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US 10,300,605 B2Granted
Robot, controller, and robot system
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorDaisuke Sato
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Abstract
A robot is controlled by a control unit. The robot includes: a first sensor; a second sensor; a third sensor; a fourth sensor; a first circuit capable of transmitting and receiving signals to and from the first sensor and the second sensor; and a second circuit capable of transmitting and receiving signals to and from the third sensor and the fourth sensor. The control unit and the first circuit are connected through a first serial wire, and the first circuit and the second circuit are connected through a second serial wire.
Claims12
A robot comprising:
- a controller;
- a base;
- a torso having a first arm, a second arm, and a third arm, the torso being connected to the base;
- a first position sensor;
- a second position sensor;
- a third position sensor;
- an inertial sensor;
- a force sensor;
- a first circuit for transmitting, receiving, and multiplexing signals to and from the first position sensor;
- a second circuit for transmitting, receiving, and multiplexing signals to and from the second position sensor and the inertial sensor;
- and
- a third circuit for transmitting, receiving, and multiplexing signals to and from the third position sensor and the force sensor, wherein
- the controller and the first circuit are connected through a first serial wire,
- the first circuit and the second circuit are connected through a second serial wire,
- the second circuit and the third circuit are connected through a third serial wire, and
- when the first arm, the second arm, and the third arm are disposed on the same straight line, the first circuit is disposed closer to the base than the second circuit and the third circuit, and the second circuit is disposed closer to the base than the third circuit.
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