Abstract: A robot teaching device capable of simplifying a work involved in teaching a robot. The robot teaching device includes a position data storing section configured to store target position data for a robot; an operation instruction storing section configured to store an operation instruction for arranging the robot at a target position, the operation instruction not including the target position data; and a position data writing section configured to acquire current position data of the robot when the operation instruction is input, the position data writing section further configured to write, to the position data storing section, the current position data as the target position data together with a unique identifier, in which the identifier of the target position data is automatically given to the operation instruction being input to teach an operation to the robot.

Abstract: A robot may include a driving motor, a communication interface configured to communicate with an elevator control device, at least one sensor configured to sense an internal space of an elevator and a processor configured to determine whether boarding on the elevator is possible based on data received from the elevator control device or sensing data of the at least one sensor, set a boarding position based on information on the internal space of the elevator obtained through the communication interface or the at least one sensor when the boarding on the elevator is possible, and control the driving motor to move to the set boarding position.

Abstract: A method for planning a manipulation task of an agent, particularly a robot. The method includes: learning a number of manipulation skills wherein a symbolic abstraction of the respective manipulation skill is generated; determining a concatenated sequence of manipulation skills selected from the number of learned manipulation skills based on their symbolic abstraction so that a given goal specification indicating a given complex manipulation task is satisfied; and executing the sequence of manipulation skills.

Abstract: An alarm notification system configured to assist an operator so that the operator can effectively carry out a teaching operation, etc. The alarm notification system includes: a storing section configured to, with respect to a past alarm which occurred when a program generated by a teach pendant was executed, store alarm data including a name of the program and a number of a line of the program when the alarm occurred; a judging section configured to judge as to whether or not an alarm prediction condition using the alarm data stored in the storing section is satisfied, when the program is executed again; and an alarm predicting section configured to notify the operator who is carrying out teaching of the robot of alarm information relating to the alarm, when the alarm prediction condition is satisfied.

Abstract: A method of protecting humans in an environment of a moving machine is provided that comprises the environment being monitored by means of a protective device that is configured to detect one or more kinematic parameters of a respective object located in the environment and controlling the moving machine in dependence on detected kinematic parameters of the respective object to initiate a protective measure. The protective equipment here detects the polarization properties and a movement modulation of the respective object in dependence on which the respective object is classified with respect to whether the respective object is a human. In particular only when the respective object was classified as a human, the protective equipment controls the moving machine to initiate the protective measure in dependence on detected kinematic parameters of this respective object.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method, apparatus, device, and storage medium for controlling a guide robot, and relate to the field of artificial intelligence, robots, and multi-sensor fusion technologies. A specific embodiment of the method includes: acquiring a state of the guide robot, a state of a user, and a position of an obstacle; generating a state update equation for a combined system of the guide robot and the user based on the state of the guide robot and the state of the user; generating a collision-free global path based on the position of the obstacle; generating a control command based on the state update equation for the combined system and the collision-free global path; and driving the guide robot to move based on the control command.

Abstract: An overshoot amount detection method includes a first step of generating a first signal from a first detection signal output from an inertial sensor that detects inertia in a working unit of an arm to be displaced, a second step of generating a second signal using a second detection signal output from an encoder that detects an amount of displacement of the arm, and a third step of detecting an overshoot amount of the arm based on a third signal obtained by synthesis of the first signal and the second signal. The first step includes twice integration of the first detection signal and removing a low-frequency component contained in the first detection signal.

Abstract: A trajectory generation system includes a computing unit that generates a trajectory on which a mobile body or a gripper moves from a start position to a target position, and an evaluating unit that evaluates a plurality of trajectory candidates. The computing unit generates the trajectory candidates leading to a target area including the target position and its vicinity, with a plurality of degrees of freedom associated with predetermined grip conditions, within at least one of a range in which the candidates can be computed in a predetermined period, a range in which they can be computed in a predetermined processing amount, and a range in which a predetermined number of trajectory candidates can be computed. The evaluating unit conducts evaluation of the trajectory candidates generated, based on an evaluation item, and the computing unit generates the trajectory, using one trajectory candidate selected based on the evaluation.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle control device capable of suitably controlling the driving (autonomous driving or driving assistance) of a host vehicle when the host vehicle turns left from a side road into a main road (to merge into traffic). When the host vehicle is about to turn left into the main road, if the host vehicle recognizes that another vehicle is traveling along the main road behind the point [the intersection region of the side road and the main road] where the host vehicle enters the main road, then the host vehicle determines a risk that is associated with the other vehicle and that is dependent on the traveling position of the other vehicle, and determines whether or not to enter the main road, on the basis of the determined risk associated with the other vehicle.