Abstract: An impact tool includes an output shaft for outputting torque, where the tightening torque of the output shaft to a workpiece is greater than or equal to 700 foot-pounds; and an impact assembly that provides an impact force to the output shaft. A main shaft ball groove includes a first ball groove that extends spirally about a main shaft axis and is concave on an outer surface and a second ball groove that extends spirally about the main shaft axis and is concave on the outer surface. An impact ball groove includes a third ball groove that mates with the first ball groove to accommodate the rolling ball and a fourth ball groove that mates with the second ball groove to accommodate the rolling ball. The included angle ? between the first ball groove and the second ball groove is less than the included angle ? between the third ball groove and the fourth ball groove.

Abstract: A hand tool includes a handle, a socket and a connector. The connector includes a first end for connection to the handle and a second end for connection to the socket. The connector includes quick-release device. Thus, the second end of the connector can be connected to or detached from the socket easily.

Abstract: Driver bits comprise a body, a tip disposed at proximal end of the body and configured to engage a faster, a shank disposed at distal end of the body and configured to fit into a power tool, a neck extending between the tip and the shank, and a torsion transfer section with one or more rings at distal end of the tip to absorb and transfer torque to torsion zone of the neck. The shank can also include one or more rings at proximal end of the shank to distribute impact force from the shank to the torsion zone of the neck.

Abstract: Improved techniques for customizing fastener tightness by monitoring and managing individual fasteners and fastener driver conditions within varying materials, are provided. In some aspects of the application, fastener tightness is monitored by a control system, and remedial actions are taken when a change in fastener tightness indicates damage or another adverse condition of the fastener or a material in which it is embedded. In other aspects, fastener seating is monitored by a control system, and remedial actions are taken when a change in fastener seating indicates damage or another adverse condition of the fastener or a material in which it is embedded. In some additional aspects, an actuator is located on board a fastener, and remedial actions are applied at the fastener, which may be in a remote location from the control system.

Abstract: A spring tool for actuating explosive fasteners for driving nails into a substrate is disclosed. For the tool to operate at its maximum potential the firing pin guide should be pushed securely against the rear of the fastener and the tip of the fastener should be pushed securely against the substrate. The action of the operator pushing the tool forward to actuate the tool moves the trigger body forward while compressing the firing spring until the trigger body travels the exact distance needed to release the trigger ball. The trigger body must also be in optimal rotational orientation with the tool and means for accomplishing the alignment is disclosed.

Abstract: A cam operated apparatus with a cam track (16) and cam follower (12) being engaged with one another, a head element such as a bit operatively connected to the cam track or cam follower means, and rotational drive means such as a motor operatively connected to the other, such that rotational drive causes reciprocal action of the head element and the width (A) of the cam follower means (12) is in the region of 91% to 99%, of the width (B) of the cam track (16), to create a harmonic effect on the head element with low noise and increased power efficiency. Pin-in-wave and wave-in-wave arrangements are described along with tools including the cam operated apparatus.

Abstract: An anvil is for use with an impact tool. The anvil includes an impact receiving portion having a lug configured to be impacted to rotate the anvil about an axis, a drive portion opposite the impact receiving portion, and a shank extending between the impact receiving portion and the drive portion. The drive portion is configured for coupling to a tool bit. The shank includes a necked portion having a reduced diameter. The necked portion is located adjacent the drive portion and between the impact receiving portion and the drive portion.

Abstract: A power tool includes an electric motor operably coupled to a work element; a terminal configured to interface with a battery to provide power from the battery to the electric motor to drive the work element; a scrench holder, and a scrench, wherein the scrench is detachable from the scrench holder when the battery is detached from the terminal, and wherein the scrench is inaccessible when the battery is coupled to the terminal.

Abstract: An attachment for a power tool. The attachment including a containing and an attachment mechanism attached to the container. The attachment mechanism configured to attach to an attachment point of a power tool. The container having a bottom and at least one side, including a first side, wherein the first side includes a magnetized region, the magnetized region configured to magnetically hold installable components to the magnetized region, the magnetized region positioned such that, when dislodged from the magnetized region, the dislodged installable components fall into the bottom of the container.

