公开(公告)号：US20200086493A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-19

申请号：US16574673

申请日：2019-09-18

Applicant: Kinova Inc.

Inventor： Louis-Joseph CARON L'ECUYER ,  Jean-Francois Forget ,  Jonathan Lussier ,  Sébastien Boisvert

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  G06K9/00 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N13/207

Abstract: A method for operating a vision guided robot arm system comprising a robot arm provided with an end effector at a distal end thereof, a display, an image sensor and a controller, the method comprising: receiving from the sensor image an initial image of an area comprising at least one object and displaying the initial image on the display; determining an object of interest amongst the at least one object and identifying the object of interest within the initial image; determining a potential action related to the object of interest and providing a user with an identification of the potential action; receiving a confirmation of the object of interest and the potential action from the user; and automatically moving the robot arm so as to position the end effector of the robot arm at a predefined position relative to the object of interest.

公开(公告)号：US11685052B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-27

申请号：US16574673

申请日：2019-09-18

Applicant: Kinova Inc.

Inventor： Louis-Joseph Caron L'Ecuyer ,  Jean-Francois Forget ,  Jonathan Lussier ,  Sébastien Boisvert

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  H04N13/207 ,  G06V20/20 ,  H04N23/45 ,  H04N23/54

CPC classification number: B25J9/1697 ,  B25J9/1664 ,  G06V20/20 ,  H04N13/207 ,  H04N23/45 ,  H04N23/54 ,  G06V2201/06

Abstract: A method for operating a vision guided robot arm system comprising a robot arm provided with an end effector at a distal end thereof, a display, an image sensor and a controller, the method comprising: receiving from the sensor image an initial image of an area comprising at least one object and displaying the initial image on the display; determining an object of interest amongst the at least one object and identifying the object of interest within the initial image; determining a potential action related to the object of interest and providing a user with an identification of the potential action; receiving a confirmation of the object of interest and the potential action from the user; and automatically moving the robot arm so as to position the end effector of the robot arm at a predefined position relative to the object of interest.

公开(公告)号：US11623354B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-11

申请号：US16570099

申请日：2019-09-13

Applicant: KINOVA INC.

Inventor： Louis-Joseph Caron L'ecuyer ,  Jean-Francois Forget ,  Louis-Pierre Fortin ,  Sylvain Poulin

IPC: B25J9/00 ,  B25J15/04 ,  B25J19/00 ,  B25J17/02 ,  F16B2/18 ,  F16B2/06

Abstract: A system comprising an articulated robot arm including assembly of links interconnected with motorized joint units at joints between the links for movements of the links relative to one another, one of the links being a base link. A docking cradle is adapted to be connected to a structure and configured for being releasably connected and for supporting the articulated robot arm. A coupling configuration is between the base link and the docking cradle for powering contact to be made. A clamping system includes one or more clamp members and a clamp lever for locking the base link to the docking cradle at the coupling configuration.