ROBOT CONTROL APPARATUS AND ROBOT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A robot control apparatus which controls motions of a robot based on processing results of an image processing apparatus, the image processing apparatus imaging the robot or objects around the robot, the robot control apparatus comprising:
- a first communication unit which communicates with an external computer;
a second communication unit which is connected to the image processing apparatus via a network; and
a command processing unit which opens a communication port of the second communication unit and starts communication with the image processing apparatus when the command processing unit receives an open command sent from the external computer.
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Abstract
A robot control apparatus, which controls motions of an industrial robot based on processing results of an image processing apparatus which images the robot or objects around the robot, includes: a first communication unit which communicates with a computer for development as an external computer; a second communication unit which is connected to the image processing apparatus via a network; and a command processing unit which opens a communication port of the second communication unit and causes the second communication unit to start communication with the image processing apparatus via a server on the network in response to an open command received by the first communication unit.
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9 Claims
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1. A robot control apparatus which controls motions of a robot based on processing results of an image processing apparatus, the image processing apparatus imaging the robot or objects around the robot, the robot control apparatus comprising:
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a first communication unit which communicates with an external computer; a second communication unit which is connected to the image processing apparatus via a network; and a command processing unit which opens a communication port of the second communication unit and starts communication with the image processing apparatus when the command processing unit receives an open command sent from the external computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A robot system comprising:
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an image processing apparatus which images a robot or objects around the robot; and a robot control apparatus which controls motions of the robot based on processing results of the image processing apparatus, wherein the robot control apparatus includes a first communication unit which communicates with an external computer, a second communication unit which is connected to the image processing apparatus via a network, and a command processing unit which opens a communication port of the second communication unit and causes the second communication unit to start communication with the image processing apparatus via the server on the network in response to an open command received by the first communication unit.
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