Abstract: An adjustable ratchet wrench is provided that includes a base plate and a top plate rotatably coupled to the base plate. A plurality of grippers may form an interior polygonal shape within a center of the base plate and the top plate for gripping a workpiece. A plurality of push rods coupled to the grippers may move the grippers to change the size of the interior polygonal shape as the top plate is rotated with respect to the base plate.

Abstract: A universal joint is provided, including: a seat, including a receiving room extending in an axial direction and at least one through hole in communication with the receiving room; a connecting member, including a ball head rotatably received within the receiving room; and an assembling mechanism, including at least one blocking member and a sleeve member sleeved around the seat, the at least one blocking member being received within the at least one through hole and blockable with the ball head in the axial direction, the sleeve member covering the at least one through hole; wherein the seat has a first hardness, the sleeve member has a second hardness smaller than the first hardness, an outer circumferential wall of the seat is partially embedded within an inner circumferential wall of the sleeve member.

Abstract: The present specification relates to a torque transferring device for power tools, comprising a first portion comprising a first engaging structure arranged at a front end of the first portion and adapted to engage a corresponding mating structure to transfer torque thereto, and a second portion comprising a second engaging structure for connection to the output shaft of a power tool arranged at a rear end portion of the second portion, wherein the second engaging portion comprises an open cavity adapted to receive the output shaft of a power tool. The device further comprising a pin arranged at least partly in the open cavity, wherein the pin is arranged to extend in an axial direction and further arranged to, in use, engage a hole formed in the power tool output shaft.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an intelligent control and monitoring system for bolt fastening load and a use method thereof. The system includes a bolt-washer combination; a fastening detection terminal configured to monitor tightness of a bolt, upload loosening risk information, and send onsite assembly information and onsite mounting information of the bolt; a smart electric wrench configured to pre-fasten the bolt based on the onsite assembly information of the bolt, and transmit the mounting information of the bolt; and a cloud platform configured to plan, take statistics, and store the mounting information of the bolt, confirm and monitor the mounting information of the bolt. According to the present disclosure, pre-fastening force to the bolt is more accurately controlled, a function of matching an IP address with a physical mounting address is provided, so that physical positioning can be quickly performed for a mounted fastening detection element.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an improved electric coil roofing nail gun apparatus. The apparatus is as compact as possible and has a nail coil cartridge with a quick release mechanism. The apparatus has numerous safety features including a retractable safety strap attachable to the user to prevent dropping the apparatus from height when used as a fastener for roofing nails. The apparatus includes a battery pack compartment which has an attachment member allowing the apparatus to be hung from a tool belt or ladder. The apparatus is made from lightweight, high strength plastics wherever possible to reduce weight.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a versatile combination hand tool offering enhanced functionality and user convenience. The combination tool has a durable steel head member which incorporates two distinct portions: a hammering portion and a hatchet portion. The hammering section features a flat face for efficient strikes and two pairs of claws for nail or screw pulling. The hatchet section, tapering from the hammering portion, houses a nail-pulling notch located opposite the top face of the head member, and two sharp edges for cutting or chopping tasks. A handle member extends perpendicularly from the head member and is overlaid with a grip-enhancing material for secure handling. This innovative tool design effectively integrates the functionalities of a standard hammer, a nail-puller, and a hatchet, potentially replacing multiple individual tools with a solitary, cost-effective, and convenient device.

Abstract: A machine tool apparatus includes at least one housing unit, which has a cooling air inlet section and a cooling air outlet section. The cooling air outlet section is arranged offset from the cooling air inlet section as viewed in the direction of a main extension axis of the housing unit. The machine tool apparatus further includes a connecting unit for fluidly connecting the cooling air inlet section with a fluid unit on the outside of the housing unit.

Abstract: The invention refers to a hand-held power tool (10), comprising a tool housing (12) having two housing shells (60, 62), a working element (30) protruding from the tool housing (12) and designed to perform a working movement (34) during an intended use of the power tool (10), and a motor (28) located inside the tool housing (12) and designed to drive the working element (30) to perform the working movement (34) during the intended use of the power tool (10). The power tool (10) has an elongated light emitting device (56) designed to emit light along its longitudinal extension (58) in a direction (86; 96) perpendicular to the longitudinal extension (58). The power tool (10) comprises an elongated holding arrangement (200) made of a transparent material, having an internal space (202) for receiving and surrounding the elongated light emitting device (56).

