公开(公告)号：US11213955B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-04

申请号：US15421191

申请日：2017-01-31

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Michael G. Nelson ,  Timothy A. Brownlee ,  Robert J. Santen ,  Didier M. Rouaud ,  Douglas B. Polkinghome

IPC: B25J11/00 ,  B25J9/16 ,  G05B19/19 ,  B64F5/30 ,  B64F5/40 ,  B25J9/00 ,  G05B19/418

Abstract: A system and method for operating at least one stowable automated robotic pod in a workplace having a workpiece is disclosed. The pod includes a robot on a base that can also include one or both of a tool nest and process equipment. A door to subfloor storage allows the pod to raise its base vertical, placing the robot into the desired vertical position in the workspace. Once operations on the workpiece are complete, the pod withdraws back to the subfloor storage and the doors to the storage volume close.