Patent ID: 8897912

Claim:
A loading/unloading apparatus for performing loading/unloading of workpieces with respect to access positions on a pallet, comprising: a plurality of hands including a first and a second hand which alternately access the access positions on the pallet, the access positions comprising access positions of each of the first and the second hand; a managing unit which manages the access positions of each of the first and the second hand, wherein an access order of the first hand is set to the access positions of the first hand and an access order of the second hand is set to the access positions of the second hand; and a determining unit which determines a movement path of the second hand based on one of the access positions of the first hand, wherein the access positions and the access order of one of the first and the second hand are determined based on the access positions and the access order of the other one of the first and the second hand.