Abstract: The present disclosure provides a humanoid robot with an arrangement of components that allows the robot to mimic the movements, functionality and capabilities of a human being. The robot includes a torso having a side portion and a vent opening positioned near said side portion, and a fan positioned within an extent of the torso that is configured to generate an air flow path through the torso to prevent overheating of internal components. A central processing unit (CPU) is coupled to a first printed circuit board. A first extent of a heat sink is thermally coupled to the CPU and a second extent is positioned within the air flow path. A graphical processing unit (GPU) is coupled to a second printed circuit board. A first extent of a second heat sink is thermally coupled to the GPU and a second extent is positioned within the air flow path.

Abstract: A gearshift lever assembly includes a support base, a lever body coupled to the support base in a movable manner along a path comprising a plurality of predetermined positions relative to the support base, a first magnet fixed with respect to the lever body and having a first magnetic pole, and at least one corresponding second magnet for each one of said predetermined positions, the second magnet having a relative second magnetic pole opposite the first magnetic pole and being carried by the support base in a relative fixed position, such that said second pole magnetically co-operates with the first pole when the lever body is in the corresponding predetermined position between said predetermined positions, so that the corresponding second magnet exerts a magnetic attraction upon the first magnet.

Abstract: Provided is a parallel link mechanism that realizes both coupled drive and gravitationally decoupled reduction. The parallel link mechanism 10A includes a first parallel link portion 47 (40, 41, 42) swingably connected at a base end to a second movable body 30, a second parallel link portion 48 (42, 43, 44) swingably connected at a base end to a tip end of the first parallel link portion 47, a first arm portion 45 rotatably connected at a base end to a first movable body 20 and rotatably connected at a tip end to the second parallel link portion 48 at an intermediate position, a second arm portion 46a rotatably connected at a base end to the second movable body 30 and rotatably connected at a tip end to the first arm portion 45 at an intermediate position, and linear motion units 60 and 70 capable of moving the movable bodies 20 and 30 up and down individually. The second parallel link portion 48 is swingably connected at a tip end to an end-effector 50.

Abstract: A drive device includes a housing having a first housing part and a second housing part. The first housing part is axially movable in relation to the second housing part along a longitudinal axis of the housing. The drive device includes a preloading means located in the housing for axially preloading the first housing part with respect to the second housing part; a spindle rod coupled to one of the first housing part and the second housing part; and a spindle nut. The spindle nut is in threaded engagement with the spindle rod and is coupled to the other one of the first housing part and the second housing part. A stop part is at least indirectly connected to the first housing part, and a first end of the preloading means rests against the stop part.

Abstract: A drive assembly of a surgical robotic system is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the drive assembly includes a first drive unit having a first drive unit face, a second drive unit having a second drive unit face, and a third drive unit having a third drive unit face. Each drive unit may include a plurality of motors configured to rotate a corresponding one of a plurality of drive elements about rotational axes perpendicular to the respective the respective drive unit face. the first drive unit, the second drive unit, and the third drive unit configured to be positioned about the drive assembly common axis with respect to a vertical plane passing through the drive assembly common axis such that an orientation and position of the first drive unit face mirrors those of second drive unit face, and the third drive unit face is bisected by the vertical plane.

Abstract: In the present disclosure, systems and apparatuses of a low deflection end-of-arm tooling configured to interface with robots are described. In one aspect, an apparatus may include a shaft with dimensions that include a length greater than a width and having lengthwise distal and proximal ends, and the distal end may be configured to interface with a tool. The apparatus may further includes a flange connected to the proximal end of the shaft and configured to interface with a robotic arm. The apparatus may further include a tool located at the proximal end of the shaft and configured to interface with a plurality of parts associated with vehicular assembly. The shaft may be configured to resist deformation beyond a configured amount when a respective load is applied by each part of the plurality of parts retained by the tool.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a three-in-one fitness equipment, including a weight box configured for receiving at least one weight plate, a first installation position provided on one end of the weight box and configured for installing a handle thereon, and a second installation position provided at a center of bottom of the weight box and configured for connecting to a rod-shaped holding member. The fitness equipment is a kettlebell when the first installation position is installed with the handle, and the fitness equipment is a dumbbell or a barbell when the second installation position is connected to the rod-shaped holding member. The present disclosure provides the weight box as a foundation component configured for assembling with a handle or a rod, and further provides a locking device to fulfill the quick assembly of the box body and the box base when converting a dumbbell or barbell into a kettlebell.

Abstract: A parallel link robot according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a plurality of arm units and a movable part commonly connected to distal ends of the plurality of arm units. Each of the arm units includes a pedestal, a first arm rotatably supported on the pedestal, a second arm rotatably connected to the first arm, a motor installed in the pedestal, and a reduction gear installed in the pedestal and configured to transmit rotation of the motor to the first arm. The pedestal is provided with a mounting structure for individually mounting the arm unit to an external trestle. The pedestal is equipped with a cable connector for ensuring a direct connection with an external control device.

Abstract: There is provided a battery supporting structure to be provided in a vessel, the battery supporting structure including a supporting part that supports a battery, wherein the supporting part is movable between below and above a deck of the vessel by rotating around a rotary shaft provided in the vessel.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a range input device and a shift by wire control device. The range input device accepts an operation of a gear shift lever by a driver. The shift by wire control device switches a transmission range including first and second ranges in response to the operation. The range input device has first and second range areas corresponding to the first and second ranges, respectively. When operated, the gear shift lever passes through the second range area to reach the first range area. The shift by wire control device measures a residence time at the second range area, switches the transmission range to the second range when the residence time is at least a switching time, and corrects the switching time based on the residence time when the gear shift lever is moved to the first range area after the transmission range is switched to the second range.

