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Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021

Filed:

Sep. 05, 2017
Applicant:

Fanuc Corporation, Yamanashi, JP;

Inventor:

Yasuhiro Naitou, Yamanashi, JP;

Assignee:

FANUC CORPORATION, Yamanashi, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 13/08 (2006.01); F16P 3/12 (2006.01); B25J 19/06 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); G01L 5/00 (2006.01); G01L 5/16 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 13/085 (2013.01); B25J 9/1676 (2013.01); B25J 19/06 (2013.01); F16P 3/12 (2013.01); G01L 5/0076 (2013.01); G01L 5/16 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40201 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40202 (2013.01);
Abstract

A human-collaborative robot, by which the robot is unlikely to be accidentally operated despite the intention of the human, even if a relatively simple action pattern is determined as a command to the robot. When an external force by a human is applied to the robot, the force is detected by a force sensor. The robot is configured to be stopped when the detected external force exceeds a predetermined threshold. In order to restart the stopped motion of the robot, the human purposely applies the external force to the robot. When a judging section judges that the external force is applied to a specified portion the robot based on a predetermined action pattern, a commanding section commands the robot so that the robot performs a motion which is previously associated with the pattern.


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