Abstract: A system including: one or a plurality of sensors correspondingly connected to each of a plurality of devices; a reception unit configured to receive sensor information corresponding to a detection signal of each of the one or plurality of sensors, the sensor information being transmitted from the plurality of devices; a plurality of processing units configured to process the sensor information received by the reception unit; and a control unit configured to input the sensor information received by the reception unit, to any of the plurality of processing units, on the basis of information about delay in communication of the sensor information.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to controlling autonomous vehicles to optimize traffic characteristics. A computing platform may receive vehicle guidance data from autonomous vehicle control systems of vehicles. Subsequently, the computing platform may identify a number of the vehicles currently operating in an autonomous mode based on the vehicle guidance data. Thereafter, the computing platform may identify a target number of the vehicles to be operated in an autonomous mode in order to optimize traffic characteristics. Then, the computing platform may generate messages directing selected vehicles to switch into autonomous mode in order to achieve the target number. Subsequently, the computing platform may send the messages directing the selected vehicles to switch into autonomous mode in order to receive incentives. Thereafter, the computing platform may award the incentives to the selected vehicles that switch into the autonomous mode as directed by the messages.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for performing transformation mode switching in a robotics control system.

Abstract: Spatiotemporal robotic navigation may include providing a set of robots non-conflicting access to the same shared resources at different times so that the robots may operate without continually accounting for the locations of the other robots and workers operating in the particular site, without continually planning or updating paths after determining an initial path, and without continuously adjusting movements as the robots near one another. The spatiotemporal robotic navigation involves generating spatiotemporal plans. Each plan has a set of objectives that a robot is to execute by different time intervals. Each plan is generated so as to not conflict with the resources being accessed by other robots at time intervals set in the plans of other robots.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods are described for robotic learning and execution of skills. A robotic apparatus can include a memory, a processor, sensors, and one or more movable components (e.g., a manipulating element and/or a transport element). The processor can be operatively coupled to the memory, the movable elements, and the sensors, and configured to obtain information of an environment, including one or more objects located within the environment. In some embodiments, the processor can be configured to learn skills through demonstration, exploration, user inputs, etc. In some embodiments, the processor can be configured to execute skills and/or arbitrate between different behaviors and/or actions. In some embodiments, the processor can be configured to execute skills and/or behaviors using cached trajectories or plans. In some embodiments, the processor can be configured to execute skills requiring navigation and manipulation behaviors.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems performing robotic arthroscopic surgery for extensor retinaculum are disclosed. The disclosed surgical robot receives user inputs, workflow objects, and data files containing surgical actions for robotic movements from a surgery network. The surgical tools required for performing the robotic arthroscopic surgery are displayed on a user interface for the surgical tools to be enabled or disabled. The robotic arthroscopic surgical steps are displayed on the user interface in a sequence to enable execution of the data files containing the robotic movements. The robotic movements are used to perform surgical steps or assist a surgeon in performing surgical steps.

Abstract: A technology is described for redundant network communication in a robot. An example of the technology can include a main robotic controller, a local controller in network communication with the main robotic controller, and instructions that, when executed by the processor, transfer first and second data signals between the main robotic controller and the local controller via first and second network channels. The first data signal is sent over the first network channel, and the second data signal is sent over the second network channel. The instructions compare the first data signal with the second data signal to determine signal integrity of the data signals; determine degradation of the first data signal if the signal integrity is less than the signal integrity of the second data signal; and select the second data signal for processing if degradation of the first data signal is determined.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for performing machine learning (ML) for robotic arthroscopic surgery are disclosed. The disclosed systems use ML to provide recommendations and methods for automated robotic ankle arthroscopic surgery. Historical patient data is filtered to match particular parameters of a patient. The parameters are correlated to the patient. A robotic surgical system or a surgeon reviews the historical patient data to select or adjust the historical patient data to generate a surgical workflow for a surgical robot to perform the robotic arthroscopic surgery.

Abstract: A multi-anchor depth control system for a boat or other watercraft having a line for securing anchors to the boat, at least two anchors attached at or near opposing ends of the line, a depth finder, and a controller configured to automatically adjust the amount of line released from the boat to maintain the anchors on the floor of the body of water in which the boat is floating, based upon information obtained from the depth finder.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a multi-tiered computing environment for balancing compute resources in support of robot operations. In an example, a robot is tasked with performing an operation associated with an airplane having an airplane model. To do so, the robot may need another operation that is computationally complex to be performed. An on-premises server can execute a process that corresponds to this computationally-complex operation based on sensor data of the robot and can output the resulting data to the robot. Next, the robot can use the resulting data to execute another process corresponding to its operation and can indicate performance of this operation to the on-premises network. The on-premises network can send the indication about the operation performance to a top-tier server that is also associated with the airplane model.

Abstract: An automated order fulfillment system and mobile robot are disclosed, where the mobile robot includes a compliant drive for moving between levels of a multilevel storage structure.

