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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2009
Applicants:
Mitsuaki Nakanishi, Fukuoka, JP;
Makoto Wada, Fukuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Mitsuaki Nakanishi, Fukuoka, JP;
Makoto Wada, Fukuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki, Kitakyushu-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/048 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A robot system includes a robot arm driven by a motor, a collision detector that detects a collision between the robot arm and an obstacle, which is provided on the robot arm, and a stopping method selector that controls the robot arm by selecting any one of all stopping methods on the basis of the information obtained by the collision detector, thereby selecting a stopping method in accordance with the status of the collision.