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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2015
Kuka Deutschland Gmbh, Augsburg, DE;
Jakob Berghofer, Munich, DE;
Sven Brudniok, Langerringen, DE;
Sebastian Lohmeier, Munich, DE;
Martin Riedel, Augsburg, DE;
KUKA Deutschland GmbH, Augsburg, DE;
Abstract
A positioning device for a robot includes an end effector, in particular a surgical end effector, which has a base and a flange to which the robot can be secured, wherein the flange is connected to the base by a kinematic system which has at least two joints. The flange can be adjusted from a first position relative to the base, in particular at least substantially on a circular path or straight line, to a second position by the kinematic system, the second position being spaced apart from the first position. An orientation means reorients the flange from a first orientation in the first position into a second orientation in the second position, the second orientation being rotated about a reference axis by at least 75 degrees, in particular relative to the first orientation, as a result of an adjustment from a first position into a second position.