Abstract: A tool cart has a compartment in the middle to store tool kits or other equipment. The tool cart contains a retractable dolly and a pair of straps to allow a user to carry it on their back. The side surfaces of the tool cart also contain compartments to store more tools or other equipment. The tool cart also has an extra carry-on tray to store more tools.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for aiding in the collection of personal samples. An example personal sample holder apparatus may comprise first and second elongated arms pivotally coupled to one another by a pivot joint to permit relative pivotal movement between the first and second arms about a pivot axis. The personal sample holder apparatus may further comprise a sample collection vessel holder located at a sample-collection location of the second arm, the sample-collection location spaced apart from the pivot joint. The pivot joint may be lockable at a plurality of discrete locking configurations to prevent relative pivotal movement between the first and second arms under application of forces associated with personal sample collection. Each of the plurality of discrete locking configurations may be at a corresponding relative angular orientation between the first and second arms.

Abstract: A robotic system including a storage structure provided with vertical members supporting a grid collectively defining grid spaces and a plurality of storage containers arranged in vertical stacks for storing inventory items, each one of the vertical stacks configured to be arranged within a respective one of the grid spaces. One or more load handling robots are installed upon the grid and include a lifting device extendable in a vertical direction to extract one or more storage containers from the vertical stacks and transport the extracted storage container to a station. The robotic system further includes one or more manipulator robots installed at the station and within a single grid space. The one or more manipulator robots include a picking arm provided with a pneumatic gripping tool arranged to pick an inventory item from the transported storage container and place the picked item into an order container.

Abstract: An exoskeleton comprising: —an arm comprising a means for attaching an upper limb, —a load-bearing structure comprising a support point, —a compensation member secured to said arm by a first pivot, extending between said arm and said load-bearing structure and exerting a compensation force moment on said arm by deformation of an elastic element, —a force transmission element extending between a lower point of the compensation member and a rear end of the arm, —the elastic element and said force transmission element being loaded in tension when using the exoskeleton, so that the moment varies with the inclination of the arm, —said transmission element is secured to the arm by a second pivot, the first pivot being located between the second pivot and the front end of the arm.

Abstract: The present invention relates to surgical assistance robot system and in particular to a system for positioning a surgical robot in surgical interventions of a patient and in turn for storing the robot in a parking position.

Abstract: A vibration generation device includes a base, a vibrating unit including a trough including a placement surface on which a workpiece is placed, a spring unit configured to couple the base and the vibrating unit, a vibration generating unit configured to vibrate the vibrating unit while elastically deforming the spring unit, and an attenuation unit configured to couple the base and the vibrating unit and attenuate the vibration of the vibrating unit. The attenuation unit includes a base side coupling section coupled to the base, a vibrating unit side coupling section coupled to the vibrating unit, and a viscoelastic member interposed between the base side coupling section and the vibrating unit side coupling section in each of a first direction orthogonal to the placement surface and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.

Abstract: A method for providing an enhanced human-machine interface to control a robot, and a device supporting the method is provided. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method includes: monitoring a manipulation input by a user for an operation of the robot on the enhanced HMI, which is enhanced from a proprietary HMI proprietary to the robot; generating a first program in a first program environment for the enhanced HMI in response to the monitored manipulation; retrieving action information relating to actions to be performed as part of the operation of the robot, wherein the actions are defined in a second program environment for the proprietary HMI; generating a second program in the second program environment corresponding to the first program by using the retrieved action information; and controlling the robot to perform the operation using the second program.

Abstract: In one aspect, there is provided a computer-implemented method that includes: obtaining, by a robotic simulator, data representing a physical robotic operating environment having a physical robot therein, setting a first level of physical simulation fidelity that disables one or more simulation features of the robotic simulator, receiving a user specification of a task to be performed by the physical robot, executing a simulation of the task being performed by a virtual robot representing the physical robot in a virtual robotic operating environment at the first level of physical simulation fidelity, determining that the task succeeded at the first level of physical simulation fidelity, in response to the determining, enabling one or more of the disabled simulation features, and performing a rerun of the simulation of the task with the one or more of the disabled simulation features enabled.

