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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2003
Applicants:
Ryo Nihei, Fujiyoshida, JP;
Satoshi Kinoshita, Yamanashi, JP;
Inventors:
Ryo Nihei, Fujiyoshida, JP;
Satoshi Kinoshita, Yamanashi, JP;
Assignee:
Fanuc LTD, Yamanashi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J019/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A visual sensor main body is attached to a first attachment provided in a vicinity of a hand provided to a tip end of a robot arm to take an image of a workpiece to obtain a position and an attitude of the workpiece. Based on the detected position and attitude, the workpiece is grasped with the hand. The sensor main body is handed to the second attachment provided in the retreat position. Then, after mounting the grasped workpiece to a chuck of a working machine and machining the workpiece, the workpiece is taken out with the hand.