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Method and system for controlling robot

  • US 10,335,964 B2
  • Filed: 10/27/2016
  • Issued: 07/02/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A robot control system comprising:

  • a distance measuring unit configured to measure a distance from an operating region of a robot main body to a person who is approaching the region;

    an information acquisition unit configured to acquire, by a wirelessly transmitted signal, information necessary to acquire a safety skill level of the person, which is stored in a recording medium possessed by the person; and

    a control device configured to control operation of the robot main body and acquiring the distance and the information from the distance measuring unit and the information acquisition unit, whereinthe control device is configured to classify the distance into a short distance, which is a distance within the operating region, a long distance, which is a distance that exceeds a movable region of the robot main body, and an intermediate distance, which is a distance between the short distance and the long distance,in a case in which the distance belongs to the long distance, the control device operates the robot main body without deceleration,in a case in which the distance belongs to the short distance, the control device stops the operation of the robot main body,in a case in which the distance belongs to the intermediate distance and the safety skill level indicates an expert, the control device operates the robot main body without deceleration,in a case in which the distance belongs to the intermediate distance and the safety skill level indicates a beginner, the control device operates the robot main body in a decelerated state such that the person takes action to ensure their own safety, andin a case in which the distance belongs to the intermediate distance and the safety skill level is not acquired, the control device stops the operation of the robot main body.

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