Korea Institute of Science and Technology

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Jeongryul Kim

Keri Kim

Seong Il Kwon

Kwang-Nam Kim

Jong-Woo Sun

Jung-Pyo Hong

Sung-Wook Jung

Sang-Rok Oh

Yonghwan Moon

Hae-Joong Park

Nam-Young Cho

Hong Jun Cho

Byeong-Hee Kim

Seung Jun Lee

Sang Kyung Kim

Hyunki In

Myungjoong Lee

Buchun Song

Suhun Jung

Jonggyu Choi

Yong Hwan Moon

A specimen collection robot system for performing a specimen collection process having performing specimen collection of a subject with a swab and inserting the swab into a reagent tube has a robot including a gripper and a robot arm. The gripper is configured to grip objects with different diameters by using a same gripping portion. The robot is configured to perform the specimen collection process, by selectively gripping the swab and the reagent tube, without replacing the gripper.

Specimen collection robot system for non face-to-face sampling

An operation apparatus for performing an operation by steering an end effector includes a wire which is connected to the end effector to steer the end effector, and a tension compensator which is connected with the wire, wherein in an operating state, the tension compensator changes a shape or position in response to tension of the wire to keep the wire tight, and when the wire is pulled to steer the end effector, the tension compensator is shifted to a lock state in which the shape or position is not changed.

Operation apparatus having tension compensating mechanism of wire for steering end effector

An articulating structure includes a joint unit including a front segment and a rear segment that are connected in series and perform relative rotation with respect to a rotation portion, and an elastic member interposed between the front segment and the rear segment, and a wire that passes through the front segment and the rear segment in a lengthwise direction of the joint unit, wherein the front segment rotates relative to the rear segment in one direction when the wire is pulled rearward, and the elastic member elastically deforms by a pressing force by the rotation of the front segment to provide a force that resists the pressing force.

Articulating structure having elastic member and tube inserting device having the same

A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a loadlock module including a loadlock chamber in which a substrate container is received, wherein the loadlock module is configured to switch an internal pressure of the loadlock chamber between atmospheric pressure and a vacuum; and a transfer module configured to transfer a substrate between the substrate container received in the loadlock chamber and a process module for performing a semiconductor manufacturing process on the substrate, wherein the loadlock module includes a purge gas supply unit configured to supply a purge gas into the substrate container through a gas supply line connected to the substrate container; and an exhaust unit configured to discharge a gas in the substrate container through an exhaust line connected to the substrate container.

Loadlock module and semiconductor manufacturing apparatus including the same

A smart sling device includes a body; a support rod installed at the body; and a sling member installed at the support rod and inserted under a patient to support the patient therebelow, and the sling member includes an expanding unit having an accommodation space for accommodating air therein, the expanding unit expanding due to a pneumatic pressure generated by the accommodated air to support the patient therebelow; and an expansion limiting unit installed at the expanding unit to limit expansion of the expanding unit in one direction.

Smart sling device using pneumatically driven growth mechanism

There is disclosed an articulating structure that is steered by relative movement of a plurality of segments connected in series, the articulating structure including a first segment and a second segment arranged in contact with each other, wherein contact surfaces of the first segment and the second segment are rolling contact surfaces in line contact on a first direction contact line, the first segment has a pin on a side, the second segment has a coupling hole into which the pin is inserted, the first segment and the second segment make a relative rolling movement for translation of the first direction contact line while maintaining the line contact, and the coupling hole is formed with a larger area than the pin to allow the pin to make a relative position movement within the coupling hole during the rolling movement.

Articulating structure using rolling joint and pin coupling, and tube insert device having the same

An articulating structure that bends by relative movement of a plurality of segments connected in series, includes a first segment and a second segment arranged in contact with each other, wherein the first segment has a first front rolling contact surface, and the second segment has a second rear rolling contact surface in line contact with the first front rolling contact surface on a first direction contact line, the first segment has a projection protruding forward from the first front rolling contact surface, and the second segment has a coupling element recessed in the second rear rolling contact surface, wherein the projection is inserted into the coupling element, the first segment and the second segment make a relative rolling movement for translation of the first direction contact line while maintaining the line contact, and the projection supports the first segment and the second segment for the first direction.

Articulating structure using rolling joint and projection member, and tube insert device having the same

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Seoul, South Korea

Jeongryul Kim