Abstract: A pad handle assembly having a head and a handle. The handle has an elongated member with a pressure block connected to one end. A pad support block is removably connected to the pressure block to selectively secure a pad around the pad support block.

Abstract: A tool cabinet includes a cabinet body having two guide rails, a movable storage unit having two extension members that are coupled respectively to the guide rails, two lifting units, and two driving units. Each lifting units has a guide tube mounted to one of the cabinet body and the storage unit, a threaded member non-rotatably connected to the guide tube, and a threaded rod mounted to the other one of the cabinet body and the storage unit and connected threadedly to the threaded member, such that rotation of the threaded rods drives the movement of the storage unit between lowered and lifted positions. The driving units are configured to synchronously drive the rotations of the threaded rods of the lifting units.

Abstract: A holder for supporting an elongated tool in an upright position on a planar surface. The holder comprises a body defined by a semicircular or semielliptical section of a longitudinal section of a hollow cylinder, the body having a thickness from an interior wall to an exterior wall, the holder configured to stand with the radius of the semicircular or semielliptical section perpendicular to the planar surface. A through-hole in the body is sized to accommodate a periphery of the tool. A tool and holder system may include the holder and an elongated tool having a generally cylindrical geometry, such as a curing tool configured to emit radiation having a predetermined wavelength for curing a dental resin.

Abstract: An attitude-supporting apparatus of a wearable robot includes an actuator for generating a hydraulic pressure by a worker's direct manipulation, and a driving unit including, the driving unit including: an inner component and an outer component capable of relatively rotating, and control components for controlling the relative rotations of the inner component and the outer component, wherein a motion of the control components is controlled by receiving the hydraulic pressure generated from the actuator.

Abstract: A robot bearing according to the invention for the pivotable mounting of a robot has a base (10) and a support (20) mounted thereon for the, in particular releasable, fastening of a foot (30) of the robot, the support being pivotably mounted relative to the base between an operating position and a stowage position.

Abstract: There is provided a robot for machine tool which can work with a large power and torque when necessary while not attaching a large-size motor to the robot and while having a thin arm, as well as a machine tool having the robot. An in-machine robot of a machine tool includes an input shaft, a transfer shaft, a bevel gear, and an end effector. The input shaft is connected to a tool of the machine tool, and a driving force of the tool is transferred to the end effector. The end effector is a hand or the like, and a workpiece is gripped or rotated with the hand using the driving force of the tool. A plurality of the input shafts are provided, and a suitable input shaft is connected to the tool as appropriate.

Abstract: A teaching apparatus for a manipulator is provided, including: a fixing member for fixing to the manipulator; a main body connected to the fixing member; and a handle connected to the main body. The main body includes a plurality of sensors and an operation display member, wherein at least one of the sensors is disposed on one side of the main body adjacent the fixing member and configured for sensing a force, a stress or a torque applied to the main body, and the operation display member is disposed on the other side of the main body and includes a plurality of function keys and a display screen disposed thereon. The teaching apparatus allows the path-teaching process for a manipulator to be completed quickly and easily.

Abstract: Example embodiments may relate to robot-cloud interaction. In particular, a cloud-based service may receive a query from a first robotic system including sensor data, a request for instructions to carry out a task, and information associated with a configuration of the first robotic system. The cloud-based service may then identify stored data including a procedure previously used by a second robotic system to carry out the task and information associated with a configuration of the second robotic system. The cloud-based service may then generate instructions for the first robotic system to carry out the task based at least in part on the sensor data, the procedure used by the second robotic system to carry out the task, the information associated with the configuration of the first robotic system, and the information associated with the configuration of the second robotic system.

Abstract: A robot includes an arm that rotates about a rotation axis, a motor that is provided in the arm, and an amplifier unit that includes an amplifier substrate which drives the motor and that is provided in the motor, in which, when a longitudinal direction of the arm as seen from an axial direction that is parallel to the rotation axis is a first direction and a direction orthogonal to the first direction is a second direction, the amplifier unit and the motor are arranged in a direction different from the second direction.

Abstract: A robot includes an arm that includes an arm main body and a motor and rotates about a rotation axis, and an amplifier unit that is provided in the arm and includes a drive circuit which drives the motor, in which at least a portion of the amplifier unit or the motor is positioned on the outside of the arm main body as seen from an axial direction that is parallel to the rotation axis.

Abstract: A motor unit includes a first motor and a first amplifier section including a driving circuit for driving the first motor. The first motor includes a first section configured to enable the first amplifier section to be attached to and detached from a first position and a second section configured to enable the first amplifier section to be attached to and detached from a second position different from the first position.

