Abstract: A flight planning system for providing a flight planning tool comprises a memory device for storing flight information and one or more hardware processors configured to: receive a flight plan, access a calendar of events, determine events corresponding to dates associated with the flight plan, and provide a notification of the events on an interactive user interface.

Abstract: A method includes generating movement signals indicative of sensed movement of a powered system in one or more directions and generating fluid level signals indicative of a sensed amount of fluid in the powered system. The method also includes, with one or more processors, receiving the movement signals and the fluid level signals from one or more accelerometers and a fluid level sensor, wherein the one or more processors also configured to filter at least some of the movement signals based on a speed at which the powered system operates. The method also includes, with a first antenna of the sensor assembly, wirelessly communicating one or more of the movement signals or the amount of fluid to a remote location.

Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for venue detection. In aspects, a mobile device comprising a set of sensors may collect and store sensor data from in response to a detected movement event or user interaction data. The sensor data may be used to generate a set of candidate venues corresponding to the location of the mobile device. The candidate venues may be provided to a venue detection system. The venue detection system may process the candidate venues to generate a set of features. The set of features may be applied to, and/or used to generate, one or more probabilistic models. The probabilistic models may generate confidence metrics for each of the candidate venues. In some aspects, the top ‘N’ venues may be selected from the set. The top ‘N’ venues may then be presented to the user and/or used to effect one or more actions.

Abstract: A computerized method for estimating joint friction in a joint of a robotic wrist of an end effector. Sensor measurements of force or torque in a transmission that mechanically couples a robotic wrist to an actuator, are produced. Joint friction in a joint of the robotic wrist that is driven by the actuator is computed by applying the sensor measurements of force or torque to a closed form mathematical expression that relates transmission force or torque variables to a joint friction variable. A tracking error of the end effector is also computed, using a closed form mathematical expression that relates the joint friction variable to the tracking error. Other aspects are also described and claimed.

Abstract: Provided are a method and robot device for sharing object data. The method, performed by a robot device, of sharing object data includes: obtaining sensing data related to objects in a certain space; classifying the obtained sensing data into a plurality of pieces of object data based on properties of the objects; selecting another robot device from among at least one other robot device; selecting object data to be provided to the selected robot device from among the classified plurality of pieces of object data; and transmitting the selected object data to the selected robot device, wherein the classifying of the sensing data into a plurality of pieces object data includes generating a plurality of data layers including the classified plurality of pieces of object data.

Abstract: An operation tool includes a grasping mechanism that grasps a wire harness. The grasping mechanism includes a plurality of chuck parts that grasp a wire member, and two clamping members that are arranged so as to face each other in order to sandwich the wire member. A drive device of the grasping mechanism includes a movement mechanism that moves the second clamping member toward the first clamping member. The drive device includes a rotation mechanism that moves the first clamping member so as to rotate the wire member while the wire member is grasped by the chuck parts.

Abstract: A component mounting device is capable of mounting a component having a feature portion on an upper surface, on a board. The component mounting device picks up a component by a pickup member and loads the picked-up component on a temporary loading stand at an angle substantially equal to a target mounting angle to the board. Subsequently, the component mounting device images the upper surface of the loaded component by an upper imaging device and picks up again the loaded component. Then, the component mounting device mounts the component picked up again at the target mounting angle at the target mounting position corrected based on the positional deviation amount of the feature portion recognized by the upper surface image of the imaged upper surface.

Abstract: An article conveying system includes a tray that is disposed on a floor surface and on which an article to be conveyed is mounted, a robot provided with a force sensor that detects an external force, a frictional force reduction device provided in at least one of the floor surface or the tray, to adjust a frictional force between the floor surface and the tray, and a controller that controls the robot to apply a lateral load to the tray and thereby slide the tray on the floor surface, and controls the frictional force reduction device based on a magnitude of the external force in a direction of the lateral load that is detected by the force sensor when the lateral load is applied.

Abstract: Passenger drone air traffic control and monitoring systems and methods implemented by a consolidated system include communicating with an Air Traffic Control (ATC) system which is executed on a plurality of servers, wherein the ATC system is configured to communicate with a plurality of passenger drones in a geographic or zone coverage; consolidating data from the plurality of servers to provide a visualization of a larger geography comprising a plurality of geographic or zone coverages; providing the visualization via a Graphical User Interface (GUI); and performing one or more functions via the GUI for air traffic control and monitoring at any of a high-level and an individual passenger drone level.

Abstract: A robot system including a robot and a control device that controls the robot. The robot includes a first member, a second member that is rotationally driven around a predetermined first axis relative to the first member, and a first torque detector that detects a torque around the first axis. The control device includes an external-force upper-limit-value estimator that estimates an external-force upper limit value serving as an assumable upper limit value for an external force acting on the second member based on the torque detected by the first torque detector, and controls the robot to avoid an increase in the external force when the estimated external-force upper limit value is larger than a predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: The automatic machine includes a movable member driven by a motor, a tool that is attached to the movable member and includes a movable mechanism that operates independently of the movable member, a sensor that is attached to the movable mechanism and measures a location of the movable mechanism, and a processor configured to detect, based on a location of the movable mechanism measured by the sensor when the motor is controlled in accordance with a command to move the tool to a target location and on an amount of movement of the movable mechanism from a reference point, detects a first location in a case in which the movable mechanism is virtually fixed to the reference point, and calculate a correction amount for a control amount of the motor in such a way as to decrease a difference between the target location and the first location.

