Yoshihito WAKEBE has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Abstract: A robot including an arm, a force sensor attached to a distal end portion of the arm, a support member attached to the force sensor, a tool supported by the support member, a plurality of protruding portions for detecting posture, which protrude from the support member, and a controller which determines a situation where all of the protruding portions are in contact with a work object on which the tool performs a predetermined work based on detected values of the force sensor.
Abstract: A robot including an arm, a force sensor attached to a distal end portion of the arm, a support member attached to the force sensor, a tool supported by the support member, a plurality of protruding portions for detecting posture, which protrude from the support member, and a controller which determines a situation where all of the protruding portions are in contact with a work object on which the tool performs a predetermined work based on detected values of the force sensor.