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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190292 | High frequency feedback in telerobotics Telerobotic systems with integrated high frequency feedback to enhance users' telerobotic experience are provided. The controller of the telerobotic system is characterized by combining high frequency information with low frequency position or velocity information. ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190294 | Detection of condition changes in an industrial robot system A method and an apparatus for detecting condition changes in a robot system. The method includes logging a work cycle representative signal at a first and a second occasion, logging, synchronously with the logging of the work cycle representative signal, a reference... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190293 | Electromagnetic communication and connection system for self structuring and computing modules An electromagnetic communication and connection system for self structuring and computing modules includes one or more inductors located on a connecting plate of a first module for communicating signals to one or more inductors located on a connecting plate of a sec... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190295 | Apparatus and method for modifying the operation of a robotic vehicle in a real environment, to emulate the operation of the robotic vehicle operating in a mixed reality environment Apparatus and methods for modifying the operation of a robotic vehicle in a real environment to emulate the operation of the robotic vehicle in a mixed reality environment include a vehicle sensing system having a communications module attached to the robotic vehicl... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8185238 | System for carrying out automatic drilling / riveting process in aeronautical assembly pieces A system of automatic drilling/riveting of pieces for aeronautical assembly, includes a robot governed by a numerical control device containing drilling/riveting information. A module allows for introduction of data by the operator. A piece checking module detects a... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185239 | Moving route planning method and navigation method for avoiding dynamic hindrances for mobile robot device The present invention disclosed a moving route planning method for mobile robot device, which provides the moving route on a physical site for the mobile robot device. The method includes a first and a second steps; in which, the first step is to generate a relative... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185240 | Automated apparatus for constructing assemblies of building components A device for constructing an assembly of building components includes an articulating arm unit and a gripper/nailer mounted on an end of the articulating arm unit. The gripper/nailer includes a gripping unit for grasping building components and positioning them in a... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179630 | Storage slot for portable data storage cartridges A storage slot for multiple data storage cartridges, comprising a planar member having a first end, a second end, a side interconnecting the first end and the second end, and a gate moveably connected to the side at the first end of the planar member, wherein the ga... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180486 | Mobile robot and controller for same A mobile robot includes a radio communication unit; a radio environment detector detecting plural types of radio environment data indicating the degree of goodness of radio environment, a comprehensive radio environment data being calculated from results of weightin... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8170716 | Methods and apparatus for surgical planning Methods and apparatus for enhancing surgical planning provide enhanced planning of entry port placement and/or robot position for laparoscopic, robotic, and other minimally invasive surgery. Various embodiments may be used in robotic surgery systems to identify adva... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170717 | Microsurgical robot system A surgical robot that includes at least one robotic arm having multiple joints and at least six degrees of freedom, the robotic arm also including: a magnetic resonance (MR) compatible structural material; multiple MR-compatible joint motors; and multiple MR-compati... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170718 | Multiple priority operational space impedance control A system and method for providing multiple priority impedance control for a robot manipulator where impedance laws are realized simultaneously and with a given order of priority. The method includes a control scheme for realizing a Cartesian space impedance objectiv... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170715 | Methods and devices for automated work in pipes based on impedance control Methods and tools for automatically performing work within a pipe or pipe network based on sensed impedance information. A robot, which may be tethered or un-tethered, includes a computer controller and a work tool for performing work within the pipe. With or withou... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8160744 | Contact shape computing apparatus and method, and computer program therefor A contact shape computing apparatus for detecting contact between a plurality of three-dimensional solid models and computing a contact shape between two solid bodies in contact with each other includes the following elements: a collision detector operable to detect... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160743 | Anthropomorphic medical robot arm with movement restrictions An anthropomorphic medical robot arm includes a base end, a first arm element, a base joint coupling the base end to the first arm element, a second arm element, a middle joint coupling the second arm element to the first arm element, a distal functional end, a dist... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160745 | Robots with occlusion avoidance functionality A method for controlling a robot having at least one visual sensor. A target for a motion of the robot is defined. A motion control signal adapted for the robot reaching the target is calculated. A collision avoidance control signal based on the closest points of se... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155787 | Intelligent interface device for grasping of an object by a manipulating robot and method of implementing this device An intelligent interface device for grasping an object includes a manipulating robot comprising a hinged arm provided with a clamp at its free end and equipped with at least one camera, a computer with a display screen and an input unit, means for controlling the cl... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8140188 | Robotic system and method for observing, learning, and supporting human activities An example method for allowing a robot to assist with a task, the task being carried out in an environment including one or more non-human objects each having associated object locations, comprises detecting one or more changes in object locations within the environ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8134800 | Stop position adjusting device and stop position adjusting method for accessor mechanism A stop position adjusting device for an accessor mechanism in an information recording device using a recording cartridge, includes: the accessor mechanism; a first moving mechanism; a second moving mechanism; and an image taking section. The accessor mechanism inse... