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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2007
Allan T. Fisk, Needham, MA (US);
Jonathan Hastie, Halifax, MA (US);
Hans Hug, Weston, MA (US);
Lance Andrus, Southborough, MA (US);
Michael Johnson, Southborough, MA (US);
David Hoadley, Lexington, MA (US);
Allan T. Fisk, Needham, MA (US);
Jonathan Hastie, Halifax, MA (US);
Hans Hug, Weston, MA (US);
Lance Andrus, Southborough, MA (US);
Michael Johnson, Southborough, MA (US);
David Hoadley, Lexington, MA (US);
Foster-Miller, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A robot arm assembly a base unit with a shoulder assembly rotatably disposed on the base unit. A lower robot arm is pivotably attached to the shoulder assembly. An upper robot arm is pivotably attached to the lower robot arm. The base unit includes a first motor which rotates a main shaft fixed to the shoulder assembly to rotate the shoulder. A second motor in the base unit rotates a second shaft in the shoulder assembly extending through the main shaft to pivot the lower robot arm with respect to the shoulder.