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US 11,407,113 B2Granted
Device usable by robot and human
AssigneeVolvo Truck Corporation
InventorPer-Lage Götvall
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device (10) interchangeably usable by a robot (12) and a human (14). The present invention also relates to a system (100) comprising such a device, a method of operating such a device (10), and a computer readable medium (46). The invention can for example be applied in servicing of heavy-duty vehicles.
Claims16
A device interchangeably usable by a robot and a human, wherein the device comprises:
- a base unit including a robot connector for connection to the robot, at least one of a surface grippable by the human and a grip grippable by the human, a communications unit for wireless communication with a control station, a processor connected to the communications unit, an energy storage for powering at least the communications unit and the processor, and a circuit adapted to detect whether the device is connected to the robot or used directly by the human;
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- a tool for performing an operation related to a vehicle or a vehicle related object, which tool is connected to the base unit,
- wherein the device is adapted to be controlled by the control station to perform at least some of the operation related to a vehicle or a vehicle related object if said circuit detects that the device is connected to the robot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.