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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7054715 | System, method, and program for robot control System and method for allowing execution of control over robot hardware other than specific robot hardware by using control software that does not have features to be applied to the robot hardware other than the specific hardware designed for control. Control softwa... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6999851 | Robot apparatus and motion controlling method therefor A robot apparatus and a motion controlling method for the robot apparatus wherein a reflex motion or the like can be performed at a high speed while decreasing the calculation amount of and the concentrated calculation load to a control apparatus. The robot has a co... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6898487 | Specimen sensing and edge gripping end effector Robot arm end effectors rapidly transfer semiconductor wafers between a wafer cassette and a processing station. Preferred embodiments of the end effectors include proximal and distal rest pads, the latter having pad and backstop portions that support and grip the w... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6694224 | Control of robotic systems In an automated processing system, a system controller uses a meta-heuristic technique for identifying an optimal or near-optimal control schedule for controlling movements and operations of a robot. In particular embodiments, the system controller uses a... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6684128 | Robot and method of controlling the robot A robot capable of being operated at a high-speed by the full use of a power of a servo-motor, including a motor and a speed reducer, wherein the motor drives the robot through the speed reducer, and the speed reducer is a variable speed reducer capable o... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6643563 | Trajectory planning and motion control strategies for a planar three-degree-of-freedom robotic arm A method for moving a substrate to a predetermined location with a specified orientation with a robotic manipulator, the robotic manipulator having a plurality of joint actuators and an end-effector for holding the substrate, wherein the end-effector is i... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6353773 | Remote control system for biped locomotion robot A remote control system for remotely controlling a biped locomotion robot as manipulated by an operator has an upper body support mechanism for supporting an upper body of the operator while allowing the operator to move feet thereof. Operation states of ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6292715 | Robotic process planning method and apparatus using templates A method of generating a robotic process plan for performing a process on a work structure includes a step of receiving input identifying a template corresponding to a plurality of geometric features of the work structure, each geometric feature associate... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6278903 | Working robot for heat exchangers and method of operating said working robot A robot body (21) is carried into the water chamber (2A) of a condenser (1) and disposed on a tube sheet (4) through which a number of narrow tubes (3) open. Inner nozzles (23) are inserted into narrow tubes (3) from working devices (24) installed on the ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6256555 | Robot arm with specimen edge gripping end effector Robot arm (16) end effectors (10, 110) of this invention rapidly and cleanly transfer between a wafer cassette (14) and a processing station semiconductor wafers (12) having diameters greater than 150 mm. The end effectors include proximal and distal rest... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6230068 | Visualizing methods for dispatch and diagnosis of finite machines for semiconductor's manufacturing A visualizing method for the working condition of the semiconductor's manufacturing machines is disclosed. Firstly, the datas of different stages in a processing line are collected from the key-stage report of the processing line. The datas are "MAIN", "M... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6037733 | Robot having multiple degrees of freedom An improvement is set forth in a robotic arm structure which includes at least two links. θ motion is provided about a primary axis at the proximal end portion of the proximalmost of the links. R motion proceeds radially from the primary axis whereby the... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6032086 | Control system for industrial robots A control system which is arranged adjacent to a robot mechanical unit and on which maintenance work can be easily carried out. The control system includes a first unit and a second unit. The first unit includes relatively low-maintenance components and t... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5991510 | Removable memory device to store robotic application and configuration data A robot drive has operating and configuration parameters at an installation location stored in an easily removable storage device on the drive, or nearby, so that special data, such as that associated with arm design and system layout, including taught st... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5946449 | Precision apparatus with non-rigid, imprecise structure, and method for operating same An apparatus which allows one to maintain precision placement of a manipulator which undergoes repeated controlled motions or trajectories is provided. The structure of the apparatus is compliant such that the manipulator may be displaced by forces applie... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5780789 | Group managing system for elevator cars A system for group managing plural elevator cars according to a group management algorithm including plural parameters includes a seeking apparatus for seeking the optimum parameter set, the optimum set being taken from combinations of parameter values gi... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5642468 | Robot manipulator having a robot wrist with an offset A robot manipulator which includes an upper arm having a wrist coupled to one end of the upper arm. The wrist includes at least three rotational axes of articulation with one of the rotational axes offset from an intersection of the other two rotational a... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5619906 | Control apparatus for automatic cooking apparatus An automatic cooking apparatus with a control apparatus prepares various food items by combining plural kinds of food stuffs. The apparatus is formed of a plurality of delivery devices, each storing one kind of food stuff and delivering the same; a transp... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5519814 | High level language-based robotic control system This invention is a robot control system based on a high level language implementing a spatial operator algebra. There are two high level languages included within the system. At the highest level, applications programs can be written in a robot-oriented ... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5510993 | Material processing system A material processing cell comprises two controlled units (106, 110). The first is a main manipulator having an exchangeable end effector, for carrying out a wide range of operations. The second controlled unit is a power operations manipulator, having an... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5506939 | Robot control system for moving a position and pose of a hand of the robot without changing the present position of the hand A control system for a robot including a teaching box having a hand alignment command section, and a control unit for controlling the robot. A hand-alignment movement-amount computing section computes an amount of movement of each axis of the robot in a h... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5425132 | Robot hand apparatus with signal conversion sections A robot hand apparatus includes a hand base mounted on a shaft extending from the leading end of a robot main body, a rotary base rotatably held by the hand base, an electric contact provided on a contact surface of the hand base, an electric contact ring... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5142211 | Five-axis robot A five-axis robot mechanism for moving an operative device along three rectilinear axes and two rotational axis including a carriage movable along one rectilinear axis, a cart movable on the carraige and a mast assembly having two elongated members movabl... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5132601 | Industrial robot Important performances of a robot of articulated type include a wide range of operation and an easy maintenance. In order to improve the performances, it is extremely advantageous to arrange an arm in a cantilever manner, in a point where components are d... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5083070 | Index table with center mounted robot arm A combination work supporting table and computer controlled robot wherein, preferably, a rotatable index table includes a concentric column having a computer controlled robot mounted upon the column outer end in spaced relationship to the table work suppo... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5049028 | Control system of multi-joint arm robot apparatus A multi-joint arm robot apparatus comprises a multi-joint arm having a plurality of unit arms coupled in tandem with each other through joints, and a movable support for supporting the proximal portion of the multi-joint arm. The multi-joint arm robot app... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4968924 | Driving apparatus for running unit of robot A driving apparatus for smoothly driving a running unit of a robot, including a movable table movably supported by first and second gear mechanisms driven by independent first and second motors engaging with respective two parallel racks to carry a robot ... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4958113 | Method of controlling mechanical resonance hand The method of controlling a mechanical hand includes releasing the head in its initial position, moving the hand to its target position and retaining the hand in its target position. With the hand moving towards its target position, the path of its travel... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4928047 | Manipulator and control method A multiple-degree-of-freedom manipulator having a plurality of joints is improved by providing some of said plurality of joints being provided with holding brakes, and providing any remaining joints with actuators which generate angular acceleration or li... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4922173 | Machine drive system A drive system for a machine such as a robot providing motion in two independent directions under the control of respective motors, comprising a saddle supported for motion in a first said direction, an arm supported by said saddle for motion in the secon... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4894901 | Method for positioning a robotic work system A robotic work positioning system includes a programmed, powered robot, and a non-powered arm which is locatable at various positions in three dimensional space by means of the powered robot. A mating interconnection is provided on the non-powered arm whe... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4827954 | Automated work transfer system having an articulated arm A work transfer system conveying a work basket in a programmed sequence to the processing tanks of an assembly thereof at various positions on a work bench. The system acts to transfer the basket to a selected tank and to properly orient the basket with r... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4806066 | Robotic arm A robotic arm and control system comprising a multi-axis, open-loop system of coupled structural members, wherein each structural member is pivotably coupled to one another to form a number of joints, wherein position calibration is provided by way of pos... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4775289 | Statically-balanced direct-drive robot arm A robot (10) includes a statically-balanced direct-drive arm (14) having three degrees of freedom, all of which are independent articulated drive joints, the driving axes of two of which intersect at the center of gravity of the arm to eliminate gravity f... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4756662 | Varible compliance manipulator A variable compliance manipulator comprising a five linkage structure in which one stationary segment and at least four moving segments are connected with one another through joints each having one degree of freedom, and actuators disposed on two or three... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4737697 | Industrial robot having a device for teaching a motor-driven arm with variable servo-control Disclosed is an industrial robot of the type wherein the robot arm is directly driven by a motor. A position encoder generates a signal representative of the actual position of the arm and a manually controlled position entry switch is operable during a t... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4722063 | Method of calculating actual arm lengths and compensating for angular errors A method of positioning a planar multi-joint industrial robot in which errors due to manufacturing tolerances and errors in the manufacture of the robot are prevented from affecting the accuracy of the movements of the robot in actual use. The coordinate ... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4712971 | Control arm assembly A robotic control arm apparatus or control arm for controlling the position of a control point associated with a controlled element within a reference plane and with respect to two reference points in a work space. The control arm assembly includes at lea... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4706004 | Playback system grinding robot A playback system grinding robot is disclosed which includes a No. 2 arm attached for ocillation to the head of a No. 1 arm turning around a main axis, a drive arm arranged adjacent to the No. 1 arm so as to drive the No. 2 arm, and abrasive tool attached... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4695027 | Industrial robot installation A robot installation in a production line includes at least one robot (1) of pendulum type, the arm system (10, 14) of which is pivotable about at least one axis (12). The secondary arm (14) of the robot and a counterweight (16) are so displaceably arrang... | 09/22/1987 |