Abstract: A system for designing a robot for performing a specified function includes a library, a robot design server, and a robot data server. The library stores data about modules and accessories for a robot and has at least unique IDs, dimensions, and firmware for operation of each module and accessory. The robot design server receives a set of functions and requirements of the new robot, finds a set of modules or accessories which match at least one of the set of functions and requirements, performs a set of validation tests against a set of criteria, identifies at least one design which passed the set of validation tests, and generates a list of modules and accessories and their unique IDs of a selected design and a connection map for the selected design. The robot data server downloads to the assembled robot the data and metadata of its modules and accessories.

Abstract: A robot that transfers a substrate includes a hand, an arm, a substrate detector, and a substrate orientation examiner. The hand holds and transfers the substrate. The arm is connected to the hand and moves the hand. The substrate detector detects absence or presence of the substrate in a non-contact manner. The substrate orientation examiner examines an orientation of the substrate based on a height detected by the substrate detector at which the substrate is located when it is not held by the hand.

Abstract: A robot control method, a legged robot using the same, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. The method includes: obtaining a motion parameter of a driving mechanism of a target part of the robot; and obtaining an end pose of the target part by processing the motion parameter of the driving mechanism according to a preset forward kinematics solving model, where the forward kinematics solving model is a neural network model trained by a preset training sample set constructed according to a preset inverse kinematics function relationship. In this manner, a complex forward kinematics solving process can be transformed into a relatively simple inverse kinematics solving process and neural network model processing process, which reduces the computational complexity, shortens the computational time, thereby meeting the demand for real-time control of the robot.

Abstract: Physical features of an object from tactile robotic exploration, including by manipulation of the object with an effector having a tactile sensor that provides measurements representative of physical interaction of the effector and the object. This exploration may include performing a predetermined set of manipulations of the object using the effector. Measurements made during the manipulations are used to form a data representation of physical characteristics of the object, and this data representation is used to control further motion of the object.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for simulating a mobile robot at a work site, wherein the apparatus comprises: one or more sensors for mapping an environment of a work site; and a processor configured to execute instructions to operate the apparatus to: display images of the environment captured by the one or more sensors on a display; perform mapping of the environment based on inputs of the one or more sensors; detect one or more objects in the environment generate graphics of a virtual mobile robot for displaying in the environment displayed on the display; and receive user input to control movements of the virtual mobile robot in the displayed environment, wherein the virtual mobile robot is configured to move in the displayed environment to overcome the one or more objects detected in the environment.

Abstract: Systems and methods for real time feedback and for updating welding instructions for a welding robot in real time is described herein. The data of a workspace that includes a part to be welded can be received via at least one sensor. This data can be transformed into a point cloud data representing a three-dimensional surface of the part. A desired state indicative of a desired position of at least a portion of the welding robot with respect to the part can be identified. An estimated state indicative of an estimated position of at least the portion of the welding robot with respect to the part can be compared to the desired state. The welding instructions can be updated based on the comparison.

Abstract: A component of a robotic system, including: processor circuitry; and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by the processor circuitry, cause the processor circuitry to: train a neuro-capability map plugin, which is a continuous or semi-continuous resolution neural network component encoded with kinematic capability attributes with respect to an action to be performed by a robot in a workspace; and publish the neuro-capability map plugin to a robotic skills repository where it is obtainable by robotic controller circuitry for embedding within a neural network usable perform one or more inferences to control the robot to perform the action.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, computing devices, and/or the like are provided. An example method may include detecting a first set of objects, the first set of objects including two or more palletized objects of a plurality of palletized objects in a stack, wherein the two or more palletized objects of the first set of objects are disposed above a threshold height, wherein the stack has a front side and a back side; determining that a first object of the first set is closer than a second object of the first set is to the front side, wherein the first object of the first set is disposed lower than the second object of the first set; and manipulating an end effector to remove the first object from the stack before removing the second object from the stack and to deposit the first object in one or more deposit locations.

