Robots – Counterbalance
Patent
1997-03-11
1998-10-20
Davis, George B.
Robots
Counterbalance
395 93, 901 6, 901 46, 31856816, G06F 900, G06F 1500, G06F 1100
Patent
active
058259813
ABSTRACT:
An object of the device according to the present invention is to enable small-volume, high-diversity production to be conducted efficiently, in the same way as in the conventional FMS, whilst at the same time overcoming problems associated with the conventional techniques, such as the complexity of creating programs for manufacturing processes, work interruptions due to robot breakdown, and `deadlock` incidents arising during operation. When seed data indicating an objective task (for example, the task of completing a particular product) is input to a computer, by communicating with hardware robots via a communications network, the computer selects a plurality of hardware robots, which are capable of implementing cooperatively the objective task indicated by the input seed data, and which are not engaged in any task based on other seed data. A software robot is created by inputting the seed data to at least one of the selected plurality of hardware robots. When the plurality of robots have been operated by means of the generated software robot and have completed the objective task, the seed data is withdrawn from the hardware robot(s) to which it was input.
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Davis George B.
Komatsu Ltd.
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