Abstract: In a column-type electronic shift control apparatus of which position may be varied not only by driving a driving unit but also by a predetermined amount of external force, and which may prevent unintentional shifting when the position is changed by the predetermined amount of external force, and a method for controlling the same, the shift control apparatus includes a housing; a column module including a module body rotatably coupled to the housing, and a shift lever rotatably hinged relative to the module body and protruding from the housing; and a driving unit provided in the housing and engaged to the module body to rotate the module body.

Abstract: A robot in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present technology includes a leg assembly. The leg assembly defines a kinematic chain and includes a joint, a proximal link proximal to the joint along the kinematic chain, and a distal link distal to the joint along the kinematic chain. The joint is configured to allow for relative rotation between the proximal and distal links about a joint axis. The leg assembly also includes wiring extending between the proximal and distal links. The wiring includes slack and defines a wiring length and a rotational orientation perpendicular to the wiring length. The leg assembly further includes proximal and distal retainers carried by the proximal and distal links, respectively. The proximal and distal retainers are resilient and configured to register rotational orientations of the wiring at proximal and distal end portions, respectively, of the slack.

Abstract: A shift-by-wire transmission system includes a gear shifting operation portion provided at an end portion of a body and configured to shift a gear, a housing provided inside the body, a haptic element provided in contact with the housing and configured to generate a vibration when the gear is shifted to a predetermined gear shifting stage to transmit the vibration to the housing, and a groove member coupled to the gear shifting operation portion and configured to operate in conjunction with a gear shifting operation of the gear shifting operation portion and transmit the vibration of the haptic element, which is transmitted to the housing, to the gear shifting operation portion by constantly maintaining a state in contact with the housing.

Abstract: A robot apparatus according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a robot body and a transfer leg for transferring the robot body. The robot body includes a robot arm mechanism and a sensor device for detecting an external force applied to the robot arm mechanism. The sensor device includes a sensor bottom plate to be installed on a robot installation table, a sensor top plate attached to the bottom surface of a base of the robot arm mechanism, and a sensor body for detecting the displacement between the sensor bottom plate and the sensor top plate. The transfer leg is configured to be able to fix the base or the sensor top plate to a transfer table in such a manner as to prevent the sensor bottom plate from coming into contact with the transfer table.

Abstract: A supernumerary robotic limb (SRL) system can include a plurality of rigid links, a joint that connects one rigid link to another rigid link in the plurality of rigid arms, and two variable stiffness actuators (VSAs) configured to drive the plurality of rigid links in order to complete at least one task. The VSAs can exhibit infinite rotation and infinite stiffness. The VSAs can include an output link. Additionally, the VSAs can include a set of elastic elements mounted on the output link. The VSAs can include an input link configured to provide kinetic energy for the output link. The VSAs can include a dynamic chassis configured to connect with the input link. Additionally, the VSAs can include a stiffness adjustor included in the dynamic chassis and configured to adjust an elastic transmission between at least one elastic element of the set of elastic elements and the output link.

Abstract: A robot includes a first link, a driving device configured to cause the first link to rotate, a transmission member configured to transmit a rotation of the driving device, a first stopper provided on the first link, and a second stopper provided on the transmission member, wherein the first stopper and the second stopper are brought into contact with each other by a relative movement between the first link and the transmission member.

Abstract: The invention includes a screw actuator. The screw actuator includes a screw having a screw shaft and a screw nut. The screw shaft defines a first longitudinal axis along its length. The screw nut at least partially surrounds the screw shaft. The screw actuator includes a motor having a stator and a rotor. The rotor is mechanically coupled to the screw shaft. The stator at least partially surrounds the rotor. The screw actuator includes a first rigid member having a length dimension oriented along the first longitudinal axis. The screw actuator includes a second rigid member mechanically constrained relative to the first rigid member. The second rigid member is configured to move along a direction of the first longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A drive for a harmonic gear assembly, comprising an input shaft having a shaft axis (A) and an epicyclic carrier unit removably mounted around, and coaxial with the input shaft, the epicyclic carrier unit comprising a carrier having an interior circumference designed to match the outer circumference of the shaft and further comprising a first roller assembly mounted at a first location around the circumference of the carrier unit and comprising a first roller shaft extending substantially parallel to the shaft axis and a first roller rotatably mounted around the first rotor shaft, and a second roller assembly mounted at a second location around the circumference of the carrier unit and comprising a second roller shaft extending substantially parallel to the shaft axis and a second roller rotatably mounted around the second rotor shaft, the first and second rollers extending radially outwards from the carrier to define a major axis between the radially outer surfaces of the first and second rollers, and wherei

Abstract: A joint structure for a robot includes a hollow first member, a second member, and an actuator that relatively rotates the first member and the second member about a first axis. The actuator includes a motor that is housed in the first member and that rotates a shaft about a second axis intersecting the first axis. A reducer decelerates a rotation of the shaft to transmit the rotation to the second member, and a power transmission mechanism transmits power from the motor to the reducer. The power transmission mechanism includes a first gear fixed to the shaft, a second gear coaxially mounted on the reducer meshes with the first gear, and a holder mounts the first gear so as to be positionally adjustable in a direction along the second axis and mounts the second gear so as to be positionally adjustable in a direction along the first axis.

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a driving device for driving a swing member which has a driving power source, a power transmission assembly driven by the driving power source, a screw assembly and a clutch assembly arranged between the power transmission assembly and the screw assembly. The screw assembly has a nut and a screw rod screwed with each other. The screw rod has an end connected with the swing member. The nut can be operated by the clutch assembly to connected to or release the power transmission assembly. When the nut is connected to the power transmission assembly, the power transmission assembly is driven by the driving power source, so that the nut is driven by the power transmission assembly to move the screw rod and allow the swing member to be operated by an external force in any status during a power-driven operation of opening or closing.