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A robot includes a mobile base comprising a base body with a set of active wheels, an upper body comprising a torso with arms, and a pedestal linkage having a first end coupled to the base body by a first pivotable joint and a second end coupled to the torso by a second pivotable joint, wherein the pedestal linkage is pivotable relative to the base body to transform the robot between an elevated, elongated, or standing configuration and a lowered, contracted, or sitting configuration. In the second configuration, an omniwheel positioned at the base of the torso contacts the ground to improve stability of the system, and the pedestal linkage is received in a slot in the base body to produce a congruous work surface over which the torso may be rotated to face and upon which objects may be placed and manipulated during transport.

The invention includes a screw actuator. The screw actuator includes a screw having a screw shaft and a screw nut. The screw shaft defines a first longitudinal axis along its length. The screw nut at least partially surrounds the screw shaft. The screw actuator includes a motor having a stator and a rotor. The rotor is mechanically coupled to the screw shaft. The stator at least partially surrounds the rotor. The screw actuator includes a first rigid member having a length dimension oriented along the first longitudinal axis. The screw actuator includes a second rigid member mechanically constrained relative to the first rigid member. The second rigid member is configured to move along a direction of the first longitudinal axis.

The invention includes systems and methods for relating to improved body structures for robots. A robot assembly includes a base member (e.g., a pelvis base). The robot assembly includes a first hip member rotatably connected to the pelvis base. The first hip member is connected to a first electric actuator configured to rotate the first hip member about a first hip axis relative to the pelvis base. A first intermediate member is rotatably connected to the first hip member. The first intermediate member is connected to a second electric actuator configured to rotate the first intermediate member about a second hip axis relative to the first hip member. A first leg member is rotatably connected to the first intermediate member. The first leg member is connected to a third electric actuator configured to rotate the first leg member about a third hip axis relative to the first intermediate member.

A robot includes a mobile base, a turntable rotatably coupled to the mobile base, a robotic arm operatively coupled to the turntable, and at least one directional sensor. An orientation of the at least one directional sensor is independently controllable. A method of controlling a robotic arm includes controlling a state of a mobile base and controlling a state of a robotic arm coupled to the mobile base, based, at least in part, on the state of the mobile base.

A humanoid robot leg that may include a shank, an ankle that includes an ankle joint that is configured to perform yaw and pitch rotations, a knee joint, multiple ankle related (AR) rotational motors that are in mechanical communication, via multiple AR transmission mechanisms, with the ankle joint, and a knee related (KR) rotational motor that is in mechanical communication, via a KR transmission mechanism, with the knee joint. The multiple AR rotational motors and the KR rotational motor are positioned above the knee joint.

A humanoid robot includes a torso, a left arm assembly coupled to the torso and having a first reference line, a left wrist coupled to the left arm assembly and including at least a rotational axis, and a left end effector coupled to the left wrist. The left end effector is configured to move about the rotational axis and includes a finger assembly with a second reference line and at least two degrees of freedom, and a thumb assembly with at least three degrees of freedom. A first angle is formed between the first and second reference lines when the left wrist is in a first configuration, and a second angle is formed when the left wrist is in a second configuration. Both the first and second angles are greater than 70 degrees, and the difference between the first and second angles is greater than 150 degrees.

The present disclosure provides a humanoid robot with an arrangement of components that allows the robot to mimic the movements, functionality and capabilities of a human being. The robot includes a torso coupled to a waist, an arm assembly, and a head assembly. A pelvis is coupled to the waist and has left and right actuator mounts. Left and right hip assemblies are coupled to the respective actuator mounts. Each hip assembly includes a hip pitch actuator assembly, a hip roll actuator assembly, and a leg twist actuator assembly. The hip pitch actuator assembly has a portion positioned within the pelvis and is coupled to the actuator mount. The hip roll actuator assembly is coupled to the hip pitch actuator assembly, with a non-90 degree angle formed between their axes. The leg twist actuator assembly is coupled to the hip roll actuator assembly and positioned below extents of both the hip pitch and hip roll actuator assemblies.

