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TRAINING AND OPERATING INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS

  • US 20130345873A1
  • Filed: 09/17/2012
  • Published: 12/26/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A robot trainable, via interactions with a human trainer, to manipulate objects, the robot comprising:

  • at least one appendage for manipulating an object;

    a controller for operating the at least one appendage;

    a computer memory for storing a library of prototypes, at least one of the prototypes defining a type of task to be performed by the appendage, the task comprising at least one of a movement of the appendage or a manipulation of the object;

    a perception system for receiving physical input from the human trainer related to the task; and

    a training module for creating an instance of the at least one prototype by specifying at least one attribute thereof based on the physical input; and

    a task-execution module for executing the instance of the prototype via commands to the controller, thereby causing the appendage to perform the task.

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