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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Comau S.p.a., Grugliasco (Turin), IT;
Inventors:
Gian Paolo Gerio, Grugliasco, IT;
Allan Mathias Wiklund, Grugliasco, IT;
Arturo Baroncelli, Grugliasco, IT;
Assignee:
Comau S.p.A., Grugliasco (Turin), IT;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); B25J 19/02 (2006.01); B25J 19/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1676 (2013.01); B25J 13/086 (2013.01); B25J 13/088 (2013.01); B25J 19/023 (2013.01); B25J 19/063 (2013.01); Y10S 901/14 (2013.01); Y10S 901/30 (2013.01); Y10S 901/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
An industrial robot and control system including a high degree of cooperation between a human operator and the robot for increased safety. In an automatic operation mode, at least a first detection device detects the presence of a foreign body in the robot working area and the control system places the robot in a safe automatic operating mode. A second and third detection devices may be employed to detect possible impacts with the robot.