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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7430457 | Robot teaching program editing apparatus based on voice input Candidate character strings representing objects disposed in a work cell, models for robot operation instructions which has variable parts, and robot commands related to the objects are defined in advance. By inputting a query such as ‘Workpiece 1 ?’ by voice, t... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7395136 | Robot end effector detachment sensor A robot device includes a sensor on its base plate capable of sensing rotation of the base plate occasioned by decoupling of a detachable joint that joins a forearm member of the robot to the base plate. The sensor produces an output signal which, if above a preset ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7349758 | Interactive personalized robot for home use An interactive personalized robotic system for a home environment includes a home network in communication with at least one electronic device. A robot is in communication with the home network and is capable of controlling the at least one electronic device. The ro... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346429 | Mobile robot hybrid communication link A mobile robot communication system includes a remote unit, a repeater module and a control station. A cable connects the repeater module to the control station. The remote unit has a wireless receiver/transmitter for sending and receiving commands. The repeater mod... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7310571 | Method and apparatus for reducing environmental load generated from living behaviors in everyday life of a user An apparatus calculates, based on unimproved behavior amounts, behavior amount variations of living behaviors when each of living behaviors increases by one unit behavior amount, calculates environmental load variation of living behavior when the living behavior inc... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7289885 | Dual purpose media drive providing control path to shared robotic device in automated data storage library A dual purpose media drive exchanges data with removable media items. The drive includes at least one port to receive various control signals, including (1) data exchange commands directing the drive to read and/or write data to a media item mounted by the drive, an... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7269480 | Mobile robot A mobile robot which has a communication with a detection target by a motion of the mobile robot or by an utterance from the mobile robot, the mobile robot includes: a personal identification unit detecting an existence of the tag based on a signal transferred from ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7222000 | Mobile videoconferencing platform with automatic shut-off features A remote controlled robot system that includes a robot and a remote control station. A user can control movement of the robot from the remote control station. The remote control station may generate robot control commands that are transmitted through a broadband net... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218993 | Robot system and autonomous mobile robot A robot system is provided and includes an autonomous mobile robot. In the system in which monitoring is performed using the autonomous mobile robot which travels along a predetermined path, an interval between the time when a user requests transmission of images an... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7181315 | Manual-mode operating system for robot A manual-mode operating system for a robot provided with an end-effector. The manual-mode operating system includes a display section including a screen for displaying an image of an end-effector; a first input section for an input of coordinate system data on the s... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7177722 | Assembling method and apparatus An assembling method and an apparatus for carrying out the method capable of efficiently, reliably and easily detecting an insertion and fitting position, for easy automatic assembly. In case a rod-like workpiece is inserted into a hole in an object, an insertable r... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177723 | Operational optimization after powering on a robotic data storage library A robotic storage library is provided for reducing the transition time to reach an operational state following a transition from a power-off to a power-on state. The robotic storage library can generally include a transport unit for moving data cartridges, or other ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171286 | Healthcare tele-robotic system with a robot that also functions as a remote station A robotic system that includes a plurality of robots that are linked to a plurality of remote stations. The robots have an input device and software that allows control of another robot. This allows an operator in close physical proximity to a robot to operate anoth... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7164970 | Medical tele-robotic system A robotic system that includes a remote controlled robot. The robot may include a camera, a monitor and a holonomic platform all attached to a robot housing. The robot may be controlled by a remote control station that also has a camera and a monitor. The remote con... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7158860 | Healthcare tele-robotic system which allows parallel remote station observation A robotic system that includes a mobile robot linked to a plurality of remote stations. The robot provides both audio and visual information to the stations. One of the remote stations, a primary station, may control the robot while receiving and providing audio and... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158859 | 5 degrees of freedom mobile robot A robotic system that includes a remote controlled robot with at least five degrees of freedom and a teleconferencing function. The robot may include a camera, a monitor and a holonomic platform all attached to a robot housing. The robot may be controlled by a remot... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7142945 | Medical tele-robotic system A robotic system that includes a remote controlled robot. The robot may include a camera, a monitor and a holonomic platform all attached to a robot housing. The robot may be controlled by a remote control station that also has a camera and a monitor. The remote con... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142947 | Medical tele-robotic method A method for monitoring a patient with a robotic system that includes a remote controlled robot. The robot may include a camera, a monitor and a holonomic platform all attached to a robot housing. The robot may be controlled by a remote control station that also has... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7127325 | Controllable object remote control and diagnosis apparatus A robot apparatus having a robot and a controller for controlling the robot. The apparatus has a diagnosing computer connected to the controller and acquiring a state quantity of the robot. An analyzing computer is provided remotely from the robot and has a control ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7123991 | Method for the exchange of data between controls of machines, particularly robots To improve the exchange of data between controls of machines, particularly robots, a method is provided for the exchange of such data, wherein a first control produces an instruction to be transmitted with data to be sent to a second control and with an identificati... