Patent ID: 8896162

Claim:
A robot for installing and/or removing electrical components from electrical equipment while allowing a human operator to remain outside of an arc flash zone, wherein the robot comprises: a. a motor portion comprising: i. a motor; ii. a gear box connected to the motor; iii. a bidirectional rotatable shaft extending from the gear box; iv. a gear box power and signal cable in communication with the motor and configured to provide power and control signals to the motor; v. a support plate connected to the motor, the gear box, or combinations thereof; vi. a plurality of removable magnetically shielding magnet housings attached to the support plate, wherein each removable magnetically shielding magnet housing comprises a non-electric magnet disposed therein, and wherein each non-electric magnet is engaged with a rotatable handle configured to rotate the non-electric magnet to extend the non-electric magnet from one of the removable magnetically shielding magnet housings to engage with a magnetic surface surrounding the electrical equipment and to hold the motor portion to the magnetic surface; vii. a first arm comprising: 1. a first arm body connected to the bidirectional rotatable shaft having a first arm body end with a first arm engagement portion; and 2. a gripper slidably disposed over the first arm body end, wherein the gripper has an engagement portion; viii. an arm fastener securing the first arm body to the bidirectional rotatable shaft; ix. a second arm comprising: 1. a second arm body connected to the bidirectional rotatable shaft; 2. an extension projecting from the second arm body; and 3. a threadable member disposed through the extension; and x. a first stop and a second stop both projecting from the support plate, wherein each stop prevents over-rotation of the first arm; b. a controller portion in communication with the motor portion through the gear box power and signal cable, wherein the controller portion comprises: i. a controller comprising a controller circuit board and controller relays; ii. a controller magnet disposed on the controller and configured to attach the controller to the magnetic surface proximate the motor portion; iii. a power and signal-out interface plug in the controller portion for connecting to gear box power and signal cable; and iv. a power and signal-in interface plug in the controller for receiving power and signals; c. a remote switch operator in communication with the controller portion through a power and signal cable, wherein the power and signal cable is engaged with the power and signal-in interface plug, and wherein the remote switch operator is configured to remotely control and power the motor portion through the controller portion; and d. a remote control device in communication with the remote switch operator for controlling the remote switch operator while allowing the operator to remain outside of the arc flash zone.