Abstract: A working robot, which is able to perform a required operation by locating a tool on a working position of a moving object, comprises a robot body moving with the object according to the movement of the object with more than one degree of freedom; an actuator mounted on a free end of the robot body and including a tool mounting unit, on which the tool is mounted, connected by a passive joint which reacts passively to small displacement of the object for locating the tool on the working position; and a control device for controlling the robot body, the actuator, and the tool.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 18, 2002
Date of Patent:
June 26, 2007
Assignee:
Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Inventors:
Mun-Sang Kim, Sung-Chul Kang, Chang-Hyun Cho, Hyun-Oh Shin, Jea-Sun Kim, Yo-Ha Hwang