Patents Assigned to Robotis Co., Ltd.
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Patent number: 10366499Abstract: A device for editing and playing a robot motion comprises: a storage configured to store a 3D image file of a robot and further store time-dependent stationary postures of the robot edited by a user input in units of key frames; and a robot motion viewer configured to display, as a video, motion units of the robot obtained by connecting the stationary postures stored in units of key frames using an interpolation technique.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: ROBOTIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byoung Soo Kim, Jin Sung Kim, In Yong Ha
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Publication number: 20190163658Abstract: Disclosed is a slave device including an identification number setting operation sensor sensing a user's operation for performing an identification number setting operation on the slave device, a slave controller connected to the identification number setting operation sensor, and a storage unit connected to the slave controller and storing an identification number corresponding to a state range, wherein, when an identification number setting command packet is transmitted from a master device, the slave controller determines a state determined according to the user's identification number setting operation using a signal from the identification number setting operation sensor and determines an identification number corresponding to the state in the storage unit, as an identification number of the slave device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: ROBOTIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Dae Sung CHOI, Soo Kyung SON, Hee Il KIM, Byoung Soo KIM
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Patent number: 10135174Abstract: A detachable industrial network module, including: a housing in which a plurality of through holes are formed; and a communication module embedded in the housing and including a plurality of terminal portions to be electrically connected to an external device, wherein the through holes of the housing are provided in a lattice pattern and the housing is selectively detachable from or attachable to an outer surface of the actuator module, at least one guide groove is provided in the housing to prevent wiring bundles coupled to the terminal portions of the communication module from interfering with each other, and the communication module is electrically connected to the actuator module by a sub-connector as a medium.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2014Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: ROBOTIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byoung Soo Kim, In Yong Ha, Hyoungchul Nam
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Publication number: 20180219694Abstract: A method for searching an identifier in multi-drop communication comprises: a transmission step in which a master controller generates a command packet and transmits the command packet to a communication bus; and a response step in which a plurality of slave controllers generate state packets corresponding to a response to the command packet, respectively, and sequentially transmit the state packets through the communication bus, wherein in the response step, the plurality of slave controllers check the command packet in accordance with determined priority, and respond by the state packets in accordance with the priority.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2017Publication date: August 2, 2018Applicant: ROBOTIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byoung Soo KIM, Dae-Sung CHOI
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Publication number: 20180219447Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides an actuator module which can be equipped with a motor, a reduction gear and a control circuit, the actuator module comprising: a first housing which can have an active shaft, connected to a motor, pass through and be coupled thereto; and a second housing which is coupled to the first housing and has a passive idler horn, provided in a position in correspondence with the active shaft, pass through and be coupled thereto, wherein the idler horn has interposed a tube-shaped bearing, having a hollow portion formed in the center thereof, is coupled to a side of the second housing, and can have a cable connected into the second housing through the hollow portion of the tube-shaped bearing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2016Publication date: August 2, 2018Applicant: ROBOTIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byoung Soo KIM, Wook JANG, In Yong HA
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Publication number: 20180219448Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a device for attaching/detaching an idler horn for an actuator module which can have a motor, a reduction gear and a control circuit equipped therein. The device, for attaching/detaching an idler horn, comprises: a ring-shaped elastic switch which surrounds the inner end part of a cylindrical hollow portion provided on one side of a housing that forms the outer skin of an actuator module; and a ring-shaped cover member which is for fixing the ring-shaped elastic switch, wherein the ring-shaped elastic switch can be selectively attached/detached to/from an idler horn by means of elasticity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2016Publication date: August 2, 2018Applicant: ROBOTIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byoung Soo KIM, Wook JANG, In Yong HA
