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Industrial robot and a method for positioning same

  • US 4,613,803 A
  • Filed: 02/14/1985
  • Issued: 09/23/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/14/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A self-traveling robot system, comprising:

  • a robot for working on a continuous object;

    means for moving said robot along said continuous object;

    a swiveling table mounted on said means for moving said robot and provided with vertically extending outrigger members;

    arm means provided on said swiveling table, said arm means having a plurality of degrees of freedom;

    distance detection means mounted to said robot for detecting a distance between said robot and said continuous object;

    means to separate said outrigger members from said members for moving said robot and which includes means for rotating said means for moving said robot at a right angle;

    a deviation detecting circuit for comparing said distance as detected by said distance detection means with a predetermined value and detecting a deviation between said distance and said predetermined value; and

    travel path correcting means for correcting an advance direction of said means for moving said robot according to said deviation.

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