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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki, Kitakyushu-shi, JP;
Inventors:
Nobukazu Miyauchi, Fukuoka, JP;
Tamio Nakamura, Fukuoka, JP;
Zenta Nakamoto, Fukuoka, JP;
Dai Kouno, Fukuoka, JP;
Assignee:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI, Kitakyushu-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/24 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); B25J 19/06 (2006.01); G06F 3/042 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); B25J 13/084 (2013.01); B25J 19/06 (2013.01); Y10S 901/09 (2013.01); Y10S 901/47 (2013.01); G06F 3/0421 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robot apparatus includes an arm that includes an outer skin and a detector that detects the deformation of the outer skin. The detector includes a sending unit that sends a signal, a receiving unit that receives the signal, and a transmission route that is provided along the outer skin so as to lead the signal. The detector detects the deformation of the outer skin based on whether a signal reaches the receiving unit.