Robot control method, robot control device, robot, and robot system

A robot control device controlling a robot that has a suction mechanism for at least one contact portion coming in contact with an object to hold the object and that holds the object, the robot control device comprising:

• a holding form determining unit that determines a holding form in which at least a position on the object coming in contact with the at least one contact portion is specified in advance as the holding form in which the object can continue to be stably held even when a predetermined external force is applied to the object;
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• a robot control signal generating unit that generates a signal for controlling the robot so that the robot holds the object in the determined holding form,
• wherein the holding form determining unit determines that the object can continue to be stably held even when the predetermined external force is applied to the object, when a force which should be generated by the at least one contact portion to generate resistance to the predetermined external force is included in a friction cone formed by a friction coefficient and a suction force from the suction mechanism.

A robot that has a suction mechanism for at least one contact portion coming in contact with an object to hold the object and that holds the object, the robot comprising:

• a holding form determining unit that determines a holding form in which at least a position on the object coming in contact with the at least one contact portion is specified in advance as the holding form in which the object can continue to be stably held even when a predetermined external force is applied to the object;
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• a robot control signal generating unit that generates a signal for controlling the robot so that the robot holds the object in the determined holding form,
• wherein the holding form determining unit determines that the object can continue to be stably held even when the predetermined external force is applied to the object, when a force which should be generated by the at least one contact portion to generate resistance to the predetermined external force is included in a friction cone formed by a friction coefficient and a suction force from the suction mechanism.

A robot system comprising:

• a robot that has a suction mechanism for at least one contact portion coming in contact with an object to hold the object and that holds the object;
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• a control device that controls the robot,
• wherein the control device includes
• a holding form determining unit that determines a holding form in which at least a position on the object coming in contact with the at least one contact portion is specified in advance as the holding form in which the object can continue to be stably held even when a predetermined external force is applied to the object, and
• a robot control signal generating unit that generates a signal for controlling the robot so that the robot holds the object in the determined holding form, and
• the holding form determining unit determines that the object can continue to be stably held even when the predetermined external force is applied to the object, when a force which should be generated by the at least one contact portion to generate resistance to the predetermined external force is included in a friction cone of a force by driving the at least one contact portion and enlarged by a suction force from the suction mechanism.