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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2012
Jiaofeng Tian, Jiangsu Province, CN;
Chang Zhou, Jiangsu Province, CN;
Fangshi Liu, Jiangsu Province, CN;
Jiaofeng Tian, Jiangsu Province, CN;
Chang Zhou, Jiangsu Province, CN;
Fangshi Liu, Jiangsu Province, CN;
Positec Power Tools (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, CN;
Abstract
A robot, a station, system and method therefor is described. The docking system includes, among other items, a robot and a docking station. The robot may have a power storage unit configured to supply power for the robot, a docking terminal group having a first docking terminal and a second docking terminal, and a robot control unit configured to control working state of the robot. The docking station includes a conductive terminal group comprising at least a first conductive terminal and a second conductive terminal. The conductive terminal group is configured to be electrically connected to the docking terminal group respectively. The robot control unit comprises a signal transmission module configured to be electrically connected to the first docking terminal and send a predetermined detection signal, a signal receiving module configured to be electrically connected to the second docking terminal. When the signal receiving module receives a predetermined feedback signal corresponding to the predetermined detection signal, the robot control unit verifies that the docking of the docking terminal group of the robot with the conductive terminal group of the docking station has succeeded. The robot can reliably dock to the docking station without human intervention, which brings extreme convenience to production and life.