778 results about "Work space" patented technology

A method for operating a robot, including: capturing images of a workspace; capturing data indicative of movement of the robot; capturing LIDAR data as the robot moves within the workspace; generating a map of the workspace based on the LIDAR data; actuating the robot to drive; discriminating between an object on a floor surface along a path of the robot and the floor surface based on the captured images; actuating the robot to drive until determining all areas of the workspace are discovered and included in the map; and executing a cleaning function.

A tray for a stepladder is disclosed. The tray provides an area for work space or for storage of tools or materials in addition to that provided by the stepladder by itself. The tray is configured to fit within the boundaries of the stepladder when the stepladder is in its stored orientation.

The disclosure is directed to a fire suppression system that includes all control components in a single integrated panel. It further contemplates and may include a chamber configured to maintain an interior inert atmosphere and to enclose and establish a nonflammable workspace for a pyrophoric workpiece. A temperature sensor may also be included and mounted proximate the workspace, along with an oxygen concentration sensor configured to detect an interior oxygen concentration of the atmosphere. The system also includes a dispenser configured to discharge an antipyrophoric granular material onto the workpiece responsive to automatic detection proximate the workpiece of at least one of a predetermined temperature and oxygen concentration. In variations, the chamber is configured as a glove box having viewing windows and a plurality of sealed glove ports positioned to enable user manipulation of the workpiece about the workspace.

The embodiment of the invention provides a wafer box transmission device of a vertical furnace, the wafer box transmission device is close to the vertical furnace, receives a wafer box transmitted by a crown block and transmits the wafer box to a target position in the vertical furnace, the wafer box transmission device comprises a bearing platform, a telescopic arm and a wafer box detection mechanism, when the wafer box is placed on the bearing platform, the telescopic arm detects the wafer box on the bearing platform; after the wafer box detection mechanism detects that no wafer box is placed at the target position, the bearing table is controlled to contract to make up the working space of the telescopic arm, and the lifting mechanism drives the telescopic arm to ascend, so that a clamping mechanism of the telescopic arm clamps the wafer box and then lifts the wafer box from the bearing table, and the wafer box is conveyed into the vertical furnace in the stretching direction through stretching of the telescopic arm; and placing on a target position. Through the telescopic design of the telescopic arm, the occupied area can be reduced, the safety is improved through the sensor and the like, the device can be suitable for different types of wafer cassettes, the transmission efficiency is improved, and the adaptability is high.

An electric preparation appliance includes at least:a housing with a supporting portion arranged to rest on a workspace and defining a base plane,a lid, which can be moved between a closed position in which access to the workspace is prevented and an open position in which access to the workspace is permitted,means of locking the lid, which can be moved between an unlocked position in which the lid can be freely moved, and a locked position in which the lid is locked in the closed position,a control interface, which can be moved between a first control position and a second control position,characterized in that the control interface comprises a handle that rotates around a handle axis contained in a plane parallel to the base plane.

The present disclosure relates generally to robotic systems, and more specifically to systems and methods for specifying a robot task configuration by means of annotating a visual workspace representation in coordination with a waypoint optimization process. This system enables a much broader use of robotic automation by saving time and reducing technical complexity. This system can be used to configure any visually enabled robotic task, such as tasks in warehouse management, manufacturing, delivery, inspection, logistics, etc.

A method includes inserting a block on a page presented in an editor section of the workspace. The block is an in-page object on the page of the workspace and has dimensions that define a block area. The method includes causing the workspace to perform the generative function to create in-block content of a particular type. The generative function causes the system to determine a selection of in-page content based on a location of the block and the particular type of in-block content. The in-page content is presented on the page of the workspace and is located outside of the block. Cause a generative artificial intelligence (AI) system to create generative content of the particular type based on input including the selection of the in-page content. Populate the block area to present the generative content as generative in-block content.

Mechanisms are provided for dynamically generating workspaces and provisioning them with datasets. The mechanisms store datasets in a data vault for provisioning to dynamically generated workspaces associated with users. The dynamically generated workspaces are computer environments through which the users can perform operations on the one or more datasets. The mechanisms receive a request, from a user, for access to a specified dataset, and retrieve a data usage agreement (DUA) corresponding to a pairing of the user with the specified dataset. The DUA specifies a level of obfuscation to be applied to the specified dataset when provisioning a workspace associated with the user, with the specified dataset. The mechanisms dynamically generate, on-demand, the workspace associated with the user based on the retrieved DUA. The mechanisms also automatically provision, on-demand, the dynamically generated workspace with a version of the specified dataset corresponding to the level of obfuscation specified in the DUA.

