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Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018

Filed:

Jul. 28, 2016
Applicant:

Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki, Kitakyushu-shi, JP;

Inventors:

Miki Nakamura, Kitakyushu, JP;

Yoshikazu Matsuzaki, Kitakyushu, JP;

Makoto Umeno, Kitakyushu, JP;

Assignee:

KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI, Kitakyushu-shi, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1633 (2013.01); B01L 3/5021 (2013.01); G01N 35/0099 (2013.01); G01N 35/00584 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00495 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0405 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for processing a specimen includes controlling a robot to open a lid of a composite container. The composite container includes a first container and a second container. The first container includes a first opening. The second container includes an insertion portion, a protrusion portion, and a second opening. The insertion portion is insertable into the first container through the first opening. The protrusion portion is protrudable through the first opening. The second opening is disposed on the protrusion portion and coverable by the lid. After the lid has been opened, the robot is controlled to take the second container out of the first container. After the second container has been taken out of the first container, the robot is controlled to cover the first opening using the lid.


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