1A1-D06 磁気浮上ロボットと産業用ロボットとの協調作業に向けた実験システムの構築(作業をするロボット)

Magnetically levitated robots can move without lubrication, they generally have advantages to the use in the various special environments such as in a dust-free room, in a vacuum, in a flammable atmosphere, and in vivo. Meanwhile, they have a disadvantage of small working volume corresponding to the allowable air gap between the levitated object and the manipulator (electromagnets). In some cases, to construct a combination of a magnetically levitated robot and an industrial robot which has a comparatively large working volume seems an effective way to expand the whole working volume. On that premise, we are developing an experimental system for collaborative work between a magnetically levitated robot and an industrial robot. This paper presents the concept and the configuration of the experimental system, and the result of a preliminary experiment which has been performed to evaluate mainly three elements: the two robot numerical models and the remote manipulation element.