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, the movable portion comprising a link including a plurality of link parts;
an arm unit to which the robot hand is mounted;
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; and
a plurality of locks mounted to connections of the plurality of link parts and configured to lock the plurality of link parts, the plurality of locks further configured to release the plurality of link parts out of a locked state when air is injected into the plurality of locks.
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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, the movable portion comprising a link including a plurality of link parts; an arm unit to which the robot hand is mounted; 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; and a plurality of locks mounted to connections of the plurality of link parts and configured to lock the plurality of link parts, the plurality of locks further configured to release the plurality of link parts out of a locked state when air is injected into the plurality of locks. - 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, the movable portion comprising a link including a plurality of link parts; a holder disposed on the movable portion and configured to hold an object; and a plurality of locks mounted to connections of the plurality of link parts and configured to lock the plurality of link parts so as to fix the movable portion and further configured to release the movable portion out of fixed state, the plurality of locks 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 plurality of locks then being configured to fix the released part of the movable portion, the locks further configured to release the plurality of link parts out of a locked state when air is injected into the plurality of locks.
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12. A method for adjusting a holding position of a robot hand with a movable portion including a link including a plurality of link parts, the method comprising:
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fixing a holder mounted to the movable portion of the robot hand; injecting air into a lock of a plurality of locks mounted to connections of the plurality of link parts to release a corresponding link part of the plurality of link parts out of a locked state; moving an arm unit to which the robot hand is mounted to move the movable portion of the robot hand with the holder of the robot hand in fixed state so as to adjust a holding position of the robot hand relative to a to-be-held object.
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