Patent ID: 8549952
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: B25J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A robot comprising: a base; a plurality of link mechanisms provided on the base, adjacent link mechanisms among the plurality of link mechanisms being connectable to each other; at least one drive device to bend and extend the plurality of link mechanisms; and a controller configured to control the at least one drive device, wherein each of the plurality of link mechanisms has at least one of a concave part and a convex part, the concave part or the convex part being provided at a side of each of the plurality of link mechanisms to connect the adjacent link mechanisms to each other, wherein the plurality of link mechanisms have a first link mechanism, a second link mechanism, and a third link mechanism provided between the first link mechanism and the second link mechanism, wherein each of the first link mechanism and the second link mechanism includes the concave part, wherein the third link mechanism includes two convex parts, and wherein the two convex parts are insertable into respective concave parts to connect the third link mechanism to the first link mechanism and the second link mechanism.