MANIPULATOR SYSTEM
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1. A manipulator system comprising:
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a controller therefor,said manipulator comprising an actuator unit containing an actuator, and a working unit attachable to and detachable from said actuator unit and containing a shaft and an end working portion disposed at an distal end of said shaft, said end working portion being rotated in conjunction with said actuator around an axis non-parallel to said shaft,said working unit comprising an ID holder for holding an identification signal,said actuator unit comprising an ID recognizer for recognizing said identification signal in said ID holder and supplying said identification signal to said controller, said ID recognizer being not in contact with said ID holder,wherein said controller controls said working unit based on said supplied identification signal.
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Abstract
A manipulator comprises an actuator block and a working unit attachable to and detachable from the actuator block. The actuator block has a motor, the working unit has a connecting shaft and an end working portion disposed at the distal end thereof, and the end working portion is rotated in conjunction with the motor. The working unit further has a two-dimensional code holding an identification signal, and the actuator block further has an infrared camera for recognizing the identification signal in the code and supplying it to a controller, is the camera being not in contact with the code. The controller controls the working unit based on the supplied identification signal.
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1. A manipulator system comprising:
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a manipulator; and a controller therefor, said manipulator comprising an actuator unit containing an actuator, and a working unit attachable to and detachable from said actuator unit and containing a shaft and an end working portion disposed at an distal end of said shaft, said end working portion being rotated in conjunction with said actuator around an axis non-parallel to said shaft, said working unit comprising an ID holder for holding an identification signal, said actuator unit comprising an ID recognizer for recognizing said identification signal in said ID holder and supplying said identification signal to said controller, said ID recognizer being not in contact with said ID holder, wherein said controller controls said working unit based on said supplied identification signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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