An exemplary method and system are disclosed to flexibly and adaptably manufacture and assemble a workpiece by using recordings of a user in machine learning/artificial intelligence algorithms to train a robot for subsequent automated manufacture. Machine learning and artificial intelligence learning can generate libraries of generalized dynamic motion primitives that can be subsequently combined for any type of manufacturing or assembling activity. The exemplary method and system can flexibly generate a model of an existing workpiece as a template or primer workpiece that can then be used in conjunction with the DMP operations to fabricate subsequent workpieces.

A method of performing location teaching of a robotic arm includes maneuvering an end of arm tooling of a robotic arm to a predefined position of an interface object. The robotic arm is mounted within a mounting site of a mechanical mounting structure. The interface object is positioned on a sub-system of a medication dosing system that is mounted on the mechanical mounting structure. The interface object includes an alignment feature of a known size and shape. A sensor of the end of arm tooling is engaged with the interface object. An offset between the sensor and the interface object is determined based on an interaction between the sensor and the alignment feature. A position of the end of arm tooling is incremented with respect to the interface object along at least one axis. An actual position of the interface object is determined relative to the robotic arm.

A teaching apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry is configured to obtain result information corresponding to a position of a worked region on a workpiece. The circuitry is configured to generate first teaching information based on the result information. The first teaching information specifies a motion of an examination robot configured to examine the workpiece that has undergone work.

A control device of robot includes: image data acquirer configured to acquire image data taken by camera, image data including a teaching substrate and a substrate placing portion of a hand, the teaching substrate arranged as a teaching target at substrate target position; a virtual substrate information generator configured to generate information of a virtual substrate virtually arranged at the substrate placing portion of the hand in image data of the camera; distance information calculator configured to calculate distance information from substrate placing portion to the teaching substrate based on image data of the camera; operation control unit configured to control operation of robot arm based on distance information from the substrate placing portion to the teaching substrate such that the virtual substrate coincides with the teaching substrate; and storage unit configured to store, as teaching data, position of the hand when the virtual substrate coincides with the teaching substrate.

A method of performing location teaching of a robotic arm includes maneuvering an end of arm tooling of a robotic arm to a predefined position of an interface object. The robotic arm is mounted within a mounting site of a mechanical mounting structure. The interface object is positioned on a sub-system of a medication dosing system that is mounted on the mechanical mounting structure. The interface object includes an alignment feature of a known size and shape. A sensor of the end of arm tooling is engaged with the interface object. An offset between the sensor and the interface object is determined based on an interaction between the sensor and the alignment feature. A position of the end of arm tooling is incremented with respect to the interface object along at least one axis. An actual position of the interface object is determined relative to the robotic arm.

Communication with a user is more naturally and effectively realized. An information processing apparatus includes a first sensor (1101) that detects an object present in a first direction with respect to an autonomous mobile body; second sensors (1102, 1103) that detect the object present in the first direction with respect to the autonomous mobile body by a system different from a system of the first sensor; and an operation control unit (230) that controls an operation of the autonomous mobile body based on a detection result acquired by the first sensor and a detection result acquired by the second sensors.

A method of performing location teaching of a robotic arm includes maneuvering an end of arm tooling of a robotic arm to a predefined position of an interface object. The robotic arm is mounted within a mounting site of a mechanical mounting structure. The interface object is positioned on a sub-system of a medication dosing system that is mounted on the mechanical mounting structure. The interface object includes an alignment feature of a known size and shape. A sensor of the end of arm tooling is engaged with the interface object. An offset between the sensor and the interface object is determined based on an interaction between the sensor and the alignment feature. A position of the end of arm tooling is incremented with respect to the interface object along at least one axis. An actual position of the interface object is determined relative to the robotic arm.

Apparatus is provided for applying epoxy to a surface to form alphanumeric characters or other indicia. The apparatus may include a robotic system for facilitating controlled movement in mutually-perpendicular x, y and z directions, with a pen mounted to the robotic system so that the pen can be moved in the x, y and z directions, the pen having access to a supply of the epoxy.

Described in detail herein is an autonomous fulfillment system. The system includes the first computing system with an interactive display. The first computing system can transmit a request for physical objects from a facility. A second computing system can transmit instructions to autonomous robot devices to retrieve the physical objects from the facility. The second computing system can control the image capturing device of an autonomous robot device to capture a live image feed of at least one physical object picked up by the autonomous robot device. The second computing system can switch an input feed of the first computing system to display the live image feed on the interactive display of the first computing system. The second computing system can instruct the autonomous robot device to discard the physical objects picked up by the autonomous robot device and to pick up a replacement physical object.

A control device of robot includes: image data acquirer configured to acquire image data taken by camera, image data including a teaching substrate and a substrate placing portion of a hand, the teaching substrate arranged as a teaching target at substrate target position; a virtual substrate information generator configured to generate information of a virtual substrate virtually arranged at the substrate placing portion of the hand in image data of the camera; distance information calculator configured to calculate distance information from substrate placing portion to the teaching substrate based on image data of the camera; operation control unit configured to control operation of robot arm based on distance information from the substrate placing portion to the teaching substrate such that the virtual substrate coincides with the teaching substrate; and storage unit configured to store, as teaching data, position of the hand when the virtual substrate coincides with the teaching substrate.