Abstract: The disclosure provides a foldable portable excrement pick-up device. The device includes an upper housing and a lower housing which are combined to form a clip shape via a rotary shaft and a spring. The upper housing is composed of an upper handle and a cap-shaped upper housing body. The lower housing is composed of a lower handle and a bowl-shaped lower housing body. The upper handle and the lower handle are symmetrically arranged, the upper housing body and the lower housing body are hinged to form a clip shape in such a way that the rotary shaft penetrates through the upper hinging portion and the lower hinging portion, and the spring is arranged between the upper handle and the lower handle to make the upper housing body cover the lower housing body elastically in an openable/closeable manner.

Abstract: In a drill pipe handling apparatus, a pipe gripping mechanism comprises three pipe-gripping jaws arranged to grip a pipe at locations adjacent the apices of a triangle containing the axis of the pipe. A first pipe gripping jaw is connectible to a first pivoted arm at any selected one of a set of plural distances from the pivot axis of the first arm and connected to the first arm at one of those plural distances, and a second jaw is connectible to the second arm at any selected one of the same set of plural distances from the pivot axis of the second arm and connected to the second arm at the same one of those plural distances at which the first jaw is connected to the first arm. Because the same first and second jaws are connectible to the arms at plural distances from the pivot axes, the same jaws can accommodate a wide range of pipe diameters.

Abstract: The present invention of a portable electronic terminal holding tool allows ensuring the hold of a portable electronic terminal without dropping from a hand as well as enhancing input operability by the thumb of a holding hand through extending the reachable range of the thumb. This holding tool comprises a stick protruding in the direction of a side surface of a portable electronic terminal. The stick is placed on the interdigit between fingers, while the tips of fingers prop up the portable terminal from the back surface.

Abstract: A self-stabilizing hoist apparatus for a lifting system is provided for re-positioning articles which, due to their weight and form, are not readily movable manually. The apparatus includes a support section, a collar section, and a plurality of stabilization members. The support section is adapted for securement to the lifting system, and the collar section is coupled to the support section by the plurality of stabilization members which extend therebetween. The collar section is reconfigurable between open and closed configurations and includes a plurality of arm portions each pivotally coupled to at least one other of the arm portions. At least first and second ones of the arm portions terminate at a free end. The collar section in the closed configuration defines a loop slipped about for capturing the article. In the open configuration, free ends of the arm portions are detached from one another to interrupt the loop.

Abstract: An article gripping device including a pair of jaws including at least one movable jaw. The jaws of the pair of jaws are movable relative to each other between a first position for gripping an article and a second position associated with release of the article. The at least one movable jaw has at least two forms of actuation to achieve the first position and the second position.

Abstract: A lifter and a method for handling of a rotor blade of a wind turbine are provided. Furthermore, a rotor blade for a wind generator and a method for marking the rotor blade and a system comprising a rotor blade and a lifter are provided. The lifter comprises at least one grabbing jaw having a pair of arms carrying pads for contacting an outer surface of the rotor blade in predetermined grabbing areas. Furthermore, the lifter comprises a detector for visual inspection of an invisible mark on a surface of the rotor blade. The at least one mark indicates a position of the at least one grabbing area.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a conveying apparatus includes a finger unit, a drive belt, a first belt and a transfer belt. The finger unit includes first and second rotation units, and a projecting tip. The drive belt includes one end fixed to the finger unit and moves the finger unit in a movement direction. The first belt is provided on a first surface of the drive belt and includes one end folded at the first rotation unit to be away from the first surface and fixed to a first support unit. The second belt is provided on a second surface of the drive belt opposed to the first surface and includes one end folded at the second rotation unit to be away from the second first surface and fixed to the first support unit.

Abstract: A device for transporting a hollow body having a neck including an inner vertical orientation wall and a top edge, the device including elements for grasping the hollow body by engaging with the neck's inner wall, which are mounted at the bottom end of a rod and movably connected to the rod, the rod being movably mounted vertically between a high position and a low position. The grasping elements are movably mounted radially between: a retracted position, in which the grasping elements are inserted vertically, from top to bottom, inside the neck, without contact with the inner wall; and a deployed position, in which the grasping elements engage with the inner wall of the neck, wherein changing the position of the grasping elements from the retracted to the deployed position is controlled by the vertical movement toward the bottom of the rod, from the high to the low position.

Abstract: A holding apparatus for a fuel cell electrolyte membrane includes a support having a flat surface part which supports an electrolyte membrane on which catalyst layers are disposed, and which constitutes a membrane electrode assembly. The flat surface part has a frame-shaped recess positioned outside an outer circumference of the catalyst layers, and the recess is connected to an air-sucking section, and attracts the electrolyte membrane by sucking air in the recess.

Abstract: The conveyor system of the present invention comprises a conveyor robot having a hand and arm, and a pair of gripping jigs attached to a conveyed object. The hand of the conveyor robot comprises a body part attached to an arm, a pair of projecting parts projecting out from different positions of the body part in the same direction, hook parts provided on the pair of projecting parts, and pushing parts attached to the body part adjoining the pair of projecting parts and configured to move along the projection direction of the pair of projecting parts to generate a pushing force. Each gripping jig attached to a conveyed object comprises of a pushed part pushed by a pushing part of the hand, and a rod-shaped part caught on a hook part of the hand.