Abstract: A mobile robot according to an embodiment comprises a transport member and an operating member arranged on the transport member, wherein the transport member comprises a first sensor member arranged on a side surface of the transport member and a second sensor member which is spaced apart from the first sensor member. The first sensor member senses an obstacle in the horizontal direction of the transport member, and the second sensor member senses an obstacle in the vertical direction of the transport member.

Abstract: A control device 10 for an industrial machine acquires a control deviation CD concerning the motion of a predetermined mechanism section 4, acquires detected temperature data DT of the mechanism section 4 if the control deviation CD is greater than a predetermined first threshold Th1, and outputs alarm information including a message urging improvement of an operating condition if the detected temperature data DT is less than a second threshold Th2. Thus, the fact that an abnormal motion alarm related to the predetermined mechanism part 4 was caused by a low temperature is notified, and a necessary operating condition improvement is urged.

Abstract: An abnormality detection apparatus acquires an operation plan of a robot and a real video. The real video is generated by a camera capturing the robot operating according to the operation plan. The abnormality detection apparatus generates a simulation video that is a video of the robot simulated using the operation plan. The abnormality detection apparatus determines whether or not there is an abnormality in the robot by comparing the simulation video with the real video.

Abstract: Disclosed is a medical robot system including medical robots placed at different locations and a data analysis apparatus. Each of the medical robots includes a controller that transmits data on a state of operation of the medical robot to the data analysis apparatus. The data analysis apparatus includes a data analysis unit that generates a reference for determining whether or not the medical robots are normal, based on the data transmitted from the medical robots. The data analysis unit monitors the data transmitted from each of the medical robots in operation based on the reference.

Abstract: A robot for parking a vehicle is provided. The robot for parking a vehicle according to an aspect of the present disclosure, which lifts a vehicle having a pair of first wheels and a pair of second wheels to park in a parking lot, may include a first module for lifting the pair of first wheels by moving to the side of a first direction as a direction in which the rotation shafts of the pair of first wheels of the vehicle extend; a second module which is disposed on the side of a second direction as a direction from the pair of first wheels of the first module toward the pair of second wheels and lifts the pair of second wheels by moving toward the side of the first direction of the pair of second wheels of the vehicle; a connection link for connecting the first module and the second module; and a controller for controlling the first module and the second module.

Abstract: A robot teleoperation method, a robot and a storage medium are disclosed. The method includes: acquiring an image of a target object, and generating a point cloud of the target object according to the image; establishing a virtual fixture based on a geometric feature corresponding to the point cloud; the virtual fixture including at least one of a forbidden region virtual fixture or a guidance virtual fixture; determining a reference point of the virtual fixture and a control point of the robot, and determining a virtual force of the virtual fixture acting on the control point according to a distance between the reference point and the control point; and determining a control force applied to the control point based on the virtual force.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for imaging device control in a computer-assisted device that includes a repositionable structure configured to support an imaging device, and a control system coupled to the repositionable structure. The control system is configured to: determine a position of a reference point offset from a display unit, convert the position of the reference point to a target position of another reference point offset from the imaging device, determine a movement command of the first repositionable structure that moves the imaging device such that the another reference point moves toward the target position, and cause actuation of the repositionable structure based on the movement command.

Abstract: A system for detecting radial movement of a robotic apparatus on a pipe, comprising distance sensors configured to measure a distance between their respective fixed positions and a surface of the pipe, and a processor configured to detect a change and determine whether the change is indicative of radial movement. A system for tracking a position of a robotic apparatus on a pipe, comprising mirrored, freely-rotating mecanum wheels, a sensor(s) configured to measure rotation of the mecanum wheels, and a processor configured to calculate a linear displacement of each mecanum wheel and resulting axial and circumferential positions of the robotic apparatus. A method for navigating a bend or curve of a pipe, comprising generating computer models of the robotic apparatus and the pipe, performing a computer simulation to identify a combination of wheel speeds that keeps the wheels in constant contact with the pipe, and operating the wheels accordingly.

Abstract: A substrate holding hand includes a frame, a blade supported by the frame, a pair of front supports provided on a tip end side of the blade to support a substrate, and a pair of rear supports provided on a base end side of the blade to support the substrate. The frame, the pair of front supports, and the pair of rear supports are provided in a V-shape.

