Japan, July 14 -- CANON INC has got intellectual property rights for 'SYSTEM, MANUFACTURING METHOD, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM.' Other related details are as follows:

Application Number: JP,2022-175970

Category (FI): B25J19/06

Stage: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology that is advantageous for improving operation of a robot when an external force to the robot is detected.SOLUTION: In a system including a robot and a controller that controls the robot, the controller switches the robot from a first state into a second state in which posture-change according to an external force applied to the robot is allowed more than in the first state, upon detecting contact by an object with the robot. The controller switches the robot from the second state into a third state in which the posture-change according to an external force is limited more than in the second state, during application of the external force to the robot after the start of the posture-change according to the external force applied to the robot.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4 (Grant)

Filing Date: Nov. 2, 2022

Publication Date: Dec. 22, 2022

The original document can be viewed at: https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/p0100

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