Abstract: A transport apparatus including a drive; a first arm connected to the drive, where the first arm includes a first link, a second link and an end effector connected in series with the drive, where the first link and the second link have different effective lengths; and a system for limiting rotation of the end effector relative to the second link to provide substantially only straight movement of the end effector relative to the drive when the first arm is extended or retracted.

Abstract: A manipulator includes first and second link arms which are connected together by a hinge. A cable actuation and tensioning system is provided between the link arms and includes a spreader arm, a driven element attached to each link arm and a cable engaged with the respective driven element and attached to the spreader arm. At least one of the arms, or all of the arms, can telescope to shorten or lengthen the arm(s) by movement of the system. The spreader arm may also be configured to slide relative to the first and second link arms to change the position of the spreader arm relative to the first and second link arms.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling the motion of a tracked robot assembly. An exemplary method comprises disposing a mobile robot assembly proximate to a fuselage of an aircraft that is being assembled, aligning a left ranging sensor of the assembly with a left target, and aligning a right ranging sensor of the assembly with a right target. The method also includes directing the assembly to traverse to a location within the aircraft fuselage at which a robot on the assembly will perform work upon the fuselage, determining a left distance between the left ranging sensor and the left target while the assembly is moving, determining a right distance between the right ranging sensor and the right target while the assembly is moving, detecting a difference between the determined distances, and adjusting a direction of motion of the assembly based on the difference.

Abstract: Example implementations may relate to methods and systems for determining a safe trajectory for movement of an object by a robotic system. According to these various implementations, the robotic system may determine at least first and second candidate trajectories for moving the object. For at least a first point along the first candidate trajectory, the robotic system may determine a predicted cost of dropping the object at the first point along the first candidate trajectory. And for at least a second point along the second candidate trajectory, the robotic system may determine a predicted cost of dropping the object at the second point along the second candidate trajectory. Then, based on these various determined predicted costs, the robotic system may select between the first and second candidates trajectories and may then move the object along the selected trajectory.

Abstract: A method for controlling at least one manipulator for carrying out a working process which is controlled by a process controller comprises the steps of: a) providing one or more working points to be approached by the manipulator, b) approaching a working point An by the manipulator, c) checking whether a subsequent working point An+1 is present and, if a subsequent working point An+1 is present, d) retrieving one or more data sets for the subsequent working point An+1 while the working process is being carried out at the working point An.

Abstract: A workpiece picking system is provided, including: a conveyor that transfers multiple workpieces in one transfer direction; a position detection unit that detects transfer positions of the workpieces transferred by the conveyor; a distributing robot that sorts the workpieces transferred by the conveyor in a single row into two rows by a predetermined rule following the movement of the conveyor by performing line tracking based on the detected transfer positions; and a pair of picking robots that pick-up the workpieces, following the movement of the conveyor by performing line tracking based on the transfer positions detected by the position detection unit, and disposing only the workpieces in one of the rows sorted by the distributing robot, in an operating range of the picking robots. The pair of picking robots are arranged in a direction orthogonal to the transfer direction of the conveyor.

Abstract: A robotic system includes a robot having an associated workspace; a vision sensor constructed to obtain a 3D image of a robot scene including a workpiece located in the workspace; and a control system communicatively coupled to the vision sensor and to the robot. The control system is configured to execute program instructions to filter the image by segmenting the image into a first image portion containing substantially only a region of interest within the robot scene, and a second image portion containing the balance of the robot scene outside the region of interest; and by storing image data associated with the first image portion. The control system is operative to control movement of the robot to perform work, on the workpiece based on the image data associated with the first image portion.

Abstract: the robot that is configured to display a third image related to a second image when a first operation is accepted and a first image is picked up and the second image included in the first image is selected, to set a condition for a process on an object whose image is picked up when an information of the third image is accepted, and to carry out the process based on the set condition.

Abstract: A robot includes an arm. A predetermined region in an image pickup region where an image pickup section provided in the arm is capable of picking up an image coincides with, among image regions of a picked-up image picked up by the image pickup section when the arm is moved to a position for picking up an image of each of a plurality of target objects, the image region including the target object or a region smaller than the image region. The robot detects information concerning the target object on the basis of the picked-up image of the target object picked up by the image pickup section in the position and grips the target object on the basis of the detected information.

Abstract: A robot includes a spherical housing, a frame disposed in the housing, and a display that displays at least a facial feature of the robot. The robot further includes a set of driving wheels that are in contact with an inner surface of the housing to rotate the housing, and a weight driving mechanism that causes a weight to move along a predetermined axis. Also, the robot includes a power supply that is externally charged and supplies electric power to the set of driving wheels and weight driving mechanism, and a control circuit that stops rotation of the set of driving wheels and moves the weight along the predetermined axis to correspondingly move the display vertically.

