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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 20, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shojiro Danmoto, Ushiku, JP;
Fumio Kanno, Tsuchiura, JP;
Takao Komiya, Ushiku, JP;
Sumiyoshi Ito, Ushiku, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395 80 ; 395 83 ; 395 87 ; 395 89 ; 395 93 ; 395 95 ; 395 97 ; 395 99 ;
Abstract
A hand apparatus of a robot includes fingers for clamping a first workpiece and inserting a second workpiece into the first workpiece, a compliance device disposed between an arm of the robot and the fingers, and a calculator for determining shifting information between the first and second workpieces. A memory memorizes design information associated with the insertion operation of the first and second workpieces, and the hand apparatus selects whether the compliance device is required or not on the basis of the information provided by the calculator and the memory.