Kuka Deutschland Gmbh

Kuka Aktiengesellschaft

Markus Wuensch

Elisabeth Schaertl

Till Schulte-Rebbelmund

Albrecht Hoene

Veronika Zumpe

A method for monitoring a robot arrangement, which robot arrangement has at least one robot includes capturing optical signals from a plurality of signal sources at least one sensor, wherein the signal sources and/or the sensor is/are positioned on the robot arrangement and triggering a monitoring reaction if a deviation of an actual arrangement of the captured optical signals from a desired arrangement of these signals exceeds a limit value. In one aspect, a reaction may be triggered if at least a predefined minimum number of signals from the desired arrangement is not present in the actual arrangement of the captured optical signals.

Method and system for monitoring a robot arrangement

An autonomous vehicle includes a vehicle body having a receiving device configured to receive an object to be transported, a chassis having at least one driven wheel, and at least one sensor device having a detection region surrounding the autonomous vehicle for recognizing obstacles which enter the detection region in the immediate surroundings of the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle includes a joint arrangement configured to adjust the sensor device relative to the vehicle body such that the sensor device can be operated in a first arrangement which monitors the basic peripheral contour of the vehicle body, and in at least one second arrangement which monitors a total peripheral contour including the basic peripheral contour and an expansion contour of the autonomous vehicle that is formed when an object to be transported is received.

Autonomous vehicle with a sensor device

A robot includes a robot arm having a plurality of motor-driven joints and a plurality of links, each of which interconnect two adjacent joints. At least one of the links has a supporting structural component configured to transmit forces and/or torques from an adjacent joint to the other adjacent joint. The structural component is provided with at least one covering that at least partially covers the structural component and at least one contact sensor. The at least one contact sensor is configured as a switching strip arranged between the structural component and the covering. Movable mounting of the covering on the structural component, which mounting is spring-preloaded into the basic position of the covering, is adjusted by an inherent elasticity of the switching strip.

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Markus Wuensch