Abstract: A robot includes a main casing, a first spherical cap and a second spherical cap, and a shaft linking the spherical caps. The robot further includes a display, a first driving mechanism causing the first and second spherical caps to be rotated by the shaft, and a second driving mechanism that causes the main casing to be rotated. The robot also includes a control circuit and an electric power source, charged by electric power from an external charger. If the remaining electric power of the electric power source is lower than or equal to a predetermined value, the second driving mechanism is controlled to stop rotation of the main casing, and the first driving mechanism is controlled to switch a rotational direction of the first spherical cap and the second spherical cap, causing the display to be reciprocally moved in a vertical direction.

Abstract: A machine learning device for learning a motion of a robot engaged in a task performed by a human and a robot in cooperation with each other, including a state observation unit that observes a state variable indicating a state of the robot when the human and the robot cooperate with each other and perform a task; a reward calculation unit that calculates a reward based on control data and the state variable for controlling the robot and on an action of the human; and a value function update unit that updates an action value function for controlling a motion of the robot, based on the reward and the state variable.

Abstract: A control apparatus that controls a robot having a force detection part and a movable unit including an injection part that can inject an injected material to an object, includes a processor that is configured to generate teaching data in a position of the movable unit when the movable unit is moved from the object by a first distance after sensing of contact between the movable unit and the object based on output from the force detection part.

Abstract: A portable box inverter which includes removable and adjustable grippers capable of grasping and inverting a wide variety of different types of containers. The portable box inverter generally includes a base unit including a rotatable bearing. An arm adjustment hub is connected to the bearing; with a pair of spanner arms extending outwardly in either direction from the arm adjustment hub. The distal ends of each respective spanner arm includes a hingedly attached gripper arm extending outwardly therefrom. A plurality of grippers may be removably and adjustably connected to the gripper arms in various configurations to grip various types of containers. By rotating the arm adjustment hub, the gripper arms may be opened to surround a container and closed to engage the container. By rotating the bearing, the container may be inverted to unload its contents and then returned to its original, upright position.

Abstract: On the basis of received first region information indicating a first region, which is a region designated for an acquired picked-up image of a plurality of target objects, and second region information indicating a second region different from the first region, a robot control device causes a robot to grip the target object for which the second region not overlapping the first region of another of the target objects is designated and does not cause the robot to grip the target object, the second region for which overlaps the first region of the other target object.

Abstract: A system for automatically magnetically gripping non-magnetic objects. The system includes a robotic arm, a magnetic actuator, and a free magnetic element. The magnetic actuator may be coupled to an end effector of the robotic arm. A non-magnetic object may be placed between the free magnetic element and the magnetic actuator. The magnetic actuator may magnetically attract the free magnetic element to securely grasp the non-magnetic object therebetween. A corresponding method is also disclosed and claimed herein.

Abstract: Apparatus transfers a plate-shaped workpiece to/from a holding surface of a chuck table. The apparatus includes a holding unit and a moving mechanism. The holding unit includes at least two holding members for holding the outer edge of the workpiece, a support plate for supporting the holding members so as to allow movement of the holding members toward or away from the outer edge of the workpiece, and a moving unit for moving the holding members. Each holding member includes a rod portion vertically movably extending downward through the support plate, an engaging portion formed on the outer circumference of the rod portion at the lower end thereof for engaging the outer edge of the workpiece, and a nozzle portion for discharging a fluid from the lower surface of the rod portion toward the holding surface to thereby float the workpiece from the holding surface.

Abstract: A robotic actuator comprises a mass manufactured bellows, wherein the mass manufactured bellows allows a volume change by localized bending, and wherein the mass manufactured bellows is formed from a material that has a higher strength in at least two axes relative to at most one other axis, and an end effector, wherein the end effector is coupled to the manufactured bellows.

Abstract: The various embodiments herein relate to a coupling apparatus for a medical device having a coupler body, a cavity defined in the coupler body, a rotatable drive component disposed within the cavity and having at least two pin-receiving openings, and an actuable locking ring disposed around the cavity.

Abstract: A robotic transport system including a drive section connected to a frame, an articulated arm operably coupled to the drive section providing the articulated arm with arm motion in at least one axis of motion moving at least a portion of the articulated arm in a collaborative space, corresponding to the frame, from a first location to another different location in the collaborative space, the articulated arm having an end effector with a workpiece grip having workpiece engagement members engaging and holding a workpiece during workpiece transport, by the arm motion in the at least one axis of motion, wherein at least one of the workpiece engagement members is frangible compliant, having a frangible compliant coupling between a distal portion of the at least one of the workpiece engagement members and a base portion of the end effector from which the at least one of the workpiece engagement members depends.

