Crane, transportation method, and plate member manufacturing method

Abstract

A crane, a transportation method, and a plate member manufacturing method are disclosed. There is provided a crane for performing handling and transportation of a plate member, and the crane includes: a holding mechanism configured to lift and hold the plate member; a drive mechanism configured to move the holding mechanism at least horizontally; an image acquisition mechanism configured to acquire an image of the plate member such that the image includes a feature portion of the plate member; and a control mechanism configured to detect the feature portion from the image, calculate a position of the plate member from a position of the feature portion, and adjust a horizontal position of the holding mechanism based on the position of the plate member.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.