Title:
SENSOR AND ROBOT
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2019089165
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a robot that comprises a sensor which accurately detects that a movable device such as a robot approaches or contacts the other object and can improve safety against a collison without causing troubles in work for contacting an end effector with an object.SOLUTION: The robot comprises a sensor in which an electrode part of the sensor for detecting that a robot main body approaches or contacts the other object is formed on an outer surface or on an inner surface of an exterior member, and controls a driving part of the robot main body part on the basis of output signals from the sensor so that approaching of the robot main body part to the other object can be avoided.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Inventors:
KAMIYA TOSHIYUKI
SHIMOJIMA SOKO
OKA HIDEAKI
YAMAMURA MITSUHIRO
KOBAYASHI HAJIME
SHIMOJIMA SOKO
OKA HIDEAKI
YAMAMURA MITSUHIRO
KOBAYASHI HAJIME
Application Number:
JP2017219663A
Publication Date:
June 13, 2019
Filing Date:
November 15, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SEIKO EPSON CORP
International Classes:
B25J19/02; B25J19/06; G01B7/00; G01B7/14; G01L1/14; G01L5/16; G01V3/08; H01H36/00
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Tatsuya Masuda
Kazuo Asahi
Kazuo Asahi