Abstract: An interactive laboratory robotic system is described that includes devices for use in a laboratory including a robotic assistant that can perform tasks and that can be controlled and configured by humans. The robot may assist personnel in performing repetitive tasks within a laboratory, and capture and store transactional and analytical data, such as during a DNA sequencing process. The robot may include sensors and/or cameras to detect, recognize, and track objects in an environment, and a manipulable arm having a hand for grasping objects. Other components of the system may include a sample tray graspable by the robot; a tray carriage for holding sample trays within equipment; an interactive shelf for holding sample trays; a mobile cart for mating with and charging the robot; and an accessory unit to enable the robot to open doors of equipment. The system may help to reduce or eliminate mistakes by personnel.

Abstract: A workpiece transport robot configured to determine whether a workpiece gripping failure has occurred, the workpiece transport robot including a transport robot main body having a driving mechanism configured to move a held workpiece; a robot hand having a first chuck and a second chuck configured to grip workpieces on both front and back faces of the robot hand; a robot hand rotating mechanism configured to axially support the robot hand and position the robot hand in a rotational direction with a servomotor, the robot hand supported with the transport robot main body via a rotation shaft to which first chuck and second chuck are symmetrically positioned, and a control device configured to compare measurement state information of the robot hand, of which information being based on torque information obtained by measuring and driving the servomotor; with workpiece gripping information obtained from a work program of the robot hand.

Abstract: Provided are a method for rapidly determining a warehousing map, a device, a storage medium and a robot. The method includes: generating a warehouse map of a warehouse; acquiring a motion position and pose of the robot, and acquiring information of a mark on a rack collected by an image collection sensor on the robot; determining a mark position of the mark; determining a rack position of the rack and a depositary place position of each depositary place on the rack; and determining a warehousing map of the warehouse. The method can rapidly create the warehousing map in the warehouse, and position accuracy of the depositary place in the warehousing map is high.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, to share information in a community of robots and users to perform tasks. In one aspect, a method includes registering a plurality of robots in a system including creating for each robot a robot profile; publishing the robot profile; collecting operational data related to performance of tasks, the operational data including situational awareness information from at least a first of the plurality of registered robots; evaluating the collected operational data including performing statistical analysis, modeling, and extrapolation using the collected operational data; and in response to a request to transfer relevant data to at least a second of the plurality of registered robots, determining relevant data from the evaluated collected operational data, the relevant data including at least a portion of the situational awareness information; and sending the relevant data to at least the second registered robot.

Abstract: There is provided a method of controlling a robot within an environment comprising: i) receiving, from a 3D scanner, data relating to at least a portion of the environment for constructing a 3D point cloud representing at least a portion of the environment; ii) comparing the 3D point cloud to a virtual 3D model of the environment and, based upon the comparison, determining a position of the robot; then iii) determining a movement trajectory for the robot based upon the determined position of the robot. Also provided is a control apparatus and a robot control system.

Abstract: To perform a start-up operation of robots more simply than conventionally. A programming device includes: a program generation unit that generates a program for causing a predetermined operation passing through a plurality of movement destination points to be executed by a robot; a robot control unit that causes the predetermined operation to be executed by the robot according to control based on the program; an image acquisition unit that acquires a photographed image capturing a reference point that is arranged at a position having a predetermined relative relationship with a position of the movement destination point; and a movement destination point correction unit that corrects information of the movement destination point included in the program, based on the photographed image and the predetermined relative relationship, in which the robot control unit controls the robot based on corrected information of the movement destination point.

Abstract: Provided is a robot calibration method for calibrating a position of an arm tip of a robot, the method including measuring a relative positional relationship between a first link and a second link on opposite ends of at least three links which are connected to each other so as to execute collective calibration for at least two joint axes between the at least three links, measuring a relative positional relationship between a base and a link connected to the base to execute independent calibration for a joint axis between the base and the link, or measuring a relative positional relationship between the first link and another link as to execute independent calibration for a joint axis between the first link and the other link, and calibrating the position of the arm tip based on the collective and the independent calibrations.

Abstract: Systems and methods for package pickup and delivery include, in an air traffic control system configured to manage Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) flight in a geographic region, communicating to one or more UAVs over one or more wireless networks, wherein the one or more UAVs are configured to constrain flight based on coverage of the one or more wireless networks; receiving a delivery request from a company specifying a pickup location, a package, and a delivery location; selecting a UAV of the one or more UAVs for the delivery requests; and directing the UAV to pick up the package at the pickup location and to deliver the package to the delivery location, wherein the air traffic control system provides a flight plan to the UAV based on the delivery request.

Abstract: Provided is a control system of an industrial robot that enables a robot to be stopped safely while reducing a load on a mechanical unit and avoiding interference with the peripheral environment when a command for which an excessive load is applied to the mechanical unit of the robot is received.