Abstract: A drug solution inspection device includes a jig that mounts thereon a syringe containing a drug solution, an imaging unit that captures an image of the syringe mounted on the jig, an exposure unit that performs exposure on the syringe mounted on the jig, and a first control unit that controls the imaging unit and the exposure unit to acquire inspection information. In order to inspect an amount of the drug solution in the syringe, the first control unit transmits the captured image of the syringe while changing an exposure state of the exposure unit.

Abstract: A drug solution inspection device includes a jig that mounts thereon a syringe containing a drug solution, an imaging unit that captures an image of the syringe mounted on the jig, an exposure unit that performs exposure on the syringe mounted on the jig, and a first control unit that controls the imaging unit and the exposure unit to acquire inspection information. In order to inspect an amount of the drug solution in the syringe, the first control unit transmits the captured image of the syringe while changing an exposure state of the exposure unit.

Abstract: A transfer robot for accommodating and transferring a transferred object has a transfer route storage section, a movement mechanism section, and a security level setting section. The transfer route storage section stores a transfer route having been set up at least on the basis of transfer destination information for the transferred object. The movement mechanism section causes the transfer robot to move toward a transfer destination on the basis of the transfer route. The security level setting section switches a security level of the transfer robot under movement on the basis of a zone level defined beforehand by each region in the transfer route, present position information of the transfer robot, and type information of the transferred object.

Abstract: A robot arm is provided with an end effecter for grasping an object and a force sensor for detecting a force acted upon the end effecter. In the state in which end effecter grasps an object, when there is a change in the force acting on the end effecter detected by the force sensor, outputted is a signal for releasing the force of the end effecter grasping the object. The object grasped by the end effecter can be taken out as if the object were handed from person over to person.

Abstract: A method of controlling movement of a mobile robot for realizing safe and appropriate accompanying behavior to follow an accompanied target includes detecting at least a position of the accompanied target, and controlling the movement of the mobile robot, based on the detected position of the accompanied target, so that the mobile robot moves along a path that is parallel to a moving direction of the accompanied target.

Abstract: In a control method of a multi-jointed manipulator, the manipulator is controlled through a process to transmit a difference between an end position of the manipulator and a target position to the joint axes, and a process to adjust joint displacements and joint velocities of the joint axes independently of one another of the joint axes based on the difference, these processes being repeated until the end position coincides with the target position. By such a manipulator control method, there can be realized position control which is robust against ambient environments and which is easy to achieve even with redundancy or nonlinear drive elements involved.

Abstract: A method for making a mobile unit accompany an objective person moves the mobile unit in correspondence with movement of the objective person and executes control so that the mobile unit moves along the walking direction of the objective person by detecting the foot landing of the objective person, detecting the walking speed and the walking direction of the objective person, and predicting the predictive walking range of the objective person on the basis of the detected information of the walking direction and the foot landing.

Abstract: A robot arm is provided with an end effecter for grasping an object and a force sensor for detecting a force acted upon the end effecter. In the state in which end effecter grasps an object, when there is a change in the force acting on the end effecter detected by the force sensor, outputted is a signal for releasing the force of the end effecter grasping the object. The object grasped by the end effecter can be taken out as if the object were handed from person over to person.

Abstract: A transfer robot 1 for accommodating and transferring a transferred object has a transfer route storage section 23, a movement mechanism section 24, and a security level setting section 29. The transfer route storage section 23 stores a transfer route having been set up at least on the basis of transfer destination information for the transferred object. The movement mechanism section 24 causes the transfer robot to move toward a transfer destination on the basis of the transfer route. The security level setting section 29 switches a security level of the transfer robot 1 under movement on the basis of a zone level defined beforehand by each region in the transfer route, present position information of the transfer robot, and type information of the transferred object.

Abstract: A robot arm is provided with an end effecter for grasping an object and a force sensor for detecting a force acted upon the end effecter. In the state in which end effecter grasps an object, when there is a change in the force acting on the end effecter detected by the force sensor, outputted is a signal for releasing the force of the end effecter grasping the object. The object grasped by the end effecter can be taken out as if the object were handed from person over to person.

Abstract: A method of controlling a movement of a mobile robot for realizing safe and appropriate accompanying behavior to follow an accompanied target includes detecting at least a position of the accompanied target, and controlling the movement of the mobile robot, based on the detected position of the accompanied target, so that the mobile robot moves along a path that is parallel to a moving direction of the accompanied target.

Abstract: A method for making a mobile unit accompany an objective person moves the mobile unit in correspondence with movement of the objective person and executes control so that the mobile unit moves along the walking direction of the objective person by detecting the foot landing of the objective person, detecting the walking speed and the walking direction of the objective person, and predicting the predictive walking range of the objective person on the basis of the detected information of the walking direction and the foot landing.

Abstract: A mobile robot having a movable main unit section, a self location measurement unit for measuring a self location of the main unit section, a map database for storing map information on a travel range of the main unit section to a travel destination, a virtual sensor information calculation unit for extracting information on obstacles to movement of the main unit section in an arbitrary detection region on the map information based on self location information measured by the self location measurement unit and the map information stored in the map database, and for calculating virtual sensor calculation information, and a route calculation unit for calculating a travel route for the main unit section to travel based on the virtual sensor calculation information calculated by the virtual sensor information calculation unit.

Abstract: In a method of teaching a traveling path to a robot, when a self-propelled robot learns a traveling path, automatic processing is performed as follows: an instructor only follows the traveling path, and the self-propelled robot set at a learning mode follows the traveling path of the instructor and determines path teaching data. Thus, it is possible to teach a path to the self-propelled robot without the necessity for the instructor to directly edit position data.

Abstract: A robot arm is provided with an end effecter for grasping an object and a force sensor for detecting a force acted upon the end effecter. In the state in which end effecter grasps an object, when there is a change in the force acting on the end effecter detected by the force sensor, outputted is a signal for releasing the force of the end effecter grasping the object. The object grasped by the end effecter can be taken out as if the object were handed from person over to person.