Abstract: An electronic telescoping pole, includes a handle. A motor has a power source and is located within the handle. A plurality of nesting tubes is telescopically extendable from the handle. Each tube has a square rib support within the tube. At least one drive belt is in mechanical communication with the motor and the plurality of square rib supports. In a retracted position, the plurality of nesting tubes and square rib supports are nested, one within another. In an extended position, the at least one drive belt is operable upon the plurality of square rib supports to telescopically extend the plurality of nesting tubes.

Abstract: An adjustable tool holder that allows releasable mounting of various tool heads like brooms, rakes, shovels, and many others. The tool head angle can be adjusted in two ways: 1) the tool head, with respect to the handle, (supposing the handle is perpendicular to the ground) can be angled dynamically, in a sweeping arc of 270°, with a plurality of locking positions along this are, without interrupting use. This enables the user to instantly adapt the tool orientation for improved ergonomics and access. The dynamic adjustment eliminates the need to pause work to reconfigure the tool, increasing efficiency; 2) The tool head can also be mounted around its axis in approximately 45° increments of 360°.

Abstract: Motorized bicycle lift apparatus and assemblies and methods of use. The lift apparatus includes a telescopic column that can raise or lower the height of the bicycle supported thereon via a motorized linear actuator. The actuator is situated within telescoping sections that nest within one another as the lifting column extends and retracts. The bottom of the lifting column has a base mount that allows various base structures to attach to the lift, such as a support plate for a freestanding lift or another stand for a retrofit lift. On the top end of the column opposite the base mount, a universal clamp mount is provided to allow the stand to be used in combination with various bicycle clamps.

Abstract: A bracket table applicable to a storage box includes at least one support member configured to be interlocked with a storage box and a mounting assembly connected to the support member. The mounting assembly includes a first connector connected to the support member. The support member has at least a first state and a second state relative to the first connector. When the support member is in the first state, the support member is at a first position. When the support member is in the second state, the support member is at a second position.

Abstract: A tool carrier rigging is provided. The tool carrier has a base strap and a loop strap joined to the base strap at a plurality of joints. The joints are spaced apart at a first regular interval. The tool carrier has a carrier loop having a section of the base strap and a section of the loop strap joined at two joints spaced apart according to the first regular interval. A tensioning closure is provided to reversibly join a first end of the tool carrier and a second end of the tool carrier.

Abstract: Disclosed is a lightweight powered ankle exoskeleton with integrated series-elastic actuation capable of providing high torque and power densities while maintaining a compact and lightweight profile. The exoskeleton includes: a frame configured to be worn adjacent a lower leg of a user; a power transmission assembly integrated with the frame and configured to deliver torque to a crank member to rotate the crank member about an ankle joint; and a foot/shoe interface coupled to the crank member and configured to interface with a foot or shoe of the user and to transmit torque generated at the ankle joint to the foot or shoe of the user.

Abstract: The invention relates to an exoskeleton device with a sensor device for detecting position information which indicates a position of an exoskeleton in relation to the environment, in particular in relation to gravity, and a control device for controlling an actuator device for providing a support force for a body part, wherein the control device is configured to adapt the provision of the support force on the basis of the detected position information and/or to adapt a shape of a base section and/or an attachment of the base section to the human body on the basis of the detected position information.

Abstract: According to a first aspect of the invention there is provided a motion generator comprising an effector for applying forces, moments and movements to an effector pay load relative to a surface connected to one or more elongate rigid struts, each strut being connected at one end thereof by a first joint to the effector and being connected at its other end by a second joint to an associated rocker, the rocker comprising a rocker arm and having a pivot axis which is generally parallel with the surface, such that the movement of the rocker arm through a generally vertical are about the pivot axis leads to movement of the effector, and forces applied to an associated rocker lead to forces being applied to the effector, in which the movement of a rocker and forces applied by the rocker are controlled by an actuator, the actuator being in the form of, or comprising an elongate belt, cable, or rope drive which is connected by either end thereof to an associated rocker to apply a force to a point on the associated ro

Abstract: Disclosed is a three-degree-of-freedom parallel mechanism, a parallel robot and a machine tool. The parallel mechanism includes a fixed frame and a moving platform, and the fixed frame includes a fixed seat and a cylindrical body fixedly connected to the fixed seat; three identical limbs are uniformly distributed in the cylindrical body in a circumferential direction, and each limb includes a prismatic joint A, a hinge A, a swing arm, a hinge B and a hinge C which are sequentially connected; an axis of the hinge A is perpendicular to an axis of movement of the prismatic joint A; an axis of the hinge B is perpendicular to, but does not intersect with the axis of the hinge A, which rotates around the axis of the hinge A; the hinge C has two rotational degrees of freedom.