Abstract: A knife includes a hollow handle, a blade, a connecting component and a plurality of counterweights. The handle extends along an axis and has opposite front and rear ends along the axis. The blade is connected to the front end of the handle. The connecting component is removably connected to the rear end of the handle. The counterweights are removably disposed in the handle and are arranged in series along the axis from an end of the connecting component. Two adjacent ones of the counterweights are separably connected to each other.

Abstract: A knife includes a hollow handle, a blade and a counterweight unit. The hollow handle extends along an axis and has opposite front and rear ends along the axis. The blade is connected to the front end of the handle. The counterweight unit is disposed in the handle, and includes a rail and a counterweight. The rail extends along the axis. The counterweight is connected to and movable along the rail.

Abstract: A knife includes a blade, and a counterweight unit, and a handle having an accommodating space. The counterweight unit includes a counterweight-receiving member removably disposed in the accommodating space, multiple counterweights, and a biasing member. The counterweight-receiving member has a tubular wall, and an abutment wall cooperating with the tubular wall to define a receiving space and defining an exit opening that spatially communicates with the receiving space. The counterweights are removably disposed in the receiving space. The biasing member biases the counterweights toward the abutment wall so as to permit removal of one of the counterweights via the exit opening when the counterweight unit is separated from the handle.

Abstract: Provided is a ceramic cutting tool including a blade body containing zirconium oxide as a primary component, the blade body containing particles containing any one of aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, or silicon nitride as a primary component.

Abstract: A hair clipper bladeset is provided, including a stationary blade having a front edge having a plurality of stationary teeth, and a moving blade including a moving front edge having a plurality of moving teeth disposed such that the moving blade teeth laterally reciprocate relative to the stationary blade teeth to form a cutting edge. A cam follower is disposed upon an upper surface of the moving blade and includes at least one cam follower formation constructed and arranged for guiding the moving blade in reciprocation. A blade guide is located between the moving blade and the stationary blade, having at least one complementary blade guide formation configured for accommodating a corresponding said at least one cam follower formation for creating multiple contact points constructed and arranged for maintaining alignment of the blades at the cutting edge.

Abstract: A rounded head hair trimmer for trimming hair. The hair trimmer comprises a handheld cylindrical body with a motor and an arrangement for controlling electric supply to the motor. A rounded cutting head is coupled to the motor. The cutting head includes a plurality of blades, the plurality of blades being rounded and configured such that cutting edges of the blades align longitudinally along the length of the cutting head and sweep an area with a spin motion of the cutting head.

Abstract: A hair razor with interactive features including RPM control protocol that includes: an under side; an interactive display placed on the under side, where the interactive display provides access to display applications stored in memory; a top side; a digital display on the top side, where the digital display provides operational information related to the hair razor; a motor; a motherboard, where the motherboard is adapted to provide RPM control for the motor, wherein said RPM control is accomplished by syncing RPM speeds with musical notes; a USB connector on one side of the hair razor; a touch control button on the top side of the hair razor; and a power cord, the power cord supplies power to the hair razor. The interactive display is adapted to maneuver through a plurality of screen selections. The operational information shown on the digital display includes pitch tone associated with the RPM speed of the motor.

Abstract: Devices for affixing a shaving razor to a can of shaving cream are disclosed. Specifically, a hook with a magnet is affixed to the handle of a shaving razor allowing the user to attach the shaving razor to a can of shaving cream is disclosed. Alternate embodiments that are affixed to the razor by means of an flexible band and by an adhesive area are also disclosed.

Abstract: A device for carrying out cutting operations on an unbound formatting edge of a printed product includes a cutter to carry out edge-related cutting operations. A transporter transports the printed product from a first cutting location, at which the first cutting operation for a first formatting edge of the printed product takes place, to a second cutting location, at which a second one of the cutting operations for a second formatting edge takes place, and to a third cutting location, at which a third one of the cutting operations for a third formatting edge is carried out. The transport of the printed product from one cutting location to the next is carried out along a guide section. The transporter includes a gripper with which the printed product is gripped by the spine and conveyable from one cutting location to the next in a suspended manner.

