Patent ID: 11154982

Abstract:
An attachment structure for securing a robot arm to a support structure, the attachment structure comprising: a mount for mounting to the support structure; and a carrier for connecting to the base of the robot arm, the carrier comprising: a carrier rotational alignment feature for engaging a complementary robot arm base rotational alignment feature, a carrier axial alignment feature for engaging a complementary robot arm base axial alignment feature, and a locking mechanism moveable, once the robot arm base and the carrier are engaged, between an unlocked position which does not constrain the location of the robot arm base along an axis of the carrier, and a locked position which does constrain the location of the robot arm base along the said axis of the carrier relative to the carrier, wherein the locking mechanism is independent of the carrier rotational alignment feature and the carrier axial alignment feature such that the locking mechanism is not actuated during engagement of the carrier and the robot arm base.