Electricity: motive power systems – Positional servo systems – Program- or pattern-controlled systems
Patent
1984-06-21
1986-08-26
Dobeck, B.
Electricity: motive power systems
Positional servo systems
Program- or pattern-controlled systems
364513, 901 6, G05B 1942
Patent
active
046085254
ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to a cellular type robot apparatus consisting of a plurality of robot cells each having intelligence, wherein each robot cell controls its own operation on the basis of information exchange with adjacent robot cells. The operations of the robot cells are as a whole coordinated, and each robot cell can be controlled without the necessity of change of hard- and soft-wares even when one or more of the robot cells are out of order or when the robot needs to be expanded. Each robot cell can be provided so that the robot can be increased or decreased in a building block arrangement. More definitely, each robot cell has arms corresponding to hands and feet, and is able to control its own operation. As the robot cells are connected and combined through transmission routes so as to be able to exchange information, they can operate cooperatively as a group to perform a manpulative action. The operation of the group of robot cells is designed also to constitute the shape of a predetermined pattern besides the operations of entwining an object, and gripping and moving the object.
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Ihara Hirokazu
Miyamoto Shoji
Mori Kinji
Dobeck B.
Hitachi , Ltd.
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