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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2011
Yukio Hashiguchi, Fukuoka, JP;
Shingo Ando, Fukuoka, JP;
Takuya Fukuda, Fukuoka, JP;
Takenori Oka, Fukuoka, JP;
Shinji Murai, Fukuoka, JP;
Takeomi Hidaka, Fukuoka, JP;
Manabu Okahisa, Fukuoka, JP;
Yukio Hashiguchi, Fukuoka, JP;
Shingo Ando, Fukuoka, JP;
Takuya Fukuda, Fukuoka, JP;
Takenori Oka, Fukuoka, JP;
Shinji Murai, Fukuoka, JP;
Takeomi Hidaka, Fukuoka, JP;
Manabu Okahisa, Fukuoka, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki, Kitakyushu-Shi, JP;
Abstract
A robot according to an embodiment includes an arm, a strain sensor, one or more actuator, and a sensor fixing jig. The strain sensor includes a piezoelectric body that has a natural frequency higher than a natural frequency of a structural material forming the arm. The one or more actuators are provided in the arm to drive the arm. The sensor fixing jig is provided in a base of the actuator, among the actuators in the arm, closest to a base end of the arm. The strain sensor is provided in the sensor fixing jig.