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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2018
Festo SE & Co. KG, Esslingen, DE;
Alfons Riek, Weilheim, DE;
Kurt Stoll, Prêles, CH;
Hans Klingel, Stuttgart, DE;
Marcel Aeschlimann, Ligerz, CH;
Samuel Malzach, Evilard, CH;
Martin Sigrist, Bern, CH;
Christian Schmid, Feusisberg, CH;
Christoph Berger, Oberburg, CH;
Leif Pudewills, Esslingen, DE;
Kilian Iannucci, Bern, CH;
Festo SE & Co. KG, Esslingen, DE;
Abstract
A Hardware Module for a robotic system includes at least one sensor for measuring an internal property of the Hardware Module, a communication unit for communicating with other Hardware Modules, a data storage unit and an embedded controller. The embedded controller is configured to collect collected data, the collected data including: status data representing the current status of the Hardware Module; and operating data representing usage of the Hardware Module wherein at least part of the collected data is determined from sensor data from the at least one sensor, and the embedded controller is configured to perform at least one of: storing the collected data on the data storage unit; and transmitting the collected data via the communication unit.