Abstract: To select a picking position of a workpiece in a simpler method. A robot system includes a three-dimensional measuring device for generating a range image of a plurality of workpieces, a robot having a hand for picking up at least one of the plurality of workpieces, a display part for displaying the range image generated by the three-dimensional measuring device, and a reception part for receiving a teaching of a picking position for picking-up by the hand on the displayed range image. The robot picks up at least one of the plurality of workpieces by the hand on the basis of the taught picking position.

Abstract: A device and method for electrical testing of a component, the component including a contact point, wherein the device includes: an interface to provide the component; a robot manipulator having an effector configured to pick up, handle, and release the component; a receiving interface into which the component is insertable; a contacting device having a counter contact, the contacting device positioned in a first state so that the robot manipulator is able to insert/remove the component into/from the receiving interface, and positioned in a second state so that the counter contact is connected to the contact point of the component inserted into the receiving interface; an analysis unit connected to the counter contact and configured to perform electrical testing of the component using connection of the counter contact and the contact point in the second state; and a control unit to control the robot manipulator and the contacting device.

Abstract: A robot apparatus includes a robot arm having an end effector. The robot apparatus includes a position detection unit configured to detect a position of the end effector, and a control unit configured to control the robot apparatus, wherein the control unit includes a force control unit configured to control the end effector by force control, and information about a plurality of operation ranges in which the end effector operates by the force control, the plurality of operation ranges being set for the plurality of contact works, wherein the control unit controls the end effector using the position detection unit and the force control unit such that one of the plurality of contact works is performed within one of the plurality of operation ranges corresponding to the one of the plurality of contact works.

Abstract: A system for detecting radial movement of a robotic apparatus on a pipe, comprising distance sensors configured to measure a distance between their respective fixed positions and a surface of the pipe, and a processor configured to detect a change and determine whether the change is indicative of radial movement. A system for tracking a position of a robotic apparatus on a pipe, comprising mirrored, freely-rotating mecanum wheels, a sensor(s) configured to measure rotation of the mecanum wheels, and a processor configured to calculate a linear displacement of each mecanum wheel and resulting axial and circumferential positions of the robotic apparatus. A method for navigating a bend or curve of a pipe, comprising generating computer models of the robotic apparatus and the pipe, performing a computer simulation to identify a combination of wheel speeds that keeps the wheels in constant contact with the pipe, and operating the wheels accordingly.

Abstract: A mobile manipulation control method of a quadruped robot with an operation arm, including: obtaining current pose information of the legged mobile manipulator; decomposing a task into subtasks, and prioritizing the subtasks; based on the pose information and a dynamic model, generating a motion trajectory under each subtask; based on the dynamic model, optimizing an optimal plantar force of a supporting leg and an end-of-arm force under each subtask; based on a multi-task spatial projection method, calculating desired control quantity of all joints under different subtasks; and (d) optimizing the optimal plantar force and the desired control quantity with the whole-body dynamic model as a constraint to obtain control torques; and based on the control torques, controlling the legged mobile manipulator's motion. A control system is further provided.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a terminal force soft-sensing method of a hydraulic manipulator.

Abstract: A robotic transport system including a drive section connected to a frame. An articulated arm coupled to the drive section providing the arm with arm motion in a collaborative space, corresponding to the frame, from a first location, in which the arm has a first shape, to another different location of the arm in the collaborative space in which the arm has another different shape. An electromagnetic affection envelope borne by the arm so that the electromagnetic affection envelope is defined by the arm and is close coupled and substantially conformal to at least part of a dynamic contour of each different arm shape of the arm. A controller connected to the drive section and configured so that in response to detection of entry of a collaborative object into the electromagnetic affection envelope, the controller commands a change in at least one predetermined characteristic of the arm motion.

Abstract: A substrate transport apparatus including a transport chamber, a drive section, a robot arm having an end effector at a distal end configured to support a substrate and being connected to the drive section generating at least arm motion in a radial direction extending and retracting the arm, an imaging system with a camera mounted in a predetermined location to image at least part of the robot arm, and a controller connected to the imaging system to image the arm moving to a predetermined repeatable position, the controller effecting capture of a first image of the robot arm proximate to the repeatable position decoupled from encoder data of the drive axis, wherein the controller calculates a positional variance of the robot arm from comparison of the first image with a calibration image, and from the positional variance determines a motion compensation factor changing the extended position of the robot arm.

Abstract: In various examples, a computer-implemented method of generating instructions for a welding robot. The computer-implemented method comprises identifying an expected position of a candidate seam on a part to be welded based on a Computer Aided Design (CAD) model of the part, scanning a workspace containing the part to produce a representation of the part, identifying the candidate seam on the part based on the representation of the part and the expected position of the candidate seam, determining an actual position of the candidate seam, and generating welding instructions for the welding robot based at least in part on the actual position of the candidate seam.