Transfer robot system
First Claim
1. A transfer robot system comprising:
- a track extending between a first position at which a container containing a workpiece is placed and a second position to which the workpiece in the container is fed;
a manipulator movable along said track, said manipulator capable of holding said container and said workpiece;
a temporary container-depository movable along said track synchronously with said manipulator, said container taken out from said first position by said manipulator being temporarily put on said temporary container-depository;
a workpiece detecting section for detecting position and orientation of said workpiece, contained in said container put on said temporary container-depository, during a period when said manipulator and said temporary container-depository move along said track synchronously with each other; and
a transfer control section for controlling said manipulator, based on a detection result in said workpiece detecting section, to make said manipulator pick out said workpiece from said container put on said temporary container-depository and feed said workpiece picked from said container to said second position.
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Abstract
A transfer robot system with a manipulator. The transfer robot system includes a track extending between a first position at which a container containing a workpiece is placed and a second position to which the workpiece in the container is fed; a manipulator movable along the track and capable of holding the container and the workpiece; a temporary container-depository movable along the track synchronously with the manipulator, the container taken out from the first position by the manipulator being temporarily put thereon; a workpiece detecting section for detecting the position and the orientation of the workpiece, contained in the container put on the temporary container-depository, during a period when the manipulator and the temporary container-depository move along the track synchronously with each other; and a transfer control section for controlling the manipulator, based on a detection result in the workpiece detecting section, to make the manipulator pick out the workpiece from the container put on the temporary container-depository and feed the workpiece picked from the container to the second position.
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1. A transfer robot system comprising:
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a track extending between a first position at which a container containing a workpiece is placed and a second position to which the workpiece in the container is fed;
a manipulator movable along said track, said manipulator capable of holding said container and said workpiece;
a temporary container-depository movable along said track synchronously with said manipulator, said container taken out from said first position by said manipulator being temporarily put on said temporary container-depository;
a workpiece detecting section for detecting position and orientation of said workpiece, contained in said container put on said temporary container-depository, during a period when said manipulator and said temporary container-depository move along said track synchronously with each other; and
a transfer control section for controlling said manipulator, based on a detection result in said workpiece detecting section, to make said manipulator pick out said workpiece from said container put on said temporary container-depository and feed said workpiece picked from said container to said second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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