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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2012
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki, Kitakyushu, JP;
Inventors:
Yuya Yasuda, Kitakyushu, JP;
Kazuhiko Fukushima, Kitakyushu, JP;
Assignee:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI, Kitakyushu-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/16 (2006.01); G05B 19/04 (2006.01); G05B 19/18 (2006.01); G05B 15/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); B25J 9/1687 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39508 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39567 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40053 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40613 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45063 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robot system includes a container, a disposed-state detector, and a robot arm. The container is configured to accommodate a plurality of to-be-held objects and includes a reticulated portion. The disposed-state detector is configured to detect disposed states of the plurality of respective to-be-held objects disposed in the container. The robot arm includes a holder configured to hold a to-be-held object among the plurality of to-be-held objects based on the disposed states of the plurality of respective to-be-held objects detected by the disposed-state detector.