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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2012
Applicant:
Izumi Iida, Shiojiri, JP;
Inventor:
Izumi Iida, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/16 (2006.01); G05B 19/04 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1669 (2013.01); B25J 9/0096 (2013.01); B25J 13/082 (2013.01); B25J 9/1612 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39479 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robot control method includes gripping a work with a hand unit; transferring the work to the vicinity of a plane; dropping the work to the plane by reducing the grip force of the hand unit, and aligning the work with the plane; and re-gripping the work, which is aligned with the plane, again with the hand unit.