Abstract: The present invention provides a carrying device and method to easily carry several paint cans at a time from one location to another. The device comprises a carriage and a plurality of handle attachments for securing a plurality of paint cans thereto. The carriage comprises an upper portion continuous with a lower portion, a central opening and a plurality of cavities located on the lower portion, each of which houses each of the plurality of handle-attachments therein. The upper portion of the carriage has a plurality of finger indentations for a user to place fingers when holding the device so that carrying the device is easy and comfortable. The device is configured so that the plurality of paint cans is balanced evenly across the length of the device to prevent tipping of the device as well as to increase the ease of carrying the paint cans.

Abstract: A robotic finger is provided. The robotic finger includes a first member that has a plurality of rigid sections that are rotatably connected end-to-end through respective first joints. The robotic finger also includes a second member that has a plurality of flexible sections that are connected end-to-end at respective second joints. The robotic finger also includes a plurality of linkages connecting the first member and the second member so as to align the plurality of flexible sections with the plurality of rigid sections side-by-side, and a respective linkage connects a respective first joint of the first member to a respective second joint of the second member. The robotic finger further includes a fingertip section that connects a distal end the first member to a distal end of the second member.

Abstract: Devices and methods for collecting pet droppings into bags and disposing of them in a way that the user and equipment avoid contact with the droppings are disclosed. In one embodiment, the mouth of an open bag is placed over the dropping and elastic cords manipulated by a remote handle wrap around the waste bag and closes its opening to snare the droppings. In another embodiment, two jaws are configured for sideways movement and to close over the dropping by a remote handle. A collection bag is placed inside the jaws with its rim wrapped around the jaws in a way that closing the jaws ensnares the droppings inside the bag.

Abstract: A grasping apparatus for grasping an object includes at least two grasping portions and at least two pressure sensing mechanisms disposed in the corresponding grasping portions. The pressure sensing mechanism detects a grasping force between the grasping portions while grasping the object. The pressure sensing mechanism includes two parallel metal films and an elastic portion therebetween. The elastic portion deforms to decrease the distance between the metal films for sensing the grasping force.

Abstract: A chip supplying apparatus supplies a chip to a mounting machine which mounts the chip on a substrate is disclosed. The chip supplying apparatus includes wafer table which holds a wafer sheet at a position where an operation head of the mounting machine can receive the chip. In the chip supplying apparatus, the wafer table is provided with a frame, a stopper which is fixed to the center of a front portion of the frame and abuts against a front end of the wafer sheet, and a pair of clamp mechanisms which is supported by the frame and which clamps both side ends of the wafer sheet. In the chip supplying apparatus, a position of the pair of clamp mechanisms in a right-and-left direction with respect to the frame can be changed in multiple steps.

Abstract: A pet feces collection bag comprises a carrier plate, a handle portion, and a bag. The handle portion, formed as a frame structure, is coupled to two corresponding sides of a periphery of the carrier plate and extends outward therefrom thereby defining the carrier plate into a front part having a first predetermined length and a rear part having a second predetermined length along a specific direction, wherein the first predetermined length is smaller than the second predetermined length. The bag is connected to peripheries of the handle portion and the rear part by a predetermined connection manner. The handle portion is operated to rotate around the carrier plate within 360 degrees about a specific axis whereby an opening of the bag is selectively to be opened or closed. The carrier plate and the handle portion are formed as one-piece unit.

Abstract: A lower robotic arm includes a base structure, a plurality of digits, and a plurality of tendons. The digits each include first, second, third, and fourth phalanges. Each digit is operatively attached to the base structure at the respective first phalange. A first joint operatively connects the first and second phalange to define a first axis, a second operatively connects the second and third phalange to define a second axis, and a third joint operatively connects the third and fourth phalange to define a third axis, such that the phalanges are selectively rotatable relative to the adjacent phalange, about the respective axis. The tendons are operatively connected to a respective one of the fourth phalanges. Each tendon selectively applies a first torque to the respective fourth phalange to urge the respective phalanges to rotate in a first direction about the respective axes.

Abstract: A gripper section for use with a clamp arm for use with automated machinery. The gripper section includes a plurality of beam members which extend from a base, with each beam member of the plurality of beam members having a fixed end and a free end. The gripper section also includes a plurality of gripper surfaces proximate to the free ends, with each gripper surface attached to a respective beam member of the plurality of beam member. Each gripper surface of the plurality of gripper surfaces and its respective beam member move independently of the other plurality of gripper surfaces and plurality of beam members. Wherein the plurality of gripper surfaces and the plurality of beam members conform to the shape of an object/part to be manipulated by the gripper section.

Abstract: A method and device for unstacking a stack of trays, each tray having pockets and edge portions. A holder frame above the stack has suction heads which engage the eggs of the uppermost tray of the stack. A carrier unit above the holder frame has oppositely opposed grippers which engage sides of the uppermost tray. The holder frame is connected to the carrier unit by one or more spacer rods which are freely moveable in a channel in the carrier unit so as to permit three degrees of movement relative thereto. The carrier unit may also be moveably suspended in a second carrier unit above it. Support rods may extend downwardly from the carrier unit to engage the tray.

Abstract: Examples described here include a device that has a housing defining a cavity, and a force sensor. The device also includes a first hydraulic actuator positioned in the cavity, and a second hydraulic actuator positioned in the cavity. The first and second hydraulic actuators move between respectively relaxing modes and thrusting modes along respective longitudinal axes. The longitudinal axis of the first hydraulic actuator is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the second hydraulic actuator. The device also includes a first actuated member coupled to the first hydraulic actuator, and a second actuated member coupled to the second hydraulic actuator.