Abstract: A modular robotic system that incorporates CNC functionality and is designed to create precise CNC cut parts. The modular CNC system includes a base, a base arm, a first attachment, a second attachment, and a controller. The modular CNC system includes swappable attachment components and tools for different metalworking processes. The modular CNC system performs metalwork in a variety of orientations including a vertical orientation and an upside-down orientation. The modular CNC system is portable and designed to directly attach to a workpiece.

Abstract: A device networking system via a provider for establishing a brokered network communication link by exchanging validation and connection data on a first network interface of a first type at a first time and further, establishing the brokered communication link between at least two devices on at least one another network interface of a second type at a second time, wherein the brokered network communication link is managed by the provider based on the individual connections with each of the devices. The connections may encapsulate semantic fluxes for management of semantic information within the network. Furthermore, the connections may resemble a hierarchy associated with a protocol hierarchy, an endpoint hierarchy and/or a semantic flux hierarchy.

Abstract: Robot control systems, methods, control modules and computer program products that leverage one or more large language model(s) (LLMs) in order to achieve at least some degree of autonomy are described. Robot control parameters and/or instructions may advantageously be specified in natural language (NL) and communicated with the LLM via an NL prompt or query. The LLM module provides a task plan in NL, which can be evaluated for at least one fault or error. If at least one fault or error is identified, the LLM module can be queried to provide a resolution.

Abstract: Disclosed in the present disclosure is a method for identifying skills of a human-machine cooperation robot based on a generative adversarial imitation learning, which includes: firstly, defining classifications of human-machine cooperation skills that needed to be conducted; conducing demonstrations on different classifications of the skills by human experts, and collecting image information and data in the demonstrations to make calibrations; identifying the image information by means of image processing, extracting effective feature vectors capable of clearly distinguishing the different classifications of the skills and taking the effective feature vectors as demonstration teaching data; training a plurality of discriminators respectively by utilizing the acquired demonstration teaching data through a method of the generative adversarial imitation learning; extracting user's data after the training and putting the data into different discriminators, and taking a discriminator corresponding to a maximum va

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of teaching a robot system is provided. The method may comprise detecting, by a first sensor system (102) of the robot system, an operator's hand gesture (103), and moving (S3) a robotic arm (101) of the robot system in accordance with the operator's hand gesture (103). The method may comprise detecting (S31), by a second sensor system (104) of the robot system, an impending collision of the robotic arm (101) with an obstacle (105), and moving the robotic arm (101) along at least a section of a collision-free path (106) around the obstacle (105). By advantageously combining hand gesture control and visual-inertial-odometry, the invention results in an improved teaching of a robotic arm trajectory.

Abstract: To record the load exerted on a robot according to changes over time without changing the environment and configuration under which the robot is used. A robot system including a robot, a robot control device that controls the robot, and a sensor that is able to detect information about a force exerted on the robot, the robot control device including a record processing unit that stores a first reference load profile in a storage unit, and a determination unit that determines at least the presence or absence of an external force exerted on the robot according to the first reference load profile and the load exerted on the robot detected by the sensor, and the record processing unit storing the load in the storage unit as a second reference load profile depending on the state of the external force.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for planning and executing robotic processes. One of the methods includes receiving a definition of a robotic behavior tree, receiving a definition of a data flow graph, and executing a robotic process using the definition of the robotic behavior tree and the data flow graph.

Abstract: Motion is coordinated between a robot and a mover in an independent cart system. A first mover for the independent cart system is located at an initial position, where the robot is mounted on the first mover. A motion trajectory command, defining motion of the robot and the first mover, is received at a motion controller. A mover command is generated for the first mover and a robot motion command is generated for the robot as a function of the motion trajectory command at the motion controller. The mover command is transmitted to a segment controller in a track segment on which the first mover is located, and the robot motion command is transmitted to a robot control system. Operation of the first mover is controlled with the segment controller in tandem with controlling operation of the robot with the robot control system responsive to the robot motion command.

