Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Masataka Koyama

Kazuhiko Onoue

Shinsuke Hamatani

Nobuyasu Shimomura

Naohiro Otsuki

Satoru Yamasumi

Shinji Fujita

Yoshimitsu Kurosaki

Takahiro Ueno

Shogo Kojima

Hirofumi Tanaka

Kazuhiro Abe

Daiki Kubo

Takuya Kawamura

Motohiro Nakagami

Hiroharu Suzuki

Yuki Hanawa

Yusaku Ishida

An inspection device includes a scanning device, a first recognition unit, and a second recognition unit. The scanning device includes a laser sensor that emits laser slit light for measuring a two-dimensional shape, and a movement mechanism that moves the laser sensor in a predetermined direction. The first recognition unit obtains three-dimensional shape data of an inspection object and a workpiece by associating a plurality of two-dimensional shape data obtained by the laser sensor with position data of the laser sensor at the time of measuring the two-dimensional shape. The second recognition unit derives a three-dimensional shape of the workpiece by obtaining a difference between first three-dimensional shape data indicating a three-dimensional shape before the workpiece is laminated on the mold and second three-dimensional shape data indicating a three-dimensional shape after the workpiece is laminated on the mold.

Inspection device and inspection method for sheet layer

A multi-axis robot includes: a robot main body including a head and a movement mechanism that three-dimensionally moves the head; and a work tool attached to the head. The work tool includes: a first link pivotally supported on the head; a second link pivotally supported on a distal end of the first link; a first change mechanism that changes an angle of the first link to a central axis of the head; and a second change mechanism that changes an angle of the second link to the first link.

Multi-axis robot and control method therefor, and work tool

A viscous material stirring apparatus includes a stirring member that rotates about a rotation axis and has a tip radially separated from the rotation axis, a rotary actuator that rotates the stirring member about the rotation axis, a moving mechanism that moves the stirring member, and a control device. The control device drives the moving mechanism to immerse the tip of the stirring member into an applied viscous material, drives the rotary actuator to rotate the stirring member around the rotation axis, and drives the moving mechanism to move the stirring member along a coating direction of the viscous material with the tip of the stirring member immersed in the viscous material.

Viscous material stirring apparatus and viscous material stirring method

A robot may be taught to perform a task by recording information regarding the positions and attitudes of the joints of the robot body as it performs the task. When this information is subsequently replayed, the robot performs the task in the manner as taught. In particular, the robot may be taught either by an operator situated near the robot body or by an operator situated at a remote location. At the remote location, the robot may be taught by an operator even though the operator cannot see the robot body. More particularly, at the remote location, information regarding the current position and attitude of the joints of the robot body is displayed to the operator, and the operator may adjust this information in order to control the movement of the robot body. As a safety measure, when an operator is located near the robot body, only an operator situated near the robot body can control the robot body.

Robot control unit

An element including a first processing circuit conducting a real time processes for controlling a robot body and a man-machine interface element including a second processing circuit for operating the robot body are connected through the common storage device. It enables for application programs that can run with a general OS to easily refer to data relating to the robot. It also enables to easily construct necessary software.

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Hyogo-ken, Japan

Masataka Koyama