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Controller and control method for robot system

US11905116B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 28, 2021
Grant dateFeb 20, 2024
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Expiry dateJun 28, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q10/08
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A robot system controller and control method that implement sophisticated cooperation among units is provided. The controller may include: a data acquisition unit adapted to acquire first data including information about the handling object and the shelf before storing or retrieving the handling object in/from the shelf; a data storage unit; and a robot control unit adapted to select and transport the shelf to an access position before storing or retrieving the handling object in/from the shelf, create or acquire a control sequence for storing or retrieving the handling object in/from the shelf, instruct the transport robot to execute a task of transporting the shelf to the access position, and instruct the handling robot to execute a task of storing or retrieving the handling object in/from the shelf.

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