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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki, Kitakyushu-shi, JP;
Inventors:
Takefumi Asahi, Kitakyushu, JP;
Yukiko Sawada, Kitakyushu, JP;
Assignee:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI, Kitakyushu-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/04 (2006.01); G05B 19/18 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 19/06 (2006.01); F16P 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1674 (2013.01); B25J 19/06 (2013.01); F16P 3/144 (2013.01); F16P 3/147 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robot system is provided, which includes a robot, a controller for controlling an operation of the robot, and a sensor for detecting a person entering into a delivery area where the robot and the person deliver an object therebetween. When the sensor detects the person entering into the delivery area, the controller sets to the delivery area a first restricted area where the operation of the robot is restricted, and controls the robot based on the first restricted area.