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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2010
Kohei Miyauchi, Fukuoka, JP;
Yuusuke Hirano, Fukuoka, JP;
Kohei Miyauchi, Fukuoka, JP;
Yuusuke Hirano, Fukuoka, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki, Kitakyushu-Shi, JP;
Abstract
A robot system includes a crane unit, a crane moving mechanism, a manipulator unit, and a controller. The crane unit is configured to suspend a workpiece. The crane moving mechanism allows the crane unit to move in a horizontal direction. The manipulator unit holds and moves the crane unit supporting the workpiece. The controller is configured to control the crane unit to support the workpiece at a first position and control the manipulator unit to move the crane unit supporting the workpiece toward a second position and to place the supported workpiece at the second position.