Abstract: A robot system includes a robot including a first hand, a second hand, an arm mechanism, and an elevator. The first hand is to hold a substrate. The second hand is to hold the substrate. The arm mechanism supports the first hand and the second hand to provide a height difference between the first hand and the second hand in a height direction of the robot. The elevator is to move the arm mechanism in the height direction within a moving range larger than the height difference. Both the first hand and the second hand put the substrate in the holder. Circuitry is configured to control the robot to move the arm mechanism in the height direction by the elevator to pass the substrate from the first hand to the second hand via the holder.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a photocatalyst-carrying mesh sheet which firmly supports anatase type titanium oxide as a photocatalyst to prevent peeling, and increases opportunities for contact with the photocatalyst to significantly improve a purification treatment efficiency provided by the photocatalyst and to suppress manufacturing cost. A photocatalyst-carrying mesh sheet (S1) is disclosed, which includes: a net-form titanium sheet (11) having a periodic pattern; a titanium oxide film (3) formed on a surface of the net-form titanium sheet (11); and an anatase type titanium oxide particle (4) supported on the titanium oxide film (3).

Abstract: A robot system includes a robot including a first hand, a second hand, an arm mechanism, and an elevator. The first hand is to hold a substrate. The second hand is to hold the substrate. The arm mechanism supports the first hand and the second hand to provide a height difference between the first hand and the second hand in a height direction of the robot. The elevator is to move the arm mechanism in the height direction within a moving range larger than the height difference. Both the first hand and the second hand put the substrate in the holder. Circuitry is configured to control the robot to move the arm mechanism in the height direction by the elevator to pass the substrate from the first hand to the second hand via the holder.

Abstract: A substrate transfer robot is disposed in a robot installment area defined between a first apparatus and a second apparatus including an opening. The first apparatus includes a first wall, the second apparatus including a second wall. The first apparatus accommodates the substrate at each of a lowest height position and a highest height position. The substrate transfer robot includes a base stationary, a hand configured, and an arm. The arm is rotatably mounted to the base to move the hand. The hand and the arm move in a height direction between a movable range defined between a lowest position and a highest position. The arm rotates with partially entering the opening when the substrate transfer robot takes out the substrate from the first apparatus. The substrate is accommodated at each of the lowest height position and the highest height position.

Abstract: A substrate transfer system includes a substrate transfer robot. The substrate transfer robot is provided between a first apparatus and a second apparatus which has a wall provided opposite to the substrate transfer robot and having an opening on the wall. The substrate transfer robot is configured to transfer a substrate from the first apparatus to the second apparatus via the opening and includes a base having a first axis, an arm body, and a hand. The arm body has a proximal end and a distal end and is connected to the base at the proximal end to rotate around the first axis. The substrate transfer robot includes a minimum distance from the first axis to an outermost portion of the arm body and the hand in a radius direction from the first axis being larger than a distance between the first axis and the opening on the wall.

Abstract: A substrate transfer robot includes a hand to approach a substrate storage on which a substrate is placed, and to hold the substrate. An arm moves the hand. A controller controls a position and orientation of the hand. When in plan view, a substrate holding center at a time when the hand is holding the substrate is adjacent to the substrate storage and is at an access start position at a predetermined distance from the substrate storage, the substrate holding center reaches a substrate placement position in the substrate storage with a hand center line inclined toward an access straight line and with the hand holding center overlapping the access straight line. The hand center line is oriented from a base to a distal end of the hand. The access straight line is perpendicular to a front surface of the substrate storage and associated with the hand approaching the substrate storage.

Abstract: A substrate transfer robot includes a hand and a controller. The hand includes at least one detector configured to detect an arrangement state of a substrate in a substrate storage. The controller is configured to control the at least one detector to detect the arrangement state of the substrate in the substrate storage with the hand inclined in plan view toward a rotation center of the substrate transfer robot relative to a substrate storage center line. The substrate storage center line is in a direction perpendicular to a front surface of the substrate storage.

Abstract: A robot system includes: a robot including a hand configured to hold a thin plate-shaped workpiece and an arm configured to move the hand; and a robot controller configured to control the robot. The robot controller controls the robot to perform a transfer of the workpiece at a predetermined workpiece transfer position in such a way that the hand is moved in a horizontal direction while being moved in a vertical direction after the hand has reached the workpiece transfer position.

Abstract: A substrate transfer robot includes a hand and a controller. The hand includes at least one detector configured to detect an arrangement state of a substrate in a substrate storage. The controller is configured to control the at least one detector to detect the arrangement state of the substrate in the substrate storage with the hand inclined in plan view toward a rotation center of the substrate transfer robot relative to a substrate storage center line. The substrate storage center line is in a direction perpendicular to a front surface of the substrate storage.

Abstract: A substrate transfer system includes a substrate transfer robot. The substrate transfer robot is provided between a first apparatus and a second apparatus which has a wall provided opposite to the substrate transfer robot and having an opening on the wall. The substrate transfer robot is configured to transfer a substrate from the first apparatus to the second apparatus via the opening and includes a base having a first axis, an arm body, and a hand. The arm body has a proximal end and a distal end and is connected to the base at the proximal end to rotate around the first axis. The substrate transfer robot includes a minimum distance from the first axis to an outermost portion of the arm body and the hand in a radius direction from the first axis being larger than a distance between the first axis and the opening on the wall.

