Robot Arm Alignment Using Custom Identifiers for Flexible Manipulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing robot technologies struggle with flexible and precise manipulation of objects across various scenarios without requiring reprogramming or redesign, limiting their adaptability and cost-effectiveness.
Innovation Solution
The use of customizable identifiers and sensors on robots and objects, combined with computer-aided design and 3D printing, enables precise and adaptable manipulation by allowing robots to align with these identifiers for accurate positioning and movement, facilitating automation in diverse contexts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If robots are programmed for high precision manipulation, then positioning accuracy is improved, but adaptability to different scenarios deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by creating a standardized identifier system that enables the same robot to accurately manipulate different objects across various scenarios without reprogramming. The identifiers serve as universal communication protocols between robots and objects, allowing high precision positioning to be maintained while improving adaptability to different manipulation tasks and environments.
2Reliability
If robots are designed for specific tasks, then task performance is improved, but flexibility for various situations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by enabling robots to dynamically adapt their behavior based on identifier information. Rather than being fixed for specific tasks, robots can change their manipulation strategies in real-time based on the identifiers detected on different objects, maintaining reliable task performance while gaining flexibility across various situations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by allowing robots to autonomously identify objects through identifiers and determine appropriate manipulation methods without human reprogramming. The robots self-configure their behavior based on the identifier data, maintaining task reliability while achieving flexibility across different scenarios.
3Ease of operation
If human interaction is used for object manipulation, then ease of operation is improved, but safety and efficiency in hazardous contexts deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the intermediary principle by introducing identifiers as mediators between humans and hazardous objects. These identifiers enable robots to automatically identify and manipulate objects in hazardous environments without human presence, maintaining ease of operation through automated identification while eliminating safety risks associated with human exposure to hazardous materials and machinery.
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AI summary
A system includes a mobile unit with one or more sensors and a mechanical arm, and a stationary unit that includes a first customizable identifier. The one or more sensors are configured to detect a first customizable identifier of the first stationary unit. The one or more sensors collect location data corresponding to the first customizable identifier of the first stationary unit. The mobile unit is configured to align the mechanical arm of the mobile unit with the first stationary unit, based at least in part on the location data corresponding to the first customizable identifier of the first stationary unit.