Patent ID: 11958195
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A detection system comprising:
a transport robot;
a container having a lid, the container being carried on a placing portion of the transport robot,
wherein the detection system is configured to detect that the lid is opened; and further comprising:
an optical sensor provided on the transport robot to detect an open or closed state of the lid while the container is carried on the placing portion of the transport robot, the optical sensor comprising a light source configured to emit light and a light receiving unit configured to receive reflection light of light emitted from the light source, the reflection light being reflected by the lid; and
a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the lid is opened based on a result of detection by the optical sensor.