A method for cleaning a workspace, including: autonomously moving, with a mechanism of a robot, a cloth of a mopping assembly of the robot upwards and downwards relative to a work surface of the work space. The cloth is disengaged from the work surface when the cloth is moved upwards relative to the work surface such that the cloth is not in contact with the work surface. The cloth is engaged with the work surface when the cloth is moved downwards relative to the work surface such that the cloth is in contact with the work surface. The mechanism moves the cloth of the mopping assembly upwards and downwards relative to the work surface based on input provided by at least one sensor of the robot.

The invention discloses a mechanical arm repetitive motion inverse solution solving method and system considering iteration initial value selection. The problems that when a mechanical arm inverse solution is solved through a numerical iteration method based on a Jacobian matrix, dependence on iteration initial value selection is high, and motion cannot be repeated are solved. Comprising the steps that an accurate reachable working space of the mechanical arm is obtained, a certain number of reference inverse solutions optimized through an operability index are additionally stored in the accurate reachable working space, and an enhanced reachable working space is obtained; according to the expected pose information of the mechanical arm and the enhanced reachable working space, an iteration initial value for solving the inverse solution of the pose is selected and obtained; acquiring a tail end pose error kinematical equation of the mechanical arm at a joint position layer, and deducing to obtain an iterative updating equation of a joint position; and a repeatable motion index function is designed, a joint position iteration updating equation with the repeatable motion function is obtained, and according to the iteration updating equation and the selected iteration initial value, a mechanical arm repeated motion inverse solution solving scheme selected by considering the iteration initial value is obtained.

The present disclosure relates to a work space force / acceleration disturbance observer and a robot including the same. The work space force / acceleration disturbance observer is connected to an impedance-based motion controller in a work space. The work space force / acceleration disturbance acquires a disturbance estimate value in consideration of an interactive force and an acceleration applied to an end effector of a robot. The disturbance estimate value is expressed in Equation 1: {circumflex over (D)}=Q(−F′c+Mo{umlaut over (x)}+Fext) wherein {circumflex over (D)} is the disturbance estimate value, “Q” is a “Q” filter, F′c is a control input force, {circumflex over (M)}o is a mass matrix estimate value, {umlaut over (x)} is the acceleration, and Fext is the interactive force.

The application discloses a low-temperature cooling water cooling air-cooled island cleaning robot path planning method and system, and belongs to the technical field of robot control, comprising: based on the air-cooled island fin layout drawing, initializing the workspace grid, setting the reference parameter; driving the cleaning robot to collect multi-dimensional data, calculating the actual friction coefficient of the measured grid through the main friction coefficient and the torque auxiliary friction coefficient, for the unmeasured grid, linear extrapolation is carried out through the gradient to construct the real-time friction field; obtaining the ideal contact force vector, constructing the kinematics model to obtain the joint required torque, and calculating the joint angle adjustment amount, generating the control instruction and executing through the feedforward friction compensation and PID feedback control, constructing the wear amount estimation model, obtaining the current estimated wear amount, and calculating the core index, generating the rating report, continuously improving the operation efficiency, realizing the unity of the efficiency and equipment safety of the air-cooled island cleaning.

Disclosed herein is a product and methods of using that product for constructing walls and other structures. The product is a locking block that is designed for use in building walls and other structures quickly and inexpensively. The locking blocks are fabricated from polymers to form a robust physical structure that resists damage and provides for a relatively clean work space during assembly. The locking blocks include matching male and female features that reversibly secure the blocks together and are self-aligning to guide workmen on block placement during assembly. The design of the blocks eliminates the need to apply mortar or other adhesive methods to secure the blocks together, which greatly reduces labor costs as compared to typical construction products and methods. Because no mortar or other adhesive is used, the blocks can be efficiently and effectively disassembled and reused.

System and techniques to map a workspace for a robotic device are described herein. The robotic device has a movable portion with a sensor that is used to capture readings from part of the workspace. These readings are used to map a portion of the workspace and then to plot a new position of the movable portion to get readings for another part of the workspace. As the technique iterates, the robotic device is able to safely and efficiently map the entirety of the workspace.

