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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2022
Applicant:
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kobe, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/10 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 19/00 (2006.01); B25J 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/103 (2013.01); B25J 9/108 (2013.01); B25J 13/08 (2013.01); B25J 21/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robot includes a robot arm; a drive mechanism for driving the robot arm, the drive mechanism including a gear(s) and a shaft; a temperature sensor for detecting a temperature in the robot arm; and a controller for compensating for influences of thermal expansions of the robot arm, and at least one of the gear(s) and the shaft based on a detection result of the temperature sensor.