Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Naoki Tsukabe

Hideaki Suzuki

Keita Dan

Daisuke Gunji

Hiroto Oka

A robot system includes a robot, a vision sensor, and a controller. The vision sensor is configured to be detachably attached to the robot. The controller is configured to measure a reference object by using the vision sensor and calibrate a relative relationship between a sensor portion of the vision sensor and an engagement portion of the vision sensor, and teach the robot by referring to the relative relationship and by using the vision sensor, after the vision sensor is attached to the robot.

Method of teaching robot and robot system

An image processing apparatus capable of simplifying operations for determining an image pickup posture of an image pickup apparatus attached to a robot. The image processing apparatus processes an image that an image pickup apparatus attached to a robot picks up. The image processing apparatus includes a memory device that stores a set of instructions, and at least one processor that executes the set of instructions to specify a working area of the robot based on teaching point information showing a plurality of designated teaching points, specify an image pickup area of the image pickup apparatus so as to include the specified working area; and determine an image pickup posture of the robot based on the specified image pickup area.

Image processing apparatus that processes image picked up by image pickup apparatus attached to robot, control method therefor, and storage medium storing control program therefor

A robot system includes a robot, a vision sensor, a controller, and an input unit. The vision sensor configured to measure a feature point and obtain a measured coordinate value. The controller configured to control the robot. The input unit configured to receive an input from a user toward the controller. The controller obtains, via the input unit, setting information data on a determination point which is different from the feature point. The robot system uses a coordinate value of the determination point and the measured coordinate value, and determines whether the robot is taking a target position and orientation.

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Naoki Tsukabe