The invention belongs to the technical field of outer pipeline obstacle-crossing carrying robots, aims to complete the detection task of the whole circumference of the surface of an outer pipeline in a narrow working space, and discloses an outer pipeline obstacle-crossing carrying robot in a complex environment, which comprises a self-adaptive clamping unit, a middle motor joint bending obstacle-crossing unit and a combined wheel type moving unit, the self-adaptive clamping units are connected to the front portion and the rear portion of the middle motor joint bending obstacle crossing unit, the combined wheel type moving unit is connected with the self-adaptive clamping units, a connecting rod body serves as a power source for active clamping of a single-side arm through a worm and gear, and the robot conducts inchworm type axial movement through the middle motor joint bending obstacle crossing unit. Front-back movement and directional rotation are carried out through the combined wheel type moving unit. The device can adapt to space inclined and bent pipeline structures, has the capacity of treating obstacles such as pipe diameter abrupt change, pipeline hanging brackets and bosses, and has certain load capacity.

The present invention relates to a transforming modular trolley and an adjustable axle device for office use, designed to enhance workspace flexibility and ergonomic comfort. The trolley features a modular top assembly with multiple surfaces, including a tilt-able primary work surface, dedicated surfaces for devices and personal items, and integrated storage options. It includes a vertically adjustable axle mechanism for height adjustments, an integrated power management system, and retractable anti-tip stabilizers. The adjustable axle device, available in both gas-spring and electric lift configurations, enables smooth height adjustments and secure locking at user-selected positions, with rotational coupling for customizable orientation. The trolley and axle device are intended for seamless integration into various office environments, offering enhanced usability, stability, and organization. This innovative design addresses the limitations of traditional workstations by providing a compact, mobile solution that supports seated and standing work positions while maintaining a clutter-free workspace.

The invention provides an electromagnetic driving system. In one embodiment, the electromagnetic drive system comprises: a) one or more magnetic robots located within a workspace; b) three independent mechanical arms, wherein each independent mechanical arm comprises a movable electromagnetic coil; c) a positioning system for tracking the one or more magnetic robots; the three independent mechanical arms are controlled through multi-objective optimization to ensure a coil configuration space capable of providing a magnetic field for manipulating the one or more magnetic robots in the working space.

The invention relates to a welding robot, and relates to the field of welding equipment, the welding robot comprises a mechanical arm, a mounting seat and an end effector, the end effector comprises a sleeve assembly and a welding assembly, the sleeve assembly comprises a first sleeve, a second sleeve and a rotary connecting piece, one end of the first sleeve is connected to the mounting seat, and the other end of the first sleeve is connected to the welding assembly; the second sleeve is connected to the other end of the first sleeve through a rotary connecting piece; and the welding assembly is fixedly arranged on the second sleeve, the rotating connecting piece is in transmission connection with a driving assembly, and the driving assembly is used for adjusting the angle between the rotating connecting piece and the first sleeve. The second sleeve can be driven to rotate by rotating the connecting piece, the included angle between a welding piece and a welding seam is adjusted, the mechanical arm and the first sleeve do not need to be moved, the probability of interference with a workpiece is reduced, and the welding robot can adjust the angle of the welding piece in a narrow operation space to conduct welding operation.

The invention relates to the technical field of humanoid robots, in particular to a moving mechanism applied to a humanoid robot and a control method, a multi-stage lifting mechanism adopts modular hierarchical design and independent driving and sequentially comprises a first-stage lifting unit, a second-stage lifting unit and a third-stage lifting unit from bottom to top, and cylinders of all stages are nested to form a telescopic structure. Lead screw transmission optimization is adopted, a servo motor has a braking function, reinforcing ribs are installed on all levels of lifting units, and pressure sensors are arranged in top connecting pieces of three levels of columns. The bidirectional linear moving mechanism comprises a moving stator, a sliding seat and other components, and based on the coreless linear motor technology, the moving stator adopts a sectional permanent magnet array layout. The working space of the humanoid robot is expanded, the large load and micron-order positioning capacity are both considered, and therefore the problem that the working range of an existing humanoid robot is limited is solved.