Abstract: Motion is coordinated between a robot and a mover in an independent cart system. Positions for a mover along a track for the independent cart system and for each axis of motion of the robot mounted on the mover are received at the motion controller. The axis position corresponds to either an angular position of the motor or a mechanical position of a corresponding axis on which the motor is mounted. The motion controller receives a robot motion command corresponding to a desired operation of the robot and generates a mover motion command for the mover and an axis motion command for each axis of the robot. The mover motion command and the axis motion commands are generated as a function of the robot motion command, the position of the mover along the track, and the position of the motor or of the axis for each axis of the robot.

Abstract: The present application provides a kinematics modeling method, apparatus and device for a multi-degree-of-freedom mechanism and a storage medium. The method includes: constructing a point coordinate system, and constructing the transformation matrix; constructing transformation matrices of two rotating axes and the transformation matrix; constructing the forward kinematics model based on the transformation matrices of the point coordinate system, the two rotating axes and the workpiece coordinate system; solving the motor value of the rotating axis through the rotation matrix of the end-effector, using the translation matrix of the end-effector as a non-homogeneous linear equation set, solving the motor value of linear axis.

Abstract: A robot is operated to navigate an environment using cameras and map the type, size and location of objects. The system determines the type, size and location of objects and classifies the objects for association with specific containers. For each category of object with a corresponding container, the robot chooses a specific object to pick up in that category, performs path planning and navigates to objects of the category, to either organize or pick up the objects. Actuated pusher arms move other objects out of the way and manipulates the target object onto the front bucket to be carried.

Abstract: A sortation system is disclosed that includes a programmable motion device including an end effector, a perception system for recognizing any of the identity, location, and orientation of an object presented in a plurality of objects, a grasp selection system for selecting a grasp location on the object, the grasp location being chosen to provide a secure grasp of the object by the end effector to permit the object to be moved from the plurality of objects to one of a plurality of destination locations, and a motion planning system for providing a motion path for the transport of the object when grasped by the end effector from the plurality of objects to the one of the plurality of destination locations, wherein the motion path is chosen to provide a path from the plurality of objects to the one of the plurality of destination locations.

Abstract: A method of picking an electronic component from an adhesive tape on which the electronic component is mounted which includes selecting a electronic component from a plurality of electronic components arranged on the adhesive tape, each electronic component being located on the adhesive tape over an associated support upstanding from a support bed; displacing the adhesive tape towards the support bed to peel the adhesive tape from edges of the electronic component; and displacing a gripper to detach the electronic component from the adhesive tape.

Abstract: A substrate transfer robot includes a robot body including a first hand having a first substrate placing part on which a substrate is placed and a first substrate holding mechanism configured to hold and release the substrate, and a robot controller. The robot controller controls a speed of the first hand such that an absolute value of a first maximum speed or an absolute value of a first maximum acceleration during a first period after the first hand starts retreating until the substrate is held by the first substrate holding mechanism is lower than an absolute value of a second maximum speed or an absolute value of a second acceleration during a second period after the substrate is held until the first hand ends retreating.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for automating tasks are described. A multi-step framework enables a gradient towards task automation. An agent performs a task while sensors collect data. The data are used to generate a script that characterizes the discrete actions executed by the agent in the performance of the task. The script is used by a robot teleoperation system to control a robot to perform the task. The robot teleoperation system maps the script into an ordered set of action commands that the robot is operative to auto-complete to enable the robot to semi-autonomously perform the task. The ordered set of action commands is converted into an automation program that may be accessed by an autonomous robot and executed to cause the autonomous robot to autonomously perform the task. In training, simulated instances of the robot may perform simulated instances of the task in simulated environments.

Abstract: A method of checking the accuracy of a robot is disclosed providing a component; fitting a tool jig to the component; using the tool jig to guide a stamp tool against the component to create a first mark on the component representative of a calibrated drilling location; removing the tool jig; providing a robot, the robot including an end effector holding a marking tool; operating the robot according to a program to manoeuvre the marking tool against the component to create a second mark representative of a robot drilling location; and comparing the position of the first mark to the position of the second mark to measure a distance between the first mark and the second mark.

