Title:
ROBOT SYSTEM FOR REORIENTING A HELD WORKPIECE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/077693
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
In a robot system including an arm capable of adjusting a position/posture of an arm leading end portion thereof, a hand that is attached to the arm leading end portion, is provided with a holding portion for holding a workpiece, and is capable of adjusting a position/posture of the workpiece held by the holding portion relative to the arm leading end portion, and a position/posture measurement device configured to measure the position/posture of the workpiece relative to the arm leading end portion, the position/posture of the workpiece is measured while the arm leading end portion moves after the holding portion has held the workpiece and the position/posture of the hand relative to the arm leading end portion is corrected on the basis of a result of the measurement so that a predetermined position/posture of the workpiece relative to the arm leading end portion is set.
Inventors:
SONODA, Tetsuri (C/O CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, 30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-k, Tokyo 01, 14685, JP)
TAKABAYASHI, Shiki (C/O CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, 30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-k, Tokyo 01, 14685, JP)
TAKABAYASHI, Shiki (C/O CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, 30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-k, Tokyo 01, 14685, JP)
Application Number:
JP2010/007367
Publication Date:
June 30, 2011
Filing Date:
December 20, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA (30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome Ohta-k, Tokyo 01, 14685, JP)
SONODA, Tetsuri (C/O CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, 30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-k, Tokyo 01, 14685, JP)
TAKABAYASHI, Shiki (C/O CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, 30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-k, Tokyo 01, 14685, JP)
SONODA, Tetsuri (C/O CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, 30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-k, Tokyo 01, 14685, JP)
TAKABAYASHI, Shiki (C/O CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, 30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-k, Tokyo 01, 14685, JP)
International Classes:
B25J9/16
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ABE, Takuma et al. (C/O CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, 30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-k, Tokyo 01, 14685, JP)
