Abstract: A wall-mounted faucet may include a control handle, five adapters, a positioning member, and a panel set. The panel set has different adjusting pieces and locating sleeves to be selected such that the wall-mounted faucet can be applied to different sizes of control valves through different of the adapters, the adjusting pieces, and the locating sleeves. Also, the panel set has a plurality of locking points and locking boards, which increases the convenience for assembly.

Abstract: A robot includes a head, a shoulder, and a rotary structure. The head includes a housing and a fixing frame. Connection assemblies are disposed between the housing anti the fixing frame. Each of the connection assemblies has a fixing shaft fixedly connected to the fixing frame and a flange rotatably installed to the fixing shaft, and the flange is fixedly connected to the housing. The rotary structure includes an adapter rotatably connecting the fixing shaft about an axis of the fixing shaft and a drive source rotating the adapter. The adapter has an installation disc portion for connecting the shoulder and a drive portion for connecting the drive source.

Abstract: A hand control device for controlling a peripheral system is disclosed. The hand control device can include a handle configured to be grasped by a user. The handle can comprise a body portion to be supported against a palm of the user. The hand control device can also include a finger control supported about the handle and comprising a rotatable joint to facilitate control based on flexion/extension of an index finger of the user. In addition, the hand control device can include a thumb control supported about the handle and comprising first and second rotatable joints to facilitate control based on flexion/extension and abduction/adduction of a thumb of the user.

Abstract: A linkage mechanism is coupled to a limb of a human including a second body articulated to a first body and a third body articulated to the second body and has a plurality of link arms and a plurality of connection units for connecting the link arms to be adaptively movable according to a motion of the human, and an upper fixing portion and a lower fixing portion for fixing the linkage mechanism to the second body and the third body, wherein all or a part of the link arms are connected to each other to form a closed loop including the upper fixing portion and the lower fixing portion together with the second body and the third body, wherein actuators are provided to the connection units, and wherein the actuators are selectively operated to apply a force selectively to the upper fixing portion and the lower fixing portion.

Abstract: A control switch to be used in a working machine comprises a switch arranged to be in a position which can be selected from at least two positions, and a selection button which is arranged to be in a state which can be selected from two states. The switch of the control switch is of a rocker switch type, the selection button is integrated in the control switch, and the selection button is arranged to be used in combination with or independently of the rocker switch, wherein the control switch can be used for giving at least four different control signals. A control unit comprises said control switch and a stick-like control lever. A working machine comprises said control switch or said control unit.

Abstract: A position-adjustable, dual-pod control system for a machine, such as a backhoe loader is disclosed. The system includes a horizontal cross beam connected to a pair of brackets. The pair of brackets are mounted to the machine by way of a pair of bearings that enables pivotal movement of the cross beam in the fore and aft directions while the cross beam is positioned perpendicularly to the fore and aft direction or the fore-aft centerline of the machine. The bottom end of each pod arm is pivotally coupled to the brackets thereby enabling the pod arms to be pivoted towards or away from the centerline. Each bracket includes a through hole that accommodates a bearing that is mounted to the machine, such as to the floor of the machine.

Abstract: A wall-mounted faucet control module comprises: two control handles, three joints and a panel set. Each control handle has a containment space for accepting the joints. The joint has an insertion aperture, the insertion aperture of each joint has a different cross-sectional shape such that the control handle can be installed with the various control rod. The panel set has an assembling panel and two ornament covers, the ornament cover engages with the connecting slot of the assembling panel, and the two ornament covers respectively have an assembling hole with different diameter such that the assembling panel can be installed with the main body of the various water valve. The joints, the sleeves and the ornament covers can be correspondingly alternated for the various water valves, the control handles and the panel set can be installed with the various water valves, which can provide variety and convenience.

Abstract: Systems are provided that control the positioning of various instruments (e.g., endoscopes or tissue retractors) used during surgical procedures. A positioning mechanism holding the instrument is coupled to a control mechanism such that mechanical manipulation of the control mechanism results in movement of the positioning mechanism relative to a patient's body, thereby eliminating the need to manually hold and position the instruments.

Abstract: A device for high precision generation and measurement of forces (both pressure and tension) and displacements along a single axis includes a shaft for transferring the forces along an axis X. At least two biased first leaf springs are attached to the shaft and clamped at each end. The device has great rigidity in an axis Y perpendicular to the axis X in which the forces and displacements are generated.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method are disclosed for supporting a substrate at a position with high precision. The substrate is placed on a stage which is configured to be traversable in a plane in two spatial directions oriented perpendicular to each other. The substrate is supported on three point-like support elements. At least one of the support elements is configured to be moveable in the plane.

Abstract: A compact four degrees of freedom parallel mechanism suitable for use as a hand control or wrist is provided that has backdrivability, is singularity free and has a large workspace and a large force reflecting capability. The structure is light but rigid, and the electric actuators are all placed on the ground or base and provide independent control of each degree of freedom. Each degree of freedom is connected to an actuator either directly or through a cable drive system. The first two degrees of freedom are created by two identical pantographs pivoted together on pivoted joints to define a hemispherical motion of an object (end point) about a center point (hemisphere center). The third and fourth degrees of freedom represent rotation and sliding motions of the object around and along the radius of the created hemisphere, respectively. The axes of these latter degrees of freedom are concentric, and these axes intersect with the axis of the pantographs pivoted joints at the hemispheric center.

Abstract: A remote handling device includes a master arm and a slave arm adapted to reproduce the movements of the master arm. The slave arm is located within a confinement chamber. The master arm is located outside the confinement chamber. The master and slave arms are interconnected by a mechanism passing through a wall of the confinement chamber. The master arm is connected by a connection tube to the mechanism. The master arm and the connection tube are connected to coupling and uncoupling means adapted to permit their modular connection or disconnection.

Abstract: A machine tool for triaxial machining of work pieces with a machine rack. Couplers run on slewable bearings and being adjustable in an X-Y plane. These couplers are joined with a hinge. The machine tool is equipped with a tool carrier arranged at one coupler. The tool carrier is provided with a skid independently movable in X-Y-plane. The machine tool is equipped with independent drives for adjustment of the couplers. The machine tool which distinguishes itself by a simple and compact structure as well as by high stiffness of the coupler system in that at least two couplers (8,9) are run on bearings at two skids (4,5) which are adjustable in rack-proof guides by the aid of one drive each. The guides are mainly arranged in parallel to each other and with the couplers—if viewed in the projection on a X-Y plane—lying between the guides.

Abstract: A three-dimensional manipulator comprising: a single operation grip 11 which is moved to an arbitrary position within a definite range of three-dimensional space and inputs current coordinates; a first operation input 2 for holding the operation grip 11 with at least five degrees of freedom; a second operation input 2A for holding the operation grip 11 with at least six degrees of freedom; and grip displacement amount detection mechanism 5 for detecting a change of position and direction of the operation grip 11. The operation grip 11 is formed in a bar shape whose one end serves as a grip portion 111 and whose other end is held by the first and the second operation inputs 2, 2A at two positions.