ROBOT, ROBOT HAND, AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING HOLDING POSITION OF ROBOT HAND
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1. A robot comprising:
- a robot hand comprising a movable portion;
an arm unit to which the robot hand is mounted; and
a controller configured to control the arm unit to move the movable portion of the robot hand so as to adjust a holding position of the robot hand relative to a to-be-held object.
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Abstract
A robot includes a robot hand, an arm unit, and a controller. The robot hand includes a movable portion. To the arm unit, the robot hand is mounted. The controller is configured to control the arm unit to move the movable portion of the robot hand so as to adjust a holding position of the robot hand relative to a to-be-held object.
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1. A robot comprising:
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a robot hand comprising a movable portion; an arm unit to which the robot hand is mounted; and a controller configured to control the arm unit to move the movable portion of the robot hand so as to adjust a holding position of the robot hand relative to a to-be-held object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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11. A robot hand mountable to a robot, the robot hand comprising:
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a base mountable to the robot; a movable portion supported by the base; a holder disposed on the movable portion and configured to hold an object; and a lock configured to fix the movable portion and release the movable portion out of fixed state, the lock being configured to, at a command from a control device, release at least a part of the movable portion out of fixed state while the holder is in a holding operation so as to permit the part of the movable portion to move by movement of the robot and to change a form of the part of the movable portion, the lock then being configured to fix the released part of the movable portion.
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12. A method for adjusting a holding position of a robot hand, the method comprising:
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fixing a part of the robot hand; and moving an arm unit to which the robot hand is mounted with the part of the robot hand in fixed state so as to move a movable portion of the robot hand and adjust a holding position of the robot hand relative to a to-be-held object.
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