Robot
US9149928B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S901/50
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A robot includes a gripping section adapted to grip an object by open and close a pair of finger sections, a moving device adapted to relatively move the object and the gripping section, and a control device adapted to control the moving device to move the gripping section relatively toward the object, and dispose the pair of finger sections in a periphery of the object, and then control the gripping section to open and close the pair of finger sections in a plane parallel to a mounting surface on which the object is mounted, pinch the object between the pair of finger sections from a lateral side of the object, and grip the object with the gripping section at least three contact points.
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