The invention discloses a three-degree-of-freedom series-parallel hybrid humanoid robot waist structure, and relates to the technical field of robots. The defects that an existing multi-degree-of-freedom waist structure is not compact enough, limited in precision, low in rigidity and poor in stability are overcome. The robot comprises a yaw joint mechanism and a pitching-sidesway joint mechanism which are connected in series, upper limbs and legs of the robot are connected through the yaw joint mechanism and the pitching-sidesway joint mechanism, and the yaw joint mechanism can drive the upper limbs of the robot to do yaw motion; the pitching-sidesway joint mechanism comprises a movable platform, a static platform, a joint universal joint and two joint driving assemblies, the movable platform is fixedly connected with the upper limbs of the robot, the static platform is fixedly connected with the legs of the robot, the joint universal joint is connected with the movable platform and the static platform, and the two joint driving assemblies are symmetrically arranged on the left side and the right side of the joint universal joint; and the two joint driving assemblies are connected with the movable platform and the static platform correspondingly, and when the two joint driving assemblies drive the movable platform, the movable platform can do pitching motion and / or side-sway motion around the joint universal joint.

The invention relates to the technical field of robots, and discloses a leg structure and a humanoid robot. A motor template; the hip joint assembly is mounted on the thigh bracket and comprises a rotary mounting frame which is in assembly connection with the motor template; the first end of the hip linear actuator is rotationally connected with the thigh support, and the second end of the hip linear actuator is connected with the hip joint assembly; the shank support is connected with the lower portion of the thigh support through a knee joint assembly; the knee joint linear actuator is arranged on the thigh support, and the driving end is connected with the knee joint assembly; the foot support is connected with the lower portion of the shank support through an ankle joint assembly; the first end of the ankle linear actuator is rotationally connected with the shank support, and the second end of the ankle linear actuator is rotationally connected with the foot support. According to the humanoid robot, the corresponding linear actuators are arranged on the thigh support and the shank support, the space on the thigh support and the space on the shank support are fully utilized, the inertia of the leg structure is reduced, the response speed is high when the leg structure conducts corresponding actions, and the dynamic stability of the humanoid robot is improved.

The invention relates to the technical field of mechanical joints, in particular to a humanoid robot linear electric drive joint which comprises a shell, a front end cover and a rear end cover, the front end cover and the rear end cover are fixed to the two ends of the shell respectively, and an execution assembly and a drive control assembly are arranged in the shell; the execution assembly comprises a reverse planetary roller screw and a motor, and the drive control assembly comprises an encoder composed of a coded disc and a magnetic ring, a pull pressure sensor and a driver. Aiming at the technical problem that an existing linear joint has defects, a reverse planetary roller lead screw is adopted as a main transmission component, and the lead screw, a roller and a nut of the reverse planetary roller lead screw are in linear contact, so that high precision, long service life, high integration level and high thrust density can be achieved while high bearing and high speed are achieved; therefore, the method is suitable for use scenes of humanoid robot joints.

An actuator, relating to the technical field of robots. The actuator comprises: a speed reducer shell (1), a planetary speed reducer (2) and an output-end supporting bearing (3), wherein the speed reducer shell (1) is provided with a connecting flange (101) and a connecting section (102), which is located on an inner side, the planetary speed reducer (2) is provided with a ring gear flange (2011) located on an outer side of a ring gear (201), the ring gear flange (2011) is arranged on one side of the connecting section (102), and the output-end supporting bearing (3) is arranged on the other side of the connecting section (102) and is connected by means of a fastener; an electric-motor rotor (4) and an electric-motor output shaft (5), the electric-motor rotor (4) being arranged on an outward extension portion of the electric-motor output shaft (5), and the electric-motor output shaft (5) being fixedly connected to an input end of the planetary speed reducer (2); and an electric-motor housing (6) and an electric-motor stator (7), wherein the electric-motor housing (6) is provided with a connecting end (601), the electric-motor stator (7) is arranged in the electric-motor housing (6), and the connecting end (601) is fixedly connected to the connecting flange (101).

According to the head and neck assembly and the humanoid robot, the head and neck assembly comprises a neck structure and a head structure, the neck structure comprises a first driving piece and a connector, the connector is connected with a rotor of the first driving piece, and the connector protrudes out of a stator of the first driving piece; the head structure comprises a head shell and a control module, a containing space is defined by the head shell, the control module is contained in the containing space and fixedly connected with the head shell, and the head shell is used for supporting the control module; the outer surface of the head shell is sunken to form a first containing groove, the connector stretches into the first containing groove and is fixedly connected with the bottom wall of the containing groove, the outer circumferential face of the connector is matched with the inner circumferential wall of the first containing groove, a first interval is formed between the outer circumferential face of the connector and the inner circumferential wall of the first containing groove, and the first interval is smaller than or equal to a first preset value. The neck structure and the head structure of the head and neck assembly are convenient to assemble.

