Robot apparatus, control method for robot apparatus, method of manufacturing article using robot apparatus, communication device, communication method, control program, and recording medium
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorToshio Ibi
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Abstract
A robot apparatus capable of performing a stable wireless communication is provided. The robot apparatus includes a robot arm including a link, a first control device disposed in the robot arm, a second control device, and a wireless communication unit configured to enable the first control device and the second control device to communicate with each other wirelessly. The wireless communication unit is disposed in the link.
Claims19
A robot apparatus comprising:
- a robot arm including a link;
- a first control device disposed in the robot arm;
- a second control device;
- and
- a wireless communication unit configured to enable the first control device and the second control device to communicate with each other wirelessly,
- wherein the wireless communication unit is disposed in the link.
A control method for a robot apparatus that includes
- a robot arm having a link, a first control device disposed in the robot arm, a second control device and a wireless communication unit, disposed in the link and configured to enable the first control device and the second control device to communicate with each other wirelessly,
- the control method comprising:
- acquiring, by the second control device, data to be transmitted to the first control device;
- and
- transmitting, by the second control device, the data to the first control device by using the wireless communication unit.
A communication device that communicates with a control device disposed in a robot arm including a link,
- wherein the link is provided with a wireless communication unit configured to enable the communication device and the control device to communicate with each other wirelessly,
- wherein the communication device acquires data to be transmitted to the control device, and
- wherein the communication device transmits the data to the control device by using the wireless communication unit.
A communication method for a communication device that communicates with a control device disposed in a robot arm including a link,
- wherein the link is provided with a wireless communication unit configured to enable the communication device and the control device to communicate with each other wirelessly,
- the communication method comprising:
- acquiring, by the communication device, data to be transmitted to the control device;
- and
- transmitting, by the communication device, the data to the control device by using the wireless communication unit.
A robot apparatus comprising:
- a robot arm including a link;
- a first control device disposed in the robot arm;
- a second control device;
- and
- a first wireless communication unit configured to enable the first control device and the second control device to communicate with each other wirelessly,
- wherein the first wireless communication unit is disposed in each of the first control device and the second control device, and
- wherein the link is provided with a second wireless communication unit to be used as a relay during communication between the first control device and the second control device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.