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US 11,060,890 B2Granted
Sensor and robot
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsToshiyuki Kamiya, Toshioki Shimojima, Hideaki Oka, Mitsuhiro Yamamura, Hajime Kobayashi
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Abstract
A robot includes a sensor including an electrode portion of a sensor for detecting approach of or contact with another object is formed on an outer surface or an inner surface of an exterior member, and in which a drive unit of the robot main body is controlled so as to avoid approach between the robot body and the other object based on an output signal of the sensor.
Claims16
A robot comprising:
- a robot main body;
- a sensor configured to detect approach of or contact with an object, the sensor being disposed on an exterior of the robot main body;
- and
- a controller configured to control a driver of the robot main body based on an output signal of the sensor,
- wherein the sensor includes
- a detection electrode configured to detect approach of or contact with the object;
- a detection circuit configured to detect output changes in accordance with approach or contact between the detection electrode and the object;
- and
- a connector configured to electrically connect the detection electrode and the detection circuit,
- wherein the detection electrode is disposed on the exterior of the robot main body, and
- a relative position of the connector with respect to the detection electrode and a relative position of the detection circuit with respect to the connector do not change.
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A robot comprising:
- a robot main body;
- a sensor configured to detect approach of or contact with an object, the sensor being disposed on an interior surface of the robot main body;
- and
- a controller configured to control a driver of the robot main body based on an output signal of the sensor,
- wherein the sensor includes
- a detection electrode configured to detect approach of or contact with the object;
- a detection circuit configured to detect output changes in accordance with approach or contact between the detection electrode and the object;
- and
- a connector configured to electrically connect the detection electrode and the detection circuit,
- wherein the detection electrode is disposed on the interior surface of the robot main body, and
- a relative position of the connector with respect to the detection electrode and a relative position of the detection circuit with respect to the connector do not change.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.