Patent ID: 11865713
Assignee: nan
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A cable robot platform apparatus comprising:
a platform member;
a robotic arm connected to said platform member;
an end effector connected to said robotic arm;
a workstation engagement member connected to said platform member;
at least three cables extendable in use between the platform member and a wall or ceiling anchor, wherein said platform can be suspended using said cables;
a drive associated with each of said cables operable to control a length of said cables between said platform member and said anchor; and
a controller having a processor and nontransient memory storing processor instructions that when executed by the processor cause:
said drive to position said platform member to a first workstation;
for stabilizing said platform member, one of:
said drive to provide weight to said workstation engagement member to rest on a surface of said first workstation to stabilize using gravity said platform member, said workstation engagement member comprising at least three legs for resting on a surface of said workstation; and
control a locking mechanism associated with said workstation engagement member to connect to said first workstation to stabilize said platform member;

said robotic arm to perform a series of movements with respect to said first workstation and said end effector to perform at least one operation at said first workstation with said platform member immobilized using said workstation engagement member;
said drive to position said platform member to a second workstation;
for stabilizing said platform member, one of:
said drive to provide weight to said workstation engagement member to rest on a surface of said second workstation to stabilize using gravity said platform member, said workstation engagement member comprising at least three legs; and
control a locking mechanism associated with said workstation engagement member to connect to said second workstation to stabilize said platform member;

said robotic arm to perform a series of movements with respect to said second workstation and said end effector to perform at least one operation at said second workstation with said platform member immobilized using said workstation engagement member.