Abstract: A scoring apparatus includes a scoring portion having a first plate member and a pair of second plate members arranged to sandwich the first plate member therebetween. The apparatus is configured to form a score on a sheet by making an end portion of the first plate member and end portions of the pair of second plate members engage with the concave portion. The end portion of the first plate member is positioned closer to the concave portion than the end portions of the pair of second plate members.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to systems, methods, and apparatuses for shape sawing wood. Specifically, embodiments include an infeed with laterally displaceable positioning rolls and a longitudinal axis between the positioning rolls. The embodiments further include a saw box with a frame and a plurality of saws coupled with a plurality of vertical arbors within the frame. In certain embodiments, the frame is operable to move laterally or rotationally with respect to a horizontal axis of rotation.

Abstract: A miter saw extendable fence attachment for facilitating cutting of long pieces of wood includes a centerpiece that is complementary to a table of a miter saw. The centerpiece is configured for attachment to the table. Each of a pair of extensions comprises a support and a plate. The support is reversibly couplable to a respective opposing end of the centerpiece. The plate extends perpendicularly from a front of the support adjacent to a bottom of the support. The supports are positioned to couple to the centerpiece such that the plates are positioned coplanarly with an upper face of the table. The plates are configured to place a piece of wood for cutting with a blade of the miter saw.

Abstract: A cutting machine includes a machine body, a blade, a support, a movable frame and a fastener. The blade is disposed on the machine body, and the blade is rotatable relative to the machine body. The support is fixed to the machine body. The movable frame includes a slidable member and a blocking member. The slidable member is slidably disposed on the support, and the slidable member has a guide slot. The fastener is disposed through the guide slot. The movable frame is slidable relative to the support to have a plurality of blocking positions.

Abstract: A parallel veneer standby step, a cross veneer moving step, a cross veneer positioning step, a cross veneer standby step, a parallel veneer returning step, a parallel veneer positioning step, a superimposing step, and a superimposed veneer gluing step are included. Accordingly, a superimposed veneer is obtained in which the parallel veneer and the cross veneer are bonded with a high degree of adhesion and corresponding edges of the parallel veneer and the cross veneer substantially align with each other.

Abstract: The dust proof circular saw has a main body with a rotating disc cutter blade and a cover fixed to the body to cover a blade outer radial periphery part. The body is supported by a base such that an angle of the body in the up-down and right-left directions can be adjusted at a base upper side. A further blade outer radial periphery is covered by an auxiliary cover. The auxiliary cover covers a gap between the fixed cover and the base. The auxiliary cover is moved by a mechanism relative to the body in accordance with an angle of the circular saw main body relative to the base in the up-down direction. The auxiliary cover is pivotally connected to the base, and is pivoted around a laterally tilting support shaft in the right-left direction by an interlock mechanism in accordance with a body angle in the right-left direction.

Abstract: A scalable three dimensional printing apparatus capable of movement along three axes includes a tractor assembly movable along a selectively extendable rail component. Wheels in the tractor assembly surround part of the rail component to enable movement of a gantry bridge in a longitudinal direction along the rails. A movable printing trolley moves horizontally along a gantry bridge and has a printing column which can move vertically. Because the gantry bridge, trolley, and printing column move orthogonally to each other, users may print in three dimensions. Selective extension of the rails allows a user to alter lengthwise printing scale.

Abstract: Methods for controlling the surface profiles of wafers sliced from an ingot with a wire saw include measuring an amount of displacement of a sidewall of a frame of the wire saw. The sidewall is connected to a bearing of a wire guide supporting a wire web in the wire saw. The measured amount of displacement of the sidewall is stored as displacement data. Based on the stored data, a pressure profile for adjusting a position of the sidewall is determined by a computing device. Pressure is applied to the sidewall using a displacement device according to the determined pressure profile to control the position of the sidewall.

Abstract: Resin permeation of a dry preform having one or more reinforcement plies is locally influenced during resin infusion using a selectively permeable veil applied to at least one of the reinforcement plies.

Abstract: Woven preforms, for example those used for jet aircraft engine fancases, may need additional stiffeners to improve the strength and/or dynamic performance of the preform assembly, as well as to serve as attachment points. The present invention describes several improved woven preforms that include circumferential or axial stiffeners, as well as methods of manufacturing the same, One embodiment includes circumferential stiffeners added to a woven preform. Another embodiment includes sub-preforms with integral flanges that combine to make integral stiffeners. A further embodiment includes an intermediate stiffener wrapped onto a base sub-preform wrap, wherein the intermediate stiffener wrap incorporates intermediate stiffeners. Another embodiment incorporates bifurcations in one or more layers of an outermost wrap of a multi-layer fabric composite that forms a preform, wherein the bifurcated outer wrap is folded to form stiffeners that may be oriented circumferentially or axially.