Abstract: A method of inspecting a balcony identifies an area of the balcony where there is no access to pass a crawler robot from the outside of the balcony into the interior space of the balcony, drills a hole into the interior space of the balcony, passes the crawler robot that includes a humidity sensor through the hole into the interior space of the balcony. The method, by the processor of an electronic device, receives humidity measurements of the interior space of the balcony from the humidity sensor, compares the humidity measurements with a threshold value, determines that at least one of the humidity sensor measurements exceeds the humidity threshold value; and generates a notification indicating the humidity in the interior space of the balcony exceeds the humidity threshold value based on the determination. The method removes the crawler robot from the interior space of the balcony and seals the hole.

Abstract: A robotic surgical system according to this disclosure includes a controller configured to control a driver(s) to apply a force in a direction opposite to a direction of operation of an operation unit in a three-axis Cartesian coordinate system having three axes orthogonal to each other.

Abstract: A control system includes a master device, a slave device, and a control device. Furthermore, the control device includes a tactile force transmission unit and a mode setting unit. The tactile force transmission unit controls tactile force transmission in the master device and the slave device. The mode setting unit changes an amplification factor of force transmitted from the slave device to the master device in a specific section in which a moving element of the slave device moves on the basis of a physical quantity in the moving element of the slave device.

Abstract: An angle-adjustable fixture device for needles contains: a body, multiple piston elements, multiple needle elements, multiple air valves, a fixing element, a rotatable element, a positioning element, a resilient element, and a support element. The body includes multiple air chambers, inner threads, and two air orifices. The respective one piston element includes a large-diameter disc and a small-diameter column, and the small-diameter column has two receiving orifices. A respective one needle element includes a tip. A respective one air valve includes an air feeding tube for pressurizing airs into the respective one air chamber. The fixing element includes a non-circular orifice. The rotatable element includes an opening and multiple cutouts. The support element includes multiple second spot-faced holes. The positioning element includes a shank, a coupling face, multiple stems, and an accommodation notch.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments relate to user-assisted robotic control systems, user interfaces for remote control of robotic systems, vision systems in robotic control systems, and modular grippers for use by robotic systems. The systems, methods, apparatuses and computer-readable media instructions described interact with and control robotic systems, in particular pick and place systems using soft robotic actuators to grasp, move and release target objects.

Abstract: A variable stiffness end effector assembly for a medical robotic guidance system includes an end effector support and a tool insertion device disposed within and spaced apart from the end effector support. The assembly further includes a coupler coupling the tool insertion device within the end effector support. The coupler includes a first mode wherein the tool insertion device is rigidly coupled within the end effector support and second mode wherein the tool insertion device is compliantly coupled within the end effector support.

Abstract: A device for gripping food products or pharmaceutical products has at least two static, straight guide rods made of stainless steel, and the guide rods are fixedly connected to one another and arranged in parallel, a first gripper carriage having a first gripper arm attached thereto, and a second gripper carriage having a second gripper arm attached thereto. The first and second gripper carriages are each arranged on the at least two guide rods, and at least the first gripper carriage is movable along the at least two guide rods. The device further has a first linear motor that contains a first stator, which is fluid-tightly enclosed by a casing made of a non-corrosive material, and a first slider arranged to be movable relative to the first stator, and the first slider has a fluid-tight slider tube made of a non-corrosive material.

Abstract: A gripper structure is disclosed and includes a screw-rod main body, a first rotatory nut, a second rotatory nut, a first driving module, a second driving module, a first clamping element and a second clamping element. The first rotatory nut and the second rotatory nut are disposed on two sides of the screw-rod main extended along a first direction body, respectively, and bilaterally symmetrical to each other. The first driving module and the second driving module are configured to drive the first rotatory nut and the second rotatory nut to rotate, respectively. The first rotatory nut and the second rotatory nut are allowed to pass through a midline of the screw-rod main body. When the first driving module drives the first rotatory nut or/and the second driving module drives the second rotatory nut, the first clamping element and the second clamping element are relatively displaced in the first direction to achieve a clamping operation.