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8126593 | Apparatus for detecting malfunctions of electromagnetic brakes of robot An apparatus is provided for detecting a malfunction occurring in an electromagnetic brake of a robot. In the apparatus, the main relay and the sub-relay are controlled to open the main contact and the sub-contact when the robot is activated. Detecting is then made ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126591 | Robotic arms A robotic arm comprises a plurality of articulated elements, and control means for controlling the position of various of the elements such that the arm may adopt serpentine shape for tip following movement. Means for measuring directly the relative positions of at ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126592 | Actuator system An actuator subsystem preferably for a robot or bionic linkage. A joint between two robotic or bionic members includes at least first and second actuators such as piston-cylinder assemblies connected between the members. A hydraulic circuit includes a sensor subsyst... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121728 | Robot apparatus and output control method thereof The present invention relates to a robot apparatus and an output control method adapted for the robot apparatus. The method includes steps of: receiving radio frequency (RF) signals of identification (ID) codes from several wireless communication devices within a pr... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8116909 | Gantry position tracking using redundant position sensors An x-y robotic motion control system includes a controller, a first rail and a second rail spaced from the first rail wherein the first and second rails are substantially parallel to one another. A gantry has a first end movable along the first rail and a second end... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116908 | Multi-modal push planner for humanoid robots Multi-modal planning method and system that search a path for the most constrained mode first, and then expands the searches for path in a less constrained mode. By searching the path for the most constrained mode first, less resource are wasted on searching for pat... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112176 | System for self-organizing mobile robotic collectives A system of self-organizing mobile robotic agents (MRAs) in a multi-robotic system (MRS) is disclosed. The MRAs use simulations to organize the behaviors of groups of robots in the MRS. The MRAs use software agents to model the MRS and the environment. By developing... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108070 | Robot and control method thereof The present invention provides a technique that makes a robot continue a stabilized walk, even when an actual movement state of the robot deviates greatly from a target movement state of the robot. The robot includes a trunk, a pair of leg links coupled with the tru... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8108069 | Robotic catheter system and methods A robotic instrument system and method, comprising at least two instrument drive assemblies each detachably coupled to a respective instrument assembly. Each instrument assembly comprising an elongate, flexible guide instrument configured to be inserted into a patie... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103381 | Laser processing robot control system, control method and control program medium A laser processing robot control system is provided with a robot, a laser beam scanning device and a robot controlling apparatus. The laser beam scanning device is movable in a three-dimensional direction with respect to the robot to scan a laser beam on a workpiece... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099188 | Parallel kinematic robot and method for controlling this robot An industrial robot for moving an object in space. A platform is arranged for carrying the object. A first arm is arranged for influencing the platform in a first movement. The first arm includes a first actuator and three links. Each link includes an outer joint co... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8099189 | Ball robot Ball robot comprising a shell, a diametric main axle, at least one pendulum, and a drive mechanism comprising at least two drive motors, wherein the drive motors are arranged on the pendulum(s) in the vicinity of the inner surface of the shell. There is also provide... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8099190 | Apparatus and method for transferring two or more wafers whereby the positions of the wafers can be measured A method and an apparatus for transferring a substantially flat and substantially circular objects, such as wafers, from a pick-up position to a delivery position, the apparatus comprising, a manipulator, at least one source for emitting a source signal, at least on... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8099191 | Robot service system and a method for providing remote service for a robot A robot service system including a robot including least one manipulator and a controller controlling the motion of the manipulator. A remote service center includes an analyzing computer, and a communication line between the robot controller and the remote service ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095237 | Method and apparatus for single image 3D vision guided robotics A method of three-dimensional object location and guidance to allow robotic manipulation of an object with variable position and orientation using a sensor array which is a collection of one or more sensors capable of forming a single image. ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8095238 | Robot development platform A modular robot development kit includes an extensible mobile robot platform and a programmable development module that connects to the mobile robot platform. The mobile robot platform includes a controller that executes robot behaviors concurrently and performs rob... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090474 | Apparatus for controlling at least one machine An apparatus and a method for controlling at least one machine, such as an industrial robot, having drives, safety peripheral components and a controller for a machine, and also having a safety controller. In this arrangement, the safety controller has superordinate... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8082062 | Regenerative actuation in motion control A motion controlled system for a robotic system stores energy when the robotic system uses negative power and releases the stored energy when the robotic system uses positive power. The motion controlled system calculates the power for causing the robotic system to ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8078318 | Appliance control apparatus and method An appliance control apparatus acquires, at intervals of predetermined time, a state data including values of operation states of respective appliances, stores the state data as one record in a memory, to store time-series records, classifies the records in the memo... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073564 | Multi-robot control interface Methods and systems for controlling a plurality of robots through a single user interface include at least one robot display window for each of the plurality of robots with the at least one robot display window illustrating one or more conditions of a respective one... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8073565 | System and method for alerting a first mobile data processing system nearby a second mobile data processing system Provided is a fully automated web service with location based services generally involved in transmission of situational location dependent information to automatically located mobile receiving data processing systems. The web service communicates with a receiving d... | 12/06/2011 |