A dynamically updated automatic makeup application system and method. The system comprises a machine with an airbrush mounted on a robotic arm movable in 5 degrees of freedom, an airbrush mounted on said robotic arm. The system implements a makeup application plan on a subject using the machine, to achieve a desired look for the subject, or perform corrective makeup. The system is configured to automatically and dynamically updating the makeup application plan during implementation thereof in response to identifying, based on the sensor readings, a movement of the subject. The airbrush is attachable to multiple alternative nozzles, with different air pressure levels and different materials in accordance with the makeup application plan. The system designs and fabricates four-dimensional (4D) stencils to be attached to the subject while applying makeup in accordance with the makeup application plan.

The present invention relates to a flexible continuum joint, a flexible robotic arm, and a minimally invasive surgical robot for TEM. The flexible continuum joint comprises a double-helix structure formed by two helical springs, wherein a central channel is provided inside the double-helix structure, a hollow tube arranged coaxially with the double-helix structure is provided in the central channel, and a plurality of notches are formed on the hollow tube. The flexible robotic arm is composed of a linkage joint formed by an active section and a passive section, and an end joint, wherein the active section and the end joint are both driven by a drive wire, and the passive section is driven by a nickel-titanium alloy rod. The minimally invasive surgical robot comprises an endoscopic arm and two robotic arms, and has 19 degrees of freedom overall. In addition, the provision of the linkage joint in the flexible robotic arm and the application of a hybrid drive mode combining a drive wire and a nickel-titanium alloy rod not only reduces the number of drives, but also avoids the problem of motion coupling between joints, thus effectively overcoming the problems of insufficient degrees of freedom and poor motion accuracy in existing minimally invasive surgical robots for TEM.

The invention discloses a robot leg structure and a humanoid robot. The robot leg structure comprises a hip joint assembly, thighs and shank assemblies, and the hip joint assembly is used for being connected to the lower portion of the trunk of the humanoid robot; the thigh part comprises a first thigh web and a second thigh web which are oppositely arranged in the Y direction, the first thigh web and the second thigh web are detachably connected into a whole, and a mounting cavity is defined between the first thigh web and the second thigh web; the hip joint assembly is rotationally connected into the mounting cavity along the lower end of the Z direction; the upper end of the shank assembly is rotationally connected to the end, deviating from the hip joint assembly, in the mounting cavity in the Y direction. A first driving assembly is arranged in the mounting cavity and used for driving the shank assembly to rotate in the Y direction. The walking stability of the humanoid robot is improved on the premise of meeting the movement flexibility of the humanoid robot.

The invention belongs to the technical field of robots, and provides a robot joint module which comprises a driving mechanism, a speed reducing mechanism and an output mechanism which are in transmission connection in sequence, the driving mechanism generates torque, and the torque is output through the output mechanism after being increased through the speed reducing mechanism; wherein the driving mechanism is provided with a power cavity, and a stator and a rotor rotating around the periphery of the stator are arranged in the power cavity; the rotor is provided with a rotor magnet yoke with fan blades, and external air can enter the power cavity from the axial direction of the stator through rotation of the rotor magnet yoke and is discharged in the radial direction of the stator so as to take away heat generated in the power cavity to achieve heat dissipation of the stator and the rotor. Through the rotor magnet yoke with the fan blades, air flow in the power cavity can be accelerated, external air is guided to enter the power cavity and is discharged to form an efficient heat dissipation channel to take away heat, the heat dissipation capacity is improved, the heat dissipation effect is enhanced, overheating of the driving mechanism is avoided, the service life of the driving mechanism is prolonged, and the reliability of the joint module is effectively improved; and the stability of the robot during long-time operation is ensured.

The invention discloses a rope-driven mechanical arm with a variable-stiffness joint module. The rope-driven mechanical arm comprises a base assembly, a shoulder assembly, a large arm assembly, an elbow assembly, a wrist static platform assembly, a wrist parallel mechanism assembly and a wrist movable platform assembly which are movably connected in sequence. The shoulder assembly comprises three variable stiffness joint modules which are orthogonally connected in sequence; the large arm assembly comprises a plurality of driving assemblies; the robot further comprises a wrist bending driving rope assembly, a wrist yawing bending driving rope assembly, a wrist rotation driving rope assembly and an elbow bending driving rope assembly. The multiple driving assemblies are connected with the wrist bending driving rope assembly, the wrist yaw bending driving rope assembly, the wrist rotation driving rope assembly and the elbow bending driving rope assembly correspondingly. The invention has the beneficial effects of inherent flexibility under the condition of low load and high rigidity under the condition of high load.