Kuka Laboratories Gmbh

Kuka Roboter Gmbh

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Technische Universitat Munchen

Deutsches Zentrum Fur Luft-und Raumfahrt E.v.

Kuka Deutschland Gmbh

Dirk Jacob

Tobias Ortmaier

Thomas Neff

Marc-Walter Ueberle

Andreas Hagenauer

Dietmar Tscharnuter

Martin Weiss

Martin Kuschel

Josef Zimmermann

Adolf Zitzmann

Heinrich Munz

Torsten Hasenzahl

Georg Passig

Thomas Kohler

Achim Heinze

Matthias Mühlhäusser

Michael Haag

Hans-Peter Klüger

Burkhard Stimmel

Lorenz Bewig

Till Engelmann

Thomas Bongardt

Klaus Schlickenrieder

Michael Thümmel

Martin Weiß

A telepresence system includes a man-machine interface and a teleoperator configured to communicate bidirectionally with the man-machine interface via a communications channel. The teleoperator performs actions based on first signals generated due to a manual operation of the man-machine interface and transmitted over the communication channel, and sends second signals to the man-machine interface over a second communication channel. At least one buffer device buffers signals transferred through the communication channel and releases the signals delayed so that the signals coming from the man-machine interface and the signals coming from the teleoperator each are transmitted through the communication channel with an effective constant time delay.

Telepresence system

A method for error recognition in a control system of a medical treatment and/or diagnosis device includes processing, by the control system, data in a regular operating mode and supplying, by the control system, test data of a test data record to a safety-critical component of the control system in a test mode of the control system. The safety-critical component of the control system is also checked in the test mode of the control system.

Method for error recognition in a control system of a medical treatment and/or diagnosis device

The invention relates to a robot and a method for controlling a robot. The distance between an object and the robot and/or the derivative thereof or a first motion of the object is detected by means of a non-contact distance sensor arranged in or on a robot arm of the robot and/or on or in an end effector fastened on the robot arm. The robot arm is moved based on the first motion detected by means of the distance sensor, a target force or a target torque to be applied by the robot is determined based on the distance detected between the object and the robot, and/or a function of the robot or a parameterization of a function of the robot is triggered based on the first motion detected and/or a target distance between the object and the robot and/or the derivative thereof detected by means of the distance sensor.

Robot and method for controlling a robot

An invention-based control system for at least one robot comprises a, especially symmetric, multi-core architecture with a first virtual machine (V) with at least one computing engine (C), which has been provided for controlling at least one process application (P) of this robot.

Control system of a robot

The invention relates to a robot (R), a medical work station, and a method for projecting an image () onto the surface of an object (P). The robot (R) comprises a robot arm (A) and a device () for projecting the image () onto the surface of the object (P), said device () being mounted on or integrated into the robot arm (A).

Robot, medical work station, and method for projecting an image onto the surface of an object

A medical work station for treating a living being using a medical instrument includes at least one robot arm, which has a plurality of members connected by joints, drives to move the members, and an attaching device, at least one control device coupled with the drives, which is set up to generate signals for actuating the drives, so that the attaching devices carry out movements assigned to the signals, and a display device coupled with the control device.

Medical workstation

In a retention device, a medical robot and a method to set the tool center point of a medical robot, the retention device has a fixing device to fix the head of a person held by the retention device. The fixing device provides an indication of the position of the openings of the auditory canals of the ears of the person relative to the retention device based on the relation between the fixing device and the head of the person and the relation between the fixing device and the retention device.

Retention device, medical robot and method to set the tool center point of a medical robot

The invention relates to a sterile barrier (S) for a surgical robot () comprising at least one joint () with two opposing joint members () that rotate relative to one another about a common joint axis () and a torque sensor () comprising: at least two sterile barrier sections () each with an end section () for sealed attachment to a respective joint end section () of the joint member (); and a sealing arrangement () for producing a sterile and sealed rotating connection of the end sections () of the at least two sterile barrier sections (); and a surgical robot ().

Sterile barrier for a surgical robot with torque sensors

The invention relates to a method for determining a position for and positioning a detection device (E) of a navigation system. First, a computer simulation of a system is done that comprises a robot (R) which has first markers (M) of a navigation system or first prominent points, a three-dimensional object (P) which has second markers (M) of the navigation system or second prominent points, and a detection device (E) of the navigation system. Various positions of the robot (R), the object (P), and/or the detection device (E) are simulated, and the quality of the detectability of the first markers (M) or the first prominent points on the robot (R) and/or the second markers (M) or the second prominent points on the object (P) are automatically determined for the simulated positions by means of the detection device (E). The determined qualities and the corresponding simulated positions and/or the simulated position having the highest or at least a sufficiently high determined quality is/are output.

Method for determining a position for and positioning a detection device of a navigation system

In a method and device for automated welding using a positioning device, in particular a welding robot, a welding pose is occupied by the positioning device in a regulated manner, and the welding pose is flexibly held during the closing of an electrode holder, during the welding process and/or during the opening of the electrode holder.

Method and monitoring device for welding by means of a positioning device

The invention relates to a medical device, a medical work station, and a method for registering an object (P). The medical device comprises a navigation system () and a robot (R) having several axes of rotation (-). The navigation system () comprises a detection device () for detecting prominent points on an object (P) or markers (M) placed on the object (P) as well as a processing device () for determining the position of the object (P) on the basis of the prominent points or markers (M) detected by means of the detection device (). The detection device () of the navigation system is mounted on the robot (R).

Device comprising a robot, medical work station, and method for registering an object

In a device for conveying and positioning structural elements at a conveying track, a structural element is brought into pending state at the conveying track and the conveying track is tilted in conveying direction so that the structural element slides downwards to approach a target point. The position of the structural element is detected. The device further includes a control unit wherein the position of the structural element is detected within a predetermined range of the target point to be reached, and a time, at which the conveying track is tilted and re-tilted at a predetermined angular speed by a predetermined angle, is determined by using a calculation and control algorithm, so that the structural element is intercepted.

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Dirk Jacob