Abstract: A substrate transfer system includes a substrate transfer robot disposed in a robot installment area defined between a first apparatus and a second apparatus comprising an opening. The substrate transfer robot includes a hand and an arm. The hand is configured to support a substrate. The arm is configured to move the hand. The arm and the hand supporting the substrate are configured to rotate on a horizontal surface within a minimal rotation area of the substrate transfer robot such that an outer periphery of the minimal rotation area overlaps an inside of the second apparatus through the opening so as to transfer the substrate from a first position in the first apparatus to a second position in the second apparatus through the opening.

Abstract: A conveying system according to an embodiment includes a robot and a controller. The controller includes a switching unit. The robot includes an arm unit formed of a hand and a plurality of arms connected rotatably with respect to one another, and a base unit. An arm on a rear end side is connected to the base unit rotatably about a rotation axis, and the hand is rotatably connected to an arm on a front end side. The switching unit switches cylindrical coordinate control for controlling the arm unit such that a trajectory of the hand overlaps with any one of lines radiating from the rotation axis and rectangular coordinate control for controlling the arm unit such that the trajectory of the hand overlaps with none of the lines at a predetermined timing.

Abstract: A substrate transfer system includes a substrate transfer robot disposed in a robot installment area defined between a first apparatus and a second apparatus. The first apparatus includes cassettes. The cassettes are each configured to accommodate at least one substrate. The second apparatus includes a second wall opposite to a first wall. The substrate transfer robot transfers the at least one substrate from each of the cassettes to the second apparatus. The substrate transfer robot includes a base stationary, a hand, and arms. A first arm includes a first end and a second end. The first end is rotatably coupled to the base. A second arm includes a third end and a fourth end. The third end is rotatably coupled to the second end. The second end of the first arm moves beyond the second wall when the substrate transfer robot takes out the substrate from the first apparatus.

Abstract: A substrate transfer system includes a substrate transfer robot disposed in a robot installment area defined between a first apparatus and a second apparatus. The first apparatus includes a first cassette, a second cassette and a first wall. The second apparatus includes a second wall. The substrate transfer robot transfers a substrate from each of the first cassette and the second cassette to the second apparatus. The substrate transfer robot includes a hand and an arm. The arm includes a first arm rotatable about a center of rotation. The first cassette is closer to the center of rotation than the second cassette. The arm moves with being partially disposed beyond the second wall in plan view and the arm moves without being disposed beyond the second wall in plan view when taking out the substrate from the first cassette.

Abstract: A substrate transfer system includes a substrate transfer robot disposed in a robot installment area defined between a first apparatus and a second apparatus. The first apparatus includes cassettes. The cassettes are each configured to accommodate at least one substrate. The second apparatus includes a second wall opposite to a first wall. The substrate transfer robot transfers the at least one substrate from each of the cassettes to the second apparatus. The substrate transfer robot includes a base stationary, a hand, and arms. A first arm includes a first end and a second end. The first end is rotatably coupled to the base. A second arm includes a third end and a fourth end. The third end is rotatably coupled to the second end. The second end of the first arm moves beyond the second wall when the substrate transfer robot takes out the substrate from the first apparatus.

Abstract: A substrate transfer robot is disposed in a robot installment area defined between a first apparatus and a second apparatus including an opening. The first apparatus includes a first wall, the second apparatus including a second wall. The first apparatus accommodates the substrate at each of a lowest height position and a highest height position. The substrate transfer robot includes a base stationary, a hand configured, and an arm. The arm is rotatably mounted to the base to move the hand. The hand and the arm move in a height direction between a movable range defined between a lowest position and a highest position. The arm rotates with partially entering the opening when the substrate transfer robot takes out the substrate from the first apparatus. The substrate is accommodated at each of the lowest height position and the highest height position.

Abstract: A substrate transfer system includes a substrate transfer robot disposed in a robot installment area defined between a first apparatus and a second apparatus. The first apparatus includes a first cassette, a second cassette and a first wall. The second apparatus includes a second wall. The substrate transfer robot transfers a substrate from each of the first cassette and the second cassette to the second apparatus. The substrate transfer robot includes a hand and an arm. The arm includes a first arm rotatable about a center of rotation. The first cassette is closer to the center of rotation than the second cassette. The arm moves with being partially disposed beyond the second wall in plan view and the arm moves without being disposed beyond the second wall in plan view when taking out the substrate from the first cassette.

Abstract: A transfer system according to an embodiment includes a plurality of robot hands, a storage unit, and an instructing part. The robot hands are operable to hold a thin sheet-like workpiece. The storage unit stores therein speed information that represents a temperature of the workpiece associated with a specified speed of a robot hand that holds the workpiece. The instructing part extracts the specified speed for each robot hand from the speed information and instructs to move all of the robot hands at or lower than a representative speed determined based on a set of extracted specified speed data.

Abstract: A robotic system includes: an arm configured to carry a substrate to a mounting base; a hand disposed at a tip portion of the arm, the hand being configured to hold the substrate when the substrate is carried; a detector disposed on the hand, the detector being configured to detect the substrate; and an acquirer configured to recognize heights of the detector when the substrate is detected at a first position and a second position by the detector as heights of the substrate at respective positions and acquire a mounted-state of the substrate mounted on the mounting base based on the height of the substrate at the first position and the height of the substrate at the second position.

Abstract: A detection system includes: a rotator that causes a mounting base where a circular substrate is to be mounted to rotate around a rotation axis; a detector that detects presence or absence of an outer peripheral portion of the rotating substrate at a plurality of respective detecting positions having different distances from the rotation axis; and a determiner that determines an eccentric state of the substrate based on detection information, the detection information being a combination of a phase of the mounting base when the presence or absence of the outer peripheral portion is switched and the detecting positions.