Abstract: A dog waste collection device for holding a disposable bag, with a handle having a proximal end for a user to hold the device and a distal end opposite the proximal end, a loop affixed to the handle at the distal end of the handle, a projection extending radially away from the loop, with the projection securing the bag to the collection device while the collection device is used to collect dog waste.

Abstract: A robot hand includes a finger unit that includes a first knuckle section that is supported to a predetermined base section and a second knuckle section that is supported to the first knuckle section; a drive section that includes a male screw that is rotatable around a predetermined screw axis by a predetermined drive source and a female screw that is screw-coupled with the male screw and moves in an axial direction of the screw axis according to rotation of the male screw, in which the female screw and the first knuckle section are connected to each other so that the first knuckle section moves in association with movement of the female screw; and a link section that connects the first knuckle section and the second knuckle section so that the second knuckle section moves in association with movement of the first knuckle section.

Abstract: An apparatus for hoisting and positioning a load in a self-balanced manner regardless of the position of its center of gravity. The apparatus comprises an upper platform adapted for being hoisted from a general hoisting point, a lower platform adapted the attachment of a load to be hoisted and positioned, and a six degrees of freedom actuator comprising six variable length tendons, adapted for moving the lower frame with respect the upper frame in the three directions of the space and tilted around the three axis of the space. A configurable counterweight system supported by the upper platform is arranged for modifying the center of mass of the apparatus over a horizontal plane, and processing means are configured for dynamically calculating a desired position of the counterweight system, for balancing the apparatus with the respect to a general hoisting point.

Abstract: Acquisition or pick-up tools that themselves aid in improving the ease with which images of an acquired substrate may be captured are provided. The pick-up tools may include a pick-up surface adapted to interface with a foreign substrate and a light source integrated with the pick-up tool such that light emitted from the light source passes through the pick-up surface to the foreign substrate when the foreign substrate is temporarily coupled with the pick-up surface to create a silhouette of the foreign substrate. A vision system may be adapted for capturing the silhouette of the foreign substrate when the foreign substrate is temporarily coupled with the pick-up surface. The substrate pick-up surface may be formed of one of a transparent, a semi-transparent, or a translucent material such that light may at least partially pass there through.

Abstract: A pitch control unit includes a base plate having an opening therethrough, a linear driver attached to the base plate in the opening, the linear driver including a plurality of rods linearly movable in a first direction, the rods being spaced apart from each other in a second direction, a stopper box attached to the base plate and including a plurality of stopper bodies, the plurality of stopper bodies individually face the plurality of rods of the linear driver to stop respective moveable rods at different moving distances from each other, and a picker holder attached to the linear driver, the plurality of rods of the linear driver being individually attached to pickers arranged in the first direction to pick the objects, and a picker pitch of the pickers being controlled by the moving distances of the plurality of rods.

Abstract: A cradle for lifting pipelines has a base with wheels supporting the pipeline. Lifting arms connect the base to a spreader bar for lifting the base. The lifting arms can have pivotable connections to the base and to the spreader bar. The connection of the lifting arms to the spreader bar can have an adjustable position to accommodate different pipeline sizes. The lifting arms can also have side wheels with adjustable position.

Abstract: A contact lens tool kit for placement of a contact lens on an eye is provided. The tool kit may include a tool housing for engaging a contact lens tool. The contact lens tool may include an annular groove for selectively engaging a contact lens. The tool kit may also include a lens housing for receiving a contact lens, the lens housing selectively engageable with the tool housing. Engagement of the tool housing and the lens housing permits reception of the contact lens by the contact lens tool. The lens housing may include a plug for draining solution through an aperture of the contact lens tool.

Abstract: A hook attachment for a forklift vehicle including a hook having a rectangular upper half and a hooked lower half, a rectangular aperture disposed within the upper half of the hook, and a lip medially disposed within the aperture on an internal surface of a top edge of the upper half. A length of the aperture substantially conforms to a width of a fork on a forklift vehicle. The upper half of the hook is configured to slidably engage the fork through the aperture. The lip is configured to securingly engage an opening in a top side of the fork.

Abstract: An apparatus, in particular end effector, for receiving, transporting and/or positioning a wafer frame which is covered by a carrier film for carrying a wafer, has a holder which has vacuum nozzles for holding the wafer frame on the apparatus, and has a centering device which has at least one stop, which can engage in a cutout in the wafer frame, for centering the wafer frame. In order to precisely position the wafer frame, the holder has Bernoulli nozzles for holding and moving the wafer frame in the direction of the stop without contact, and the stop is mounted such that it can be adjusted against the movement direction generated by the Bernoulli nozzles from an initial position to a centering position, which differs from the initial position, for centering the wafer frame.

