Device and method of arraying articles by using robot, and article transfer system

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PATENT NO 9643796
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14632166

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An article arraying device including a robot; a vision sensor for obtaining position information of each of randomly arranged articles; an arrangement pattern generating section for generating an arrangement pattern by using the position information, the arrangement pattern including pattern elements in a regular arrangement, in such a manner that any one of the pattern elements coincides with a position of a reference article in the randomly arranged articles; a picking motion generating section for generating a picking motion by using the position information, the robot picking up by the picking motion an article other than the reference article; an arraying motion generating section for generating an arraying motion, the robot placing by the arraying motion the picked-up article in a position juxtaposed to the reference article in accordance with the arrangement pattern; and a robot controlling section for controlling the picking motion and the arraying motion.

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FANUC CORPORATIONOSHINO-MURA MINAMITSURU-GUN YAMANASHI 401-0597

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kanno, Ichiro Yamanashi, JP 78 1538
Koga, Kentarou Yamanashi, JP 2 38
Ooba, Masafumi Yamanashi, JP 53 194

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