Abstract: This application provides a surgical robot control method, a computer device, and a surgical robot system. The surgical robot control method includes: receiving a user demand, and generating an interactive control command; generating a motion control command according to the interactive control command; and controlling a terminal of a mechanical arm to perform the motion control command. The motion control command includes controlling the terminal of the mechanical arm to act in accordance with a plurality of motion modes. The surgical robot control method may control the terminal of the mechanical arm to act in accordance with the plurality of motion modes through the motion control command, realize different motion schemes in various clinical application scenarios, and realize controlling the terminal of the mechanical arm to be flexibly switched between the plurality of motion modes in any application scenario through the interactive control command.

Abstract: A substrate holding hand includes a frame, a plurality of blades each to support a substrate, and a mounting member to support the plurality of blades and mount the plurality of blades to the frame. The plurality of blades are aligned in a direction perpendicular to main surfaces of the blades, and among the plurality of blades, an intermediate blade is removable from the mounting member while an end blade located at an end in the direction perpendicular to the main surfaces of the blades is attached to the mounting member.

Abstract: A layer module for integration into a handling robot system has an interface bank on the robot side, an interface bank on the handling side, and a third interface bank. The interface bank on the robot side has a geometric connection contour for position-centered fastening to an industrial robot of the robotic handling system or to a robot adapter part, along with a cable feed for receiving a fixed wiring of an electrical functional assembly arranged in the layer module to the industrial robot. The interface bank on the handling side has a geometric connection contour for position-centered releasable joining by a snap connection to a handling tool or to a layer module element connected upstream of the handling tool, along with a group of electrical contacts. The layer module enables the use of an industrial robot in combination with different handling tools and for changing handling tasks.

Abstract: A pick-and-place apparatus includes a first head part, a vacuum system and a second head part. The first head part includes a first portion with a first material, a second portion surrounding the first portion and with a second material. The second head part is disposed between the first head part and the vacuum system. The pick-and-place apparatus further includes a plurality of vacuum holes. The plurality of vacuum holes penetrate through the first head part and the second head part to couple to the vacuum system. A hardness of the first material is greater than a hardness of the second material, and a bottom surface of the first portion and a bottom surface of the second portion are aligned with each other.

Abstract: An example finger includes a finger body and a finger tip. The finger tip is configured to be removably mounted to the finger body. The finger includes a locking mechanism configured to secure or couple the finger tip to the finger body.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a robot of a robotic system for moving objects such as packages, containers, totes, cases, bins, and/or boxes in a site, such as a warehouse, for fulfillment automation. The robot includes a base, a lift mechanism, and an object transitioning apparatus. The lift mechanism is coupled to the base. The lift mechanism is configured to vertically displace the object transitioning apparatus, relative to the base. The object transitioning apparatus includes an object manipulator for grasping an object. The object manipulator includes an extendible arm and an end effector for grasping the object. Lateral displacement of the end effector is effected by extension and retraction of the extendible arm. The extendible arm is laterally extendible, relative to the base, in a first direction, and also in a second direction that is opposite the first direction.

Abstract: A system and related methods for operating a robotic system with a routing mechanism is disclosed herein. The routing mechanism may surround external components that extend across a link and connect to an end effector. The routing mechanism may include guides, brackets, or a combination thereof configured to maintain the external components along a predetermined path relative to the link, the end effector, one or more corresponding joints, or a combination thereof during movement of the link and/or the end effector.

Abstract: An impact-protection safety device for a robot comprises a first connection part, which is intended to be connected to a robot arm, and a second connection part, which is intended to be connected to an actuator, wherein the connection parts cooperate with one another by means of guides of a first and second type, and a plurality of spring elements in the form of compression springs are tensioned between the connection parts The different guides each comprise a plurality of pegs connected to the second connection part, wherein the pegs to be assigned to the guide of the first type each have a stop contour that acts in the pull-out direction and engages behind a contour of the first connection part, and the pegs to be assigned to the guide of the second type are each surrounded by one of the spring elements.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a damage-point estimation device that is capable of more accurately extracting points susceptible to damage in a linear-motion guide mechanism for a robot.

