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Robot and control method thereof

US9014854B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 14, 2011
Grant dateApr 21, 2015
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Expiry dateSep 27, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB25J9/1669
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A robot and a control method thereof. The robot has plural robot arms, each having at least one joint unit and a hand, and the control method includes dividing an object into target and feasible grasp regions and storing grasp policies respectively corresponding to the grasp regions, sensing respective orientations of the object, the at least one joint unit, and an obstacle, judging whether or not grasping of the target grasp region is feasible after sensing the orientations, generating a grasp route using the grasp policy for the target grasp region, upon judging that grasping of the target grasp region is feasible, and generating a grasp route using the grasp policy for one of the feasible grasp regions, upon judging that grasping of the target grasp region is not feasible, and controlling the at least one joint unit and the hand to trace the generated grasp route.

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