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US 2021/0016447 A1Published application
Robot
AssigneeFanuc Corporation
InventorTakatoshi IWAYAMA
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Abstract
A robot including: a robot body that includes an arm having a longitudinal axis, and at least one joint; and a proximity sensor unit that detects an object approaching the arm of the robot body. The proximity sensor unit includes: a support member that is fixed to the arm of the robot body and that is disposed, at such a position as to extend across the joint of the robot body, so as to be away from a surface of the arm in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the arm; and a plurality of proximity sensors that are attached to the support member.
Claims9
A robot comprising:
- a robot body that includes an arm having a longitudinal axis and at least one joint;
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- a proximity sensor unit that detects an object approaching the arm of the robot body,
- the proximity sensor unit further comprising a support member that is fixed to the arm and that is disposed, at such a position as to extend across the joint, so as to be away from a surface of the arm in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and a plurality of proximity sensors that are attached to the support member.
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