Abstract: A hair trimmer is provided, including a trimmer housing having a drive end, a drive shaft projecting from the drive end, a support bracket associated with the drive end, and a cutting workhead connectable to the drive shaft and being supported on the trimmer by the support bracket. The cutting workhead is removable from operational engagement with the trimmer housing without the use of tools.

Abstract: A razor assembly is disclosed herein. An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a razor assembly including at least one shaving blade having a cutting edge; a blade housing accommodating the at least one shaving blade to be placed in a longitudinal direction; a connector fixed to one side of the blade housing, the connector including a first connecting portion including a first surface; and a holder rotatably connected to the connector about a rotational axis parallel to the longitudinal direction, the holder including a second connecting portion including a second surface facing the first surface, wherein the connector and the holder are connected to each other by coupling of the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion, and wherein when the connector rotates with respect to the holder about the rotational axis, the first surface is configured to move with respect to the second surface along the second surface.

Abstract: A manually operated razor and razor snapper device for removing cut hair and shaving debris from the razor by spring-loaded impact, includes the razor with handle and razor assembly. The snapper is attached to the razor and includes: a pull mechanism for manual pull and release action; and a spring connected to, or a part of, the pull mechanism, the spring connected to the razor, and the spring positioned to bias the pull mechanism against a surface, the spring having sufficient tension to create an impact upon the razor when the pull mechanism is pulled away from the razor and released, to thereby remove cut hair and shaving debris from the razor.

Abstract: A shaving device comprising a head assembly including a support member having at least one support member magnet and a blade cartridge having at least one face with at least one razor blade and configured to be rotatably coupled to the support member about a pivot axis. The blade cartridge includes at least one blade cartridge magnet having a pole aligned with a pole of the support member magnet to generate a magnetic force that urges the blade cartridge about the pivot axis towards an initial starting position (ISP), wherein the blade cartridge is further configured to rotate about the pivot axis away from the ISP upon application of an external force sufficient to overcome the magnetic force between the support member magnet and the blade cartridge magnet.

Abstract: A shaving device comprising a head assembly including a support member having at least one support member magnet and a blade cartridge having at least one face with at least one razor blade and configured to be rotatably coupled to the support member about a pivot axis. The blade cartridge includes at least one blade cartridge magnet having a pole aligned with a pole of the support member magnet to generate a magnetic force that urges the blade cartridge about the pivot axis towards an initial starting position (ISP), wherein the blade cartridge is further configured to rotate about the pivot axis away from the ISP upon application of an external force sufficient to overcome the magnetic force between the support member magnet and the blade cartridge magnet.

Abstract: A razor assembly is proposed. The razor assembly may include a razor cartridge including at least one razor blade, and a razor handle pivotably coupled to the razor cartridge. The razor cartridge may include a blade housing accommodating the razor blade so that at least a portion of a cutting edge of the at least one razor blade is exposed toward a front side and a handle coupling part provided on one side of the blade housing and pivotably coupled to the razor handle. The handle coupling part may include a separation preventing protrusion protruding to prevent the razor handle from being separated from the handle coupling part. The razor handle may include a connecting arm that moves along one surface of the handle coupling part.

Abstract: A body-care device of the present disclosure has an attachment means configured to attach to interchangeable attachment heads. The attachment means comprises a sliding rail. The attachment heads comprise a common or universally configured receiver with a channel. The sliding rail of the attachment means slides into the channel on the receiver to removably attach the interchangeable attachment head to the body-care device.

Abstract: A roller cutter for cutting a material includes a rotatable roller, a rotatable blade, and a rotation transmission mechanism. The roller includes an outer rim configured to engage the material at a roller engagement point. The blade includes a cutting edge configured to cut the material at a blade engagement point. The blade engagement point is spaced from the roller engagement point. The rotation transmission mechanism is configured to drivingly interconnect the blade and the roller such that the blade rotates faster than the roller. The roller cutter is configured such that the cutting edge applies both a compressive shear force and a tangential shear force to the material at the blade engagement point as the blade is pressed into the material and the blade and the roller rotate.