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Publication number: 20180088546Abstract: A robot assembling device is provided including a storage configured to store a 3-dimensional (3D) image file with respect to a plurality of components configuring a robot, an identification (ID) with respect to each of a plurality of robot modules operating the plurality of components or related thereto, position information, characteristic information, required voltage information, information on an electrical connection between the plurality of robot modules, and information on an electrical connection the plurality of robot modules and a controller configured to control the plurality of robot modules, and a robot assembly viewer configured to display a 3D image with respect to each of the plurality of components, and display information regarding at least one among the plurality of robot modules, which is connectable to the controller, and information regarding robot modules connectable to each other on an assembly display window using information on an electrical connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2016Publication date: March 29, 2018Applicant: ROBOTIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byoung Soo KIM, Keun Man JUNG, In Yong HA
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Publication number: 20180089787Abstract: A device for editing and playing a robot motion comprises: a storage configured to store a 3D image file of a robot and further store time-dependent stationary postures of the robot edited by a user input in units of key frames; and a robot motion viewer configured to display, as a video, motion units of the robot obtained by connecting the stationary postures stored in units of key frames using an interpolation technique.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2016Publication date: March 29, 2018Applicant: ROBOTIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byoung Soo KIM, Jin Sung KIM, In Yong HA
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Patent number: 9880532Abstract: Described herein is a method for controlling a network-type actuator module, and provides a method for controlling a plurality of network-type actuator modules which are connected to a main controller through a multi-drop scheme including the steps of: the main controller transmitting to the actuator module one instruction packet comprising a plurality of IDs; and an actuator module, which corresponds to the ID, transmitting a status packet to the main controller, wherein the actuator module transmits the status packet according to the order of the ID, which is expressed on the instruction packet. Accordingly, unlimited information required from the plurality of actuators can be read from a single transmission of the packet instruction by flexibly expanding limitations due to limitations on the length of each field in accordance with an instruction set and a definition of a parameter.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2012Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: ROBOTIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byoung-Soo Kim, Hee-Il Kim
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Patent number: 9814288Abstract: The present invention provides a unit-expandable communication device case that can achieve various functions. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the unit-expandable mobile communication device case includes a case, couplers, and a unit. The case has a flat plate which has a plurality of coupling holes formed with regular intervals in any one of a column direction and a row direction, and is detachably attached to a mobile communication device. The couplers are coupled to the coupling holes. The unit has one or more coupling holes and detachably attached to the case by being coupled to the couplers.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2013Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: ROBOTIS CO., LTD.Inventor: Byoung Soo Kim
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Patent number: 9782902Abstract: Disclosed is a gripper for robot hand capable of adaptive grasp, including a finger unit having one or more finger which includes a first link of which one end is rotatably fixed to a casing; a second link of which one end is jointly coupled with the other end of the first link; a third link of which one end is rotatably fixed to the casing, which is operated by receiving a driving force from the outside; a fourth link of which one end is jointly coupled with the other end of the third link; and a gripping member jointly coupled with the other end of the second link and the other end of the fourth link.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: ROBOTIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byoung Soo Kim, Jung Ho Lee
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Patent number: 9713872Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-input reduction gear having an input/output position feedback, including: a reduction gear body including an input unit and an output unit; an output feedback unit which is detachably provided in the reduction gear body and detects a position of the output unit; an input mediating unit which is detachably provided in the reduction gear body, is connected to a shaft of a power source, and transmits power to the input unit; and an input feedback unit which is stacked between and coupled to the reduction gear body and the input mediating unit and detects a position of the input unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2014Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: ROBOTIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byoung Soo Kim, In Yong Ha, Jung Ho Lee
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Patent number: 9581220Abstract: An actuator for controlling joint movement of a robot includes a first deceleration module and a second deceleration module, which receives and outputs driving force by being in gear with the first deceleration module. The first deceleration module includes a driving motor, a first print circuit board for controlling the driving motor by feeding back the output of the second deceleration module, at least one first reduction gear which is rotated by a driving motor, and a housing on which the driving motor, the first print circuit board, and the first reduction gear are mounted. The second deceleration module includes at least one other reduction gear, which rotates by being in gear with the first reduction gear, and a case on which the second reduction gear is mounted and which is connected to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2012Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: ROBOTIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byoung-Soo Kim, Jung-Ho Lee
