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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2012
Applicant:
Takashi Sato, Yamanashi, JP;
Inventor:
Takashi Sato, Yamanashi, JP;
Assignee:
Fanuc Corporation, Yamanashi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 19/02 (2006.01); G01G 9/00 (2006.01); G01L 19/02 (2006.01); G01L 5/16 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 19/02 (2013.01); B25J 13/085 (2013.01); G01G 9/00 (2013.01); G01L 5/16 (2013.01); Y10S 901/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robot () having a workpiece mass measurement function for measuring the mass of a workpiece that is held, includes a force measurement unit () that measures the force that is applied to the tip part () of the mechanism part of the robot (), and a mass estimation unit () that estimates the mass of the workpiece that is held by the robot (), based on information about the force acquired by the force measurement unit () while the robot () is moving.