The invention discloses a welding device for display screen frame forming, and relates to the technical field of welding machining, the welding device comprises a workbench, a frame assembling seat is arranged above the workbench, a plurality of frame clamping and pushing mechanisms are arranged on the frame assembling seat, and a frame guiding assembly is arranged between every two adjacent frame clamping and pushing mechanisms; through cooperative work of the frame clamping and pushing mechanism and the frame guiding assembly, accurate pre-clamping and pre-alignment of a frame part can be achieved, the fitting degree during frame splicing is ensured, the welding quality is improved, and the display screen quality problem caused by inaccurate frame splicing is reduced; by arranging the lifting driving mechanism, the height of the frame guiding assembly can be flexibly adjusted, the frame guiding plate can rotate, the upward supporting effect on the frame structure is achieved, a good working space is provided for welding operation, welding of different parts of a frame piece is facilitated, and therefore the welding efficiency is remarkably improved.

The invention discloses movable laser repairing equipment, and relates to the technical field of laser welding repairing, the movable laser repairing equipment comprises a walking mechanism, a supporting mechanism and a sliding mechanism, a base is fixed above the walking mechanism, the supporting mechanism is fixed above the base, the sliding mechanism is arranged on one side above the supporting mechanism, and a mechanical arm is installed on the sliding mechanism; a welding gun is installed at one end of the mechanical arm. The wheels on the left side and the right side of the walking mechanism are linked through a bevel gear structure, the multiple wheels can tightly grasp the ground at the same time, the road holding force is higher, different road conditions can be adapted, outdoor operation is facilitated, an extension table in the supporting mechanism can be opened outwards, a larger working space is provided, and the working efficiency is improved. In the welding process, the welding gun can be moved front, back, left and right through the sliding mechanism, a threaded rod in the sliding mechanism can drive a gear to move and rotate, meanwhile, the gear can be clamped and positioned in the static state, the welding gun is fixed, and after the welding gun is stabilized, the welding effect is better.

Provided are a method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for real-time autonomous path planning for a robotic device. The method includes receiving data about the robotic device in a three-dimensional workspace, encapsulating objects in the environment of the robotic device including the robotic device, a target, and one or more obstacles in simulated robotic space, calculating a direction of movement for the robotic device according to three virtual forces including a virtual attractive force, a virtual repulsive force, and a virtual tangential force acting at least partially perpendicularly relative to the virtual repulsive force, mapping each virtual force in the three-dimensional workspace into torque vectors in the simulated robotic space at each joint, converting a sum of the torque vectors into one or more commands for the robotic device defining a path to reach the target, and sending the one or more commands to the robotic device.

To provide a program, etc. enabling synchronized presentation of categorized videos of each action within a plurality of videos obtained by capturing work scenes.SOLUTION: A computer categorizes a video obtained by capturing a work space of a subject during work, by each action included in the work. Further, the computer outputs synchronized categorized videos for each action in a plurality of videos on the basis of the categorized videos obtained by categorizing the plurality of videos by action, including videos obtained by capturing different work spaces where the subject performs the same work or videos obtained by capturing work spaces where arrangement states of items related to the same work are different.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

The invention discloses a gravity compensation type mechanical arm driven by a pneumatic motor, and relates to the field of mechanical arms, a single-section mechanical arm comprises a pitching joint, an air cylinder compensation system, a yawing joint and a synchronous belt type parallel arm rod, and pitching and rotation two-degree-of-freedom motion can be completed; the mechanical arm adopts an air cylinder type active compensation technology, gas pressure is converted into compensation torque through an air cylinder and a connecting rod mechanism, and the driving torque needed by pitching motion is reduced; and the mass of the mechanical arm is reduced. The multi-joint super-long mechanical arm can be composed of multiple sections of similar single-section mechanical arms, and has the functions of being large in working space, low in energy consumption, multiple in motion freedom degree, capable of achieving large-space continuous operation, complex-space obstacle avoidance and the like.

The invention discloses an industrial robot grabbing obstacle avoidance path planning method based on an RRT-TAGB algorithm, and belongs to the field of mechanical assembly. Firstly, a self-adaptive target bias sampling strategy is provided for the problem that a traditional RRT algorithm is large in search randomness, the target sampling probability is determined through the volume relation between an obstacle and a grabbing work space, a random tree is made to be expanded to a target point more quickly, and the guidance quality of the algorithm in the search process is improved; secondly, in order to effectively solve the problem that path planning fails due to the fact that local optimum is prone to occurring in the dense obstacle environment, an artificial potential field method is used for conducting local path planning, and the positions of nodes are adjusted again to obtain an optimized path; then, aiming at the problem that invalid nodes on the path are too many, a greedy strategy is adopted to remove redundant nodes of the path, and the length of the path is reduced; and finally, aiming at the problem of poor path quality, performing smoothing operation on the path by using a cubic B-spline curve, and removing unnecessary corners so as to improve the quality of the path. According to the RRT-TAGB algorithm adopted by the invention, the guidance quality of random tree growth is improved, redundant nodes on a path are greatly reduced, the search time is shortened, the final path is smoother, the overall obstacle avoidance path quality is higher, and the adaptive capacity of grabbing and obstacle avoidance of the industrial robot in a complex environment is ensured.