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121198 | Screen-printing machine with a device for transferring objects to be printed The screen-printing machine (10) comprises: a print station (12); at least one support surface (40A, 40B) for supporting the objects away from the print station (12); and ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6892112 | Modularity system for computer assisted surgery A medical system that allows a medical device to be controlled by one of two input devices. The input devices may be consoles that contain handles and a screen. The medical devices may include robotic arms and instruments used to perform a medical procedure. The sys... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6879880 | Grip strength with tactile feedback for robotic surgery Surgical robots and other telepresence systems have enhanced grip actuation for manipulating tissues and objects with small sizes. A master/slave system is used in which an error signal or gain is artificially altered when grip members are near a closed configuratio... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6877215 | Compliance mechanism for manipulating a control object A compliance mechanism for manipulating a control object by an end effector supported by a robotic arm. The robotic arm is supported by a combination of linear slides for two-axis freedom of movement. A locking arm is attached to the robotic arm and the locking arm ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6853879 | Medical manipulator and method of controlling the same A medical master/slave manipulator is excellent in operability and capable of reducing burden on the operator. The medical master/slave manipulator includes a master unit provided with an operation control portion, a slave unit provided with a working device, an int... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6799088 | Modularity system for computer assisted surgery A medical system that allows a medical device to be controlled by one of two input devices. The input devices may be consoles that contain handles and a screen. The medical devices may include robotic arms and instruments used to perform a medical procedure. The sys... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6785593 | Modularity system for computer assisted surgery A medical system that allows a medical device to be controlled by one of two input devices. The input devices may be consoles that contain handles and a screen. The medical devices may include robotic arms and instruments used to perform a medical procedure. The sys... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6758113 | High speed pick and place apparatus A pick and place apparatus comprises a bond arm adapted for rotation about an axis between a pick location and a place location. The bond arm is formed with a cavity at an end of the arm remote from the axis, within which cavity are located a plurality of damping pa... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6696810 | Wrist structure for a robot A member for piping and wiring to an end effector of a robot is discharged from a first wrist element into a void area in a position displaced from an axis c, being bent and loosened, and then guided to a hollow path. Any variance in a length of the pipin... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6692485 | Articulated apparatus for telemanipulator system An articulated apparatus is disclosed that includes an actuator base and a plurality of serially coupled link members that are mutually joined to one another at a plurality of joints. Each of the serially coupled link members has an axis of rotation. The ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6682287 | Segmented link robot for waste removal The present invention is drawn to an incremental link robot mast for vacuuming nuclear waste from a storage silo. The mast is made of incrementally linked segments that are clamshell in construction to enclose and shield the working cables of the vacuumin... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6570356 | Robot system The robot system including a 6-axis robot has a swingable arm for transferring a workpiece between first and second positions, a wrist on a distal end of the arm, that is driven to rotate around a predetermined axis, and a transfer device at the wrist. Th... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6451027 | Devices and methods for moving an image capture device in telesurgical systems A positional control system, comprising a robotically controlled arm, for varying the position of a robotic surgical tool, is provided. The robotic surgical tool can be in the form of an image capture device, such as an endoscope, for example. The positio... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6396232 | Haptic pointing devices A haptic pointing device includes a plurality of rigid, elongated proximal members, each connected to a separate rigid, elongated distal member through an articulating joint. The other end of each proximal member is coupled to an actuator such as a motor,... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6385509 | Tool actuation and force feedback on robot-assisted microsurgery system An input control device with force sensors is configured to sense hand movements of a surgeon performing a robot-assisted microsurgery. The sensed hand movements actuate a mechanically decoupled robot manipulator. A microsurgical manipulator, attached to ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6324444 | Robot with multi-joint arms movable in horizontal plane A robot with multi-joint arms, wherein articulated first and second arms 9, 10 are movable in a horizontal plane as well as in a vertical direction, the second arm having a free end to which a supplementary unit A is removably connected, the supplementary... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6301526 | Master device having force reflection function A master device for generating motion instruction of the slave robot by sensing motion of the arm with fixed to the arm of the operator, and reflecting motion limit information by external force and physical articulation limit sensed by the robot may be s... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6233504 | Tool actuation and force feedback on robot-assisted microsurgery system An input control device with force sensors is configured to sense hand movements of a surgeon performing a robot-assisted microsurgery. The sensed hand movements actuate a mechanically decoupled robot manipulator. A microsurgical manipulator, attached to ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6220113 | Robot with slotted carrousel plate In order to simply introduction of cables extending out of the base of a robot the arms thereof, the invention provides for a robot having a base and a carrousel plate located thereon having an opening for passage of the cables, wherein the opening is con... | 04/24/2001 |
