Robot and method for sewing an object
AssigneeABB Schweiz AG
InventorYiming Dong
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Abstract
A robot and a method for sewing an object. The robot includes a robotic arm configured to hold a needle. The needle is tied with a thread. The robot includes a controller configured to move the needle, wherein the object includes a flexible outer surface and pre-stitches formed on the outer surface. Each of the pre-stitches includes a thread section including a top side and an opposite bottom side facing the outer surface. The controller is configured to perform a sewing operation by causing the needle to go across the thread section along a path defined between the bottom side of the thread section and the outer surface of the object.
Claims20
A robot for sewing an object, comprising:
- a robotic arm configured to hold a needle, the needle tied with a thread in advance;
- and
- a controller configured to move the needle,
- wherein the object includes a flexible outer surface and pre-stitches formed on the outer surface, each of the pre-stitches includes a thread section including a top side and an opposite bottom side facing the outer surface, and the controller is configured to perform a sewing operation by causing the needle to go across the thread section along a path defined between the bottom side of the thread section and the outer surface of the object.
A method for sewing an object, comprising:
- holding a needle by a robotic arm, the needle tied with a thread in advance;
- and
- performing, by a controller, a sewing operation by causing the needle to go across a thread section from a bottom side of the thread section,
- wherein the object includes a flexible outer surface and pre-stitches formed on the outer surface, each of the pre-stitches includes the thread section including a top side and an opposite bottom side facing the outer surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.