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Patent No.:

US 12564942 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026

Filed:

May. 10, 2021

Control device, robot system, and robot control method

Applicant:

Omron Corporation, Kyoto, JP;

Inventors:

Yoshihisa Ijiri, Kyoto, JP;

Kazutoshi Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;

Masashi Hamaya, Tokyo, JP;

Felix Von Drigalski, Tokyo, JP;

Yoshiya Shibata, Kyoto, JP;

Chisato Nakashima, Kyoto, JP;

Assignee:

OMRON CORPORATION, Kyoto, JP;

Attorney:

Rossi, Kimms & McDowell LLP

Primary Examiner:

Ian Jen

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1612 (2013.01); B25J 9/1674 (2013.01); B25J 9/1694 (2013.01); B25J 17/0225 (2013.01);
Abstract

A control apparatus of a robot that includes a flexible portion and a locking mechanism for fixing the flexible portion, the control apparatus including: a lock control unit configured to control locking and unlocking of the flexible portion; and an operation control unit configured to control operation of the robot using different types of control policies depending on whether the flexible portion is locked or unlocked. With this control apparatus, it is possible to effectively control a robot in which locking and unlocking of the flexible portion can be switched.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Ijiri, Yoshihisa. (2026). Control device, robot system, and robot control method (U.S. Patent No. 12564942). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12564942

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