Abstract: A modular gripper is disclosed and includes a main fixing plate, a driving module, two screw rods, two extension plates, two extension screws and two nuts. The two screw rods are arranged concentrically in the first direction, connected to the driving module, and driven by the driving module to rotate. The two extension plates are detachably docked to two sides of the main fixing plate through connection elements. The two extension screws are connected to the two screw rods, respectively. Threads of the two extension screws are continuously connected with threads of the two screw rods. The two nuts are sleeved on the two screw rods, respectively. When the two screw rods and the two extension screws are driven by the driving module to rotate synchronously, the two nuts are allowed to displace relative to the two screw rods and the two extension screws, to achieve a clamping operation.

Abstract: A vacuum system with multiple suction cups is provided to grasp and move irregularly-shaped objects to reduce the likelihood of dropping the object and contaminating collections of objects, for instance, when sorting objects in a recycling facility. In some embodiments, each suction cup is part of a spindle that moves independently with respect to a spindle flange assembly, and each suction cup is made of a pliable and deformable material. Therefore, as the vacuum system presses the suction cups into an object, the suction cups can deform and/or the spindle can move to better conform the suction cups to the irregularly-shaped object. A pump or other device can draw air through a lower opening in each suction cup to form a seal with the object. As a result, smaller cups and less powerful pumps can be used for improved sorting of objects and material.

Abstract: An end effector assembly includes a housing and a permeable component. The housing includes a first component having a first edge and a second edge spaced from each other relative to a central axis to define a pocket therebetween. The housing also includes a second component attached to the first edge of the first component. The housing further includes a third component attached to the second edge of the first component. The first component, the second component, and the third component cooperate with each other to close the pocket. The permeable component is contained inside of the pocket. The third component defines a plurality of perforations to allow fluid communication through the third component.

Abstract: The present invention is a continuum robot system including a continuum robot including a bendable body and a base portion at which the bendable body is provided; a support base including a moving stage that supports the continuum robot such that the continuum robot is detachable from and attachable to the moving stage and is movable along a straight line; and an arm that supports the support base and that is turnable about a first shaft. The continuum robot moves along a plane perpendicular to the first shaft when the moving stage with the continuum robot mounted on the moving stage is moved.

Abstract: A method for an optical acquisition of physical features of an object with an optical system. The method includes aligning the optical system towards an object position so that a first and a second optical device of the optical system gain optical access to the object position, assessing the object with the first and the second optical device from a first perspective so that the first and the second optical device engage with the object along a first and a second optical axis from the first perspective, respectively, adjusting first and the second adjustable spacial filters to a defined spacial adjustment with a defined spacial adjustment parameter, deriving a distance between the optical system and the object from the defined spacial adjustment parameter so as to derive a first distance information between the optical system and the object, and acquiring at least one physical feature of the object.

Abstract: An attachment for electric hair clippers is provided that enables hair trimming using thinning scissors to be realized with electric hair clippers and that has a cutting ratio according to the thickness and texture of the hair. The vacuum-drawn electric hair clipper of the embodiment is an attachment attachable to both sides of a clipper blade unit and is characterized in that the attachment comprises an inclined portion on which a blade portion of a clipper blade unit is disposed, and a comb portion having a teeth tip portion at an end of the inclined portion and arranged in a predetermined number in a lateral direction with same teeth gaps, wherein the comb portion has a shape with shallow depth between adjacent teeth and a shape with deep depth between adjacent teeth alternately arranged.

Abstract: An apparatus has a first pressure head on a first body, a second pressure head on a second body, a mechanism between the first and the second bodies, adapting the first and the second pressure heads to close together and to open, a substantially planar sacrificial anode joined to the first pressure head on a surface facing the second pressure head, a force mechanism between the first and the second bodies providing force urging the pressure heads together, and a manually operable mechanism adapted to counteract the force mechanism to separate the pressure heads.

Abstract: Sensor-based systems and methods of analyzing shaving performance. A shaving device comprises a handle having a connecting structure connected to a hair-cutting implement (e.g., a blade). Sensor data is collected from sensor(s) associated with the shaving device during one or more shaving strokes of a user shaving with the shaving device. Shave stroke data is determined from the sensor data that defines one or more shaving strokes. The shave stroke data and a threshold value is input into a model (e.g., an artificial intelligence model) to output a user-specific shave score. Generation of the user-specific shave score comprises comparing the shave stroke data to the threshold value to determine a deviation from the threshold value. An output is generated based on the user-specific shave score.