Abstract: An improved shovel with two handles for reducing the strain on a user's lower back. This two handled shovel provides a shovel with an extension arm that may rotate along the pole of the shovel and may lay flush against the pole in a locked position when not in use. The extension arm provides the additional handle, which may also rotate.

Abstract: A device which prevents a gear from ending up being damaged while enabling the gear to be more easily and suitably gripped is provided. A gear gripping device 10 comprises a pawl which is provided to be able to move so as to approach a circumference of a gear G and which can engage with a gear groove which is formed at the circumference of the gear, a first drive part 18 which drives the pawl to abut against the circumference of the gear G, a second drive part 20 which makes the gear G rotate in the circumferential direction of the gear G, and an engagement detection part 50 which detects if the pawl has engaged with the gear groove.

Abstract: A rotary apparatus or machine that takes or receives a barrel stack of mounted tires in the vertical position (i.e., barrel stacked), and rotates the stack as a whole to a horizontal position, where each unit or tire is an upright position. The tires can then be rolled off individually or in multiple units to be installed on the equipment being built, or transported from the tire holding area to the assembly floor or installation area.

Abstract: A disclosure discloses a barbecue clamp. The barbecue clamp includes two connected clamping handles, each of the two clamping handles being provided with a clamping portion and a handle portion, wherein the two clamping handles are intersected; an accommodation space is formed at the intersection of the two clamping handles, a pivoting shaft is arranged on each of two opposite sides of the accommodation space, and the two clamping handles are arranged in a manner of rotating around the pivoting shafts; an illumination portion is arranged in the accommodation space, and an illuminating direction of the illumination portion faces a clamping area between the clamping portions of the two clamping handles. According to the technical solution of the invention, force can be conveniently applied to clamp an object, the handles are farer away from a fire source, and meanwhile, the barbecue clamp is convenient to operate with one hand.

Abstract: Chopsticks comprise a lower chopstick member (20), an upper chopstick (10) and a hinge mechanism. The hinge mechanism comprises a hinge arranged on the lower chopstick member (20) and a hinge hole (102) in the upper chopstick member (10). The hinge comprises a hinge head (130) which can be received into the hinge hole (102), and the hinge hole (102) is provided with a pivot (164) that can be received within the inner chamber (132) of the hinge head (130), so that the hinge can turn around the pivot (164). The upper chopstick member (10) is provided with a swell portion (104), in which the hinge hole (102) is located, and the swell portion (104) extends from the front surface of the upper chopstick member (10) and/or the back surface of the upper chop stick member (10), therefore, the whole strength of the chopsticks is increased.

Abstract: A robot mechanism includes a link formed from a first segment abutting a second segment at opposing faces thereof, at least one tendon passing from the first segment into the second segment, wherein the first segment is held in contact with the second segment by tension applied to the at least one segment.

Abstract: A pet feces receiving and carrying device includes a rod, a pivotal joint seat mounted to an end of the rod, a rotary seat is pivotally coupled to the pivotal joint seat, a ring member attached to the rotary seat, and an arrestor module for selectively releasing and fixing the pivotal joint seat and the rotary seat at multiple relative angular positions so that the ring can be set on the pivotal joint seat at any desired angular position by means of the arrestor module.

Abstract: A surface area vacuum gripper for sucking and handling workpieces, comprising a housing, in which a negative pressure vacuum chamber is provided that can be subjected to negative pressure and wherein the housing includes suction openings on the suction side, facing the workpiece. An insertion element is provided in the housing, which reduces the free inner space of the housing and includes vacuum channels fed by a vacuum generator. The insertion element can be equipped with a plurality of optional functions.

Abstract: A robot hand is a robot hand including a finger section. The robot hand includes an elastic body provided in the finger section and including an attracting section that attracts an object and a sensor provided in the finger section and configured to detect deformation of the elastic body.

Abstract: A self-aligning piston is configured to selectively engage and disengage a pipe segment to permit a top drive output shaft to be coupled to the pipe segment. In one embodiment, the self-aligning piston includes a piston body configured to rotate between a first position and a second position, at least one resilient, energy-storing member coupled to the piston body, a roller assembly coupled to the piston body, and a cam disposed between the at least one resilient, energy-storing member and the roller assembly. The resilient, energy-storing member is configured to bias the piston body into the first position by rotating the roller assembly along the cam.

Abstract: A pick-and-place device for a glass substrate is provided. The pick-and-place device has a loading bracket for loading the glass substrate, at least one first stopper immovably disposed on the loading bracket, and a plurality of second stoppers movably disposed on the loading bracket. The first stopper is used for a datum orientation with the glass substrate; and the second stopper is used to fix the glass substrate. Therefore, the shifting deviation risk of the glass substrate is decreased, and it can reduce the broken risk of the glass substrate, so as to lower the production cost.