A robotic singulation system is disclosed. In various embodiments, sensor data including data associated with an item present in a workspace is received. The sensor data is used to determine and implement a plan to autonomously operate a robotic structure to move and place the item singly in a corresponding location in a singulation conveyance structure. The plan takes into consideration an attribute of the item determined based at least in part on the sensor data.

A method of controlling a robot manipulator for operating in a shared workspace with human(s) is provided. The method includes: determining a safety control set with respect to a safety condition between selected part(s) of the robot manipulator and selected part(s) of the human(s) using a safety control function: determining a hard constraint control set with respect to hard constraint(s) in trajectory tracking in DOF(s) of a component of the robot manipulator for a task using a hard constraint function: determining a soft constraint control set with respect to soft constraint(s) in trajectory tracking in DOF(s) of the component for the task using a soft constraint function: and performing control input optimization based on the safety control set. the hard constraint control set and the soft constraint control set to determine a control input for controlling the robot manipulator. In particular, the safety control function is configured to determine the safety control set: based on a control model for the robot manipulator that is configured in a control affine form based on a control mode of the robot manipulator, and for each part pair of part pair(s) of a selected part of the selected part(s) of the robot manipulator and a selected part of the selected part(s) of the human(s): based on a safety distance function associated with the part pair which corresponds to a control barrier function, and based on a sliding manifold associated with the part pair configured based on the safety distance function and a relative degree of the safety distance function with respect to the control input to the robot manipulator.

A composite damping device for vibration reduction of a tower drum and blades of an offshore wind turbine belongs to the technical field of vibration reduction of wind driven generators, and is characterized by comprising a blade integration unit and a tower drum tuning unit, the blade integration unit adopts a cylindrical particle damping cavity, the center of the cylinder is connected with a mass ball through a spring, and the cavity is filled with damping particles; the steel wire rope is fixed in the blade to restrain vibration displacement; the tower tube tuning unit is connected with the mass block through a steel wire rope, the mass block is circumferentially provided with the springs and connected with the tower tube wall, the lower portion of the mass block is connected with the mass ball, and the upper periphery and the lower periphery of the mass block are connected with the tower wall through the hydraulic inerter dampers. And the working space is obviously reduced, the multi-direction vibration control capability is improved, and the method is suitable for vibration control of offshore wind turbine towers and blades.

The utility model discloses a dustproof and waterproof direct-current brushless electric drill which comprises a direct-current brushless electric drill body, a dustproof installation assembly is arranged on the periphery of the direct-current brushless electric drill body, a dust filtering assembly is arranged on one side of the dustproof installation assembly, and a dust collection driving assembly is arranged on one side of the dust filtering assembly. In actual use, through the dustproof installation assembly, the problem that when a hole is drilled in a wall body, splashing sand and dust can rapidly diffuse in a working space, and troubles are brought to breathing of workers is solved, the situation that serious lung harm is brought to people due to long-term inhalation of the dust is avoided, and meanwhile in the working process of the electric drill, the dust is prevented from being splashed into the working space. In the prior art, particles doped in the dust possibly enter the eyes of workers, so that the work of the workers is influenced, and more serious accidents are possibly caused.

A computer-implemented method executed by data processing hardware of a robot causes the data processing hardware to perform operations. The robot includes an articulated arm having an end effector engaged with a constrained object. The operations include receiving a measured task parameter set for the end effector. The measured task parameter set includes position parameters defining a position of the end effector. The operations further include determining, using the measured task parameter set, at least one axis of freedom and at least one constrained axis for the end effector within a workspace. The operations also include assigning a first impedance value to the end effector along the at least one axis of freedom and assigning a second impedance value to the end effector along the at least one constrained axis. The operations include instructing the articulated arm to move the end effector along the at least one axis of freedom.