retreating the spindle. A controller for controlling the drilling machine calculates the dwell time based on a prescribed rotation amount in response to specification of the prescribed rotation amount (dwell rotation amount) at the hole bottom position.

Systems and methods are described for managing articles. The systems and methods described herein may comprise an example method for manufacturing an article. The systems and methods provides an end-to-end manufacturing value chain as a closed system and feedback loop.

A manufacturing facility of a sintered product according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a molding apparatus configured to press-mold raw material powder containing metal powder to fabricate powder compacts; a marking apparatus configured to mark a product ID including a serial number on each of the powder compacts; a batch processing apparatus configured to perform a predetermined batch process on intermediate materials which are the powder compacts or sintered articles of the powder compacts; a reader apparatus configured to read the product ID of each of the intermediate materials loaded in a batch case of the batch processing apparatus; and a server apparatus configured to communicate with the apparatuses. The server apparatus includes: a communication unit configured to receive a read value of the product ID from the reader apparatus; and a control unit configured to specify a load position of each of the intermediate materials in the batch case based on the received read value.

In one embodiment, a system includes a wafer handling system, processing components, a controller, a virtual assistant, a natural language processing (NLP) engine, and a data-analytics engine. The wafer handling system is configured to hold one or more wafers for processing. The processing components is configured to physically treat the one or more wafers. The controller is configured to operate the processing components. The virtual assistant, in communication with the NLP engine, is configured to receive a user query from a user, understand an intent or context of the user query, and provide a context-specific response to the user query. The data-analytics engine is configured to generate and provide analytical data relating to the user query based on data collected from a plurality of data sources via one or more communication protocols.

A semiconductor machine system comprises a plurality of working chambers, wherein the working chambers process materials separately; a control host coupled to the plurality of working chambers, comprising: a main control module coupled to the plurality of working chambers; an analog control module coupled to the plurality of working chambers, and the analog control module is detachably coupled to one or more external devices by serial interface coupling; a digital control module coupled to the plurality of working chambers, and the main control module, the analog control module and the digital control module are coupled to each other; and a plurality of operating units coupled to at least one of the main control module, the analog control module and the digital control module, respectively, to control the plurality of working chambers for processing the materials by the main control module, the analog control module and the digital control module.

A motor control device includes an acceleration detecting section configured to detect an acceleration of a control object, and an acceleration control section configured to control an acceleration of a motor driving the control object based on the detected acceleration, in which the acceleration control section includes a vibration component extraction filter configured to extract a vibration component generated between the motor and the control object, and the vibration component extraction filter changes a filter characteristic frequency according to at least one of a position and a mass of the control object.

A method and an assembly device for automated determination of a drilling position of a drill hole for a fastener for fastening a component to a possible wall area of a wall, wherein the method steps include: determining a surface contour of the wall area; examining the surface contour and detecting first irregularities in the surface contour using a first detection rule; determining a primary possible support surface area and a primary possible drilling position area that do not have any of the detected first irregularities; examining the surface contour of the primary possible drilling position area and detecting second irregularities in the surface contour using a second detection rule; and determining the drilling position inside the primary possible drilling position area such that the surface contour at the drilling position does not have any of the detected second irregularities.