Muscle Corporation

Other

Muscle Lab Canada Inc.

Hirofumi Tamai

Satoshi Tamai

Chaojun Zhou

Yuki Okabe

Hiroshi Oku

Provided is a pipette device that achieves both suction and discharge of a large amount of fluid and high-precision discharge of a minute amount of fluid. The pipette device includes: a first syringethat is capable of suctioning fluid and is capable of discharging fluid with a predetermined discharge precision; a second syringethat is capable of suctioning fluid and is capable of discharging fluid with a higher precision than the first syringe; a nozzleprovided in common to the first syringeand the second syringe; a flow paththat causes the first syringeand the second syringeto be in communication with each other, and is in communication with the nozzle; and driving unitsconfigured to drive the first syringeand the second syringesuch that the first syringeand the second syringesuction and discharge fluid from the nozzleindividually or in cooperation with each other.

Pipette device and analysis device

A pipette modulehas a pipette-module frameattachable to the z-axis frameof a liquid handling system. A translatory-motion frameattached to the pipette-module frameis movable with respect thereto by a motor. A pneumatic aspirator assemblyincluding a cylinder, tube, tube tipand pressure sensoris attached to the translatory-motion frame. A pistondisposed in the cylinderis fixedly attached to the frame. A controllerfor the pipette modulehas a liquid surface detection mode which enables a pressure feedback control algorithm causing the motorto move the translatory-motion framein a z-axis translator motion until a change in a pressure in the tipas sensed by the pressure sensorindicates that the tiphas made contact with the liquid surface

Integrated pipetting apparatus

A care method and a care robot that can simplify care and reduce the burden on a caregiver, in particular the burden on the caregiver during the transfer of a care receiver. A sheet is spread out on top of a bed, and the care receiver is laid on the sheet. The sheet is formed so that both ends thereof have parts to be held that are held by arms of a robot. The robot and the arms are positioned relative to the care receiver, and the robot is moved towards the bed so that the arms hold the parts to be held. The arms are raised by a predetermined distance, and when the arms are in the raised state, the robot is moved away from the bed.

Care method and care robot used therein

Provided is a robot which is easily operated and with which it is possible for a caregiver to transfer a person alone. A robot (R) provided with a traveling unit (M), a hoisting unit (M) provided to the traveling unit (M), a tilting unit (M) provided to the hoisting unit (M), an operating unit (M) provided to the tilting unit (M), and a pair of arms, wherein: the tiling unit (M) has a main tilting unit and an auxiliary tilting unit provided to the main tilting unit; and the auxiliary tilting unit has auxiliary tilting members which are provided to both ends of the main tilting member on the main tilting unit, holds the arms, and can rotate freely.

Robot

A wireless linear motor comprising: a stationary stator having permanent magnets; a movable stage having coils and a controller with a transceiver for wirelessly communicating with an external data processing system, the controller adapted to energize the coils to position the stage over the stator in response to control signals from the external system; and, a frame having first and second electrically conductive linear guides for slideably mounting the stage over the stator, wherein each linear guide has a stage portion attached to the stage through a first electrical insulator, a frame portion attached to the frame through a second electrical insulator, a plurality of ball bearings disposed between and electrically coupling the stage and frame portions, and a conductor coupling the stage portion to the controller for providing electrical power from an external power supply to the controller through the frame portion of each guide.

Integrated wireless linear motor

A method for minimizing contact between a needle point and a needle thread in a computer controlled embroidery machine, to prevent breakage of the needle thread by the needle point upon penetration of a workpiece during stitching. The method includes the steps of: determining a first straight path between a current needle penetration location and a next needle penetration location; and, moving to the next needle penetration location along a second non-straight path so that the needle thread is pulled away from the needle point.

Method and system for preventing thread breakage

A sewing machine comprising one or more motion means to effect a sewing function, each motion means having a dedicated motion control processor responsive to sewing commands addressed to said motion control processor, for controlling said motion means to effect said sewing faction; and a high speed communications interface for exchanging information between each said motion control processor and an external computer, whereby said sewing commands are determined by the external computer.

Growing community of inventors

Osaka, Japan

Hirofumi Tamai