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Publication number: 20170040737Abstract: A detachable industrial network module, including: a housing in which a plurality of through holes are formed; and a communication module embedded in the housing and including a plurality of terminal portions to be electrically connected to an external device, wherein the through holes of the housing are provided in a lattice pattern and the housing is selectively detachable from or attachable to an outer surface of the actuator module, at least one guide groove is provided in the housing to prevent wiring bundles coupled to the terminal portions of the communication module from interfering with each other, and the communication module is electrically connected to the actuator module by a sub-connector as a medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2014Publication date: February 9, 2017Applicant: ROBOTIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byoung Soo KIM, In Yong HA, Hyoungchul NAM
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Patent number: 9500215Abstract: Provided are a link mechanism which is variously combined, assembled and disassembled, and a universal coupler including the same. The link mechanism according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a plate and a coupling piece. The plate has a flat plate shape and a thickness and includes a plurality of coupling holes formed to pass therethrough, the coupling holes have the same size and shape and are disposed at a interval in at least one of a column direction and a row direction. The coupling piece is inserted into the coupling holes of two or more plates to couple two or more plates to each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2013Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: ROBOTIS CO., LTD.Inventor: Byoung Soo Kim
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Publication number: 20160303744Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-input reduction gear having an input/output position feedback, including: a reduction gear body including an input unit and an output unit; an output feedback unit which is detachably provided in the reduction gear body and detects a position of the output unit; an input mediating unit which is detachably provided in the reduction gear body, is connected to a shaft of a power source, and transmits power to the input unit; and an input feedback unit which is stacked between and coupled to the reduction gear body and the input mediating unit and detects a position of the input unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2014Publication date: October 20, 2016Applicant: ROBOTIS CO.,LTD.Inventors: Byoung Soo KIM, In Yong HA, Jung Ho LEE
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Publication number: 20150374088Abstract: The present invention provides a unit-expandable communication device case that can achieve various functions. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the unit-expandable mobile communication device case includes a case, couplers, and a unit. The case has a flat plate which has a plurality of coupling holes formed with regular intervals in any one of a column direction and a row direction, and is detachably attached to a mobile communication device. The couplers are coupled to the coupling holes. The unit has one or more coupling holes and detachably attached to the case by being coupled to the couplers.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2013Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: ROBOTIS CO., LTDInventor: Byoung Soo KIM
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Publication number: 20150081094Abstract: A general-purpose peripheral interface according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a pair of complementary connectors including at least one input terminal, at least one output terminal, and at least one power supply terminal and ground terminal, wherein when a connector of a peripheral device is combined to a connector of a control device, an identification voltage in a voltage range varying according to a type of the peripheral device is shown in the input terminal. Here, the voltage ranges may be set not to overlap each other when the types of the peripheral devices are different. The type of the peripheral device may be one of an input type, an input-output mixed type, and an output type.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2012Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: ROBOTIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byoung-Soo Kim, In Yong Ha
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Publication number: 20150031459Abstract: A project unit having a game platform function by mounting a mobile communication device is provided. The project unit includes a first body unit including a mounting unit configured to detachably mount the mobile communication device, a projector connected to the first body unit and configured to project an image in a predetermined direction, a second body unit coupled to the first body unit and configured to selectively move or rotate, and a control unit electrically connected to the first body unit, the projector, and the second body unit, and configured to control the projector and the second body unit, wherein the projector projects a game image transmitted from the mobile communication device through the control unit, and at least one of the first body unit and the second body unit includes a plurality of plate members which are disassembled and assembled.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicant: ROBOTIS CO., LTD.Inventor: Byoung-Soo KIM
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Patent number: D841068Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: ROBOTIS CO. LTD.Inventors: Byoungsoo Kim, Wook Jang