Patent ID: 9102063
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: B25J,G05B

Abstract:
1. A robot apparatus comprising: a robot main body configured to transfer a plurality of to-be-processed objects in order so as to subject every predetermined number of to-be-processed objects among the plurality of to-be-processed objects to processing, the robot main body comprising: a distance determining section configured to determine an entire transfer distance of each of the plurality of to-be-processed objects, the entire transfer distance being from a location of each of the plurality of to-be-processed objects to a transfer destination of each of the plurality of to-be-processed objects; an order determining section configured to determine a transfer order of the plurality of to-be-processed objects based on a determination result of the distance determining section so that every set including a predetermined number of the to-be-processed objects has approximately uniform total transfer time, the predetermined number being equal to or larger than two; and an operation controlling section configured to control an operation of the robot arm and an operation of the robot hand so as to transfer the plurality of to-be-processed objects in accordance with the transfer order determined by the order determining section.