JPH10225886A - Robot operating device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily operate a robot by constituting a robot operating device of a microphone to input a voice, a voice recognizing means to recognize the content of the voice inputted by the microphone and a voice input control means to transmit the operation content corresponding to the recognized content to a main control of the robot. SOLUTION: When an operator inputs the operation content of a robot, for example, 'Step One Tag Zero One' toward a microphone 32, a voice recognizing part 34 recognizes it as 'Step 0001 and Tag 001', and transmits it to a control part 36 for a voice input device. The control part 36 for a voice input device transmits this content to a main control part 12. If the voice recognizing part 34 cannot recognize the content of a voice, an error is displayed on a display unit 20 of an operation part 14, or the content such as 'The content of the voice cannot be recognized.' is pronounced from a loudspeaker 24. When such a voice input device 30 is arranged, a command can be issued to the robot only by a voice without operating a key.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a robot operating device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art
The teaching of the coordinate position, which is the operation position of the robot, and the program is performed by inputting numeric keys and operation keys from an operating device, which is a teaching pendant, or a personal computer, and using 232C type communication.

[0003] However, the method of inputting the operation keys is troublesome in the operation method, and a malfunction may occur if a person who is unfamiliar with the operation performs the operation.

[0004] In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a robot operating device capable of easily operating the robot.

[0005]

An operation device for a robot according to the present invention is an operation device for operating a robot,
A microphone for inputting voice, voice recognition means for recognizing the content of the voice input by the microphone, and voice input for transmitting operation content corresponding to the content recognized by the voice recognition means to the main control means of the robot Control means.

[0006]

[Operation] The robot operator inputs the operation content by voice from a microphone. Then, the voice recognition unit recognizes the content, and the voice input control unit transmits the content to the main control unit of the robot. Thereby, the operation of the robot can be performed.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

Reference numeral 10 denotes an operating unit of the robot,
For example, a linearly movable robot that moves a moving member for performing an operation linearly by a motor corresponds to this.

Reference numeral 12 is a main control unit for controlling the operation unit 10 of the robot. When the operation content is input from the operation unit 14 or the voice input device 30 described later, the main control unit 12 operates the operation unit 1 so that the corresponding operation can be performed.
An instruction is issued for 0. For example, when a coordinate value is input from the operation unit, the operation unit 10
Drive the motor.

(Operation unit 14) First, the operation unit 1 of the robot
The operation unit 14 for operating 0 using keys will be described.

The operating section 14 is formed in the size of a teaching pendant so that it can be held in the operator's hand. Hereinafter, the contents of the operation unit 14 will be described.

The operation unit 14 is provided with numeric keys 16 for inputting numerical values and operation input keys 18 for operating the robot. In addition, an LCD display 20, which is a liquid crystal display device, for displaying the contents thereof is provided near the ten keys 16 and the operation input keys 18.

The operation unit 14 is provided with a sound generation key 22 and a speaker 24.

A display 20, a sound generation key 22,
The ten keys 16, the operation input keys 18, and the speaker 24 are connected to the operation unit control unit 26. The operation unit control unit 26 has a voice memory 28 which stores data for generating the contents of the ten keys 16 and the operation input keys 18 by voice.

Hereinafter, the operation state of the operation unit 14 will be described.

(1) Turn on the sound generation key 22 and
The case where the sound generation mode is set will be described.

In the voice generation mode, when the ten key 16 or the operation input key 18 is input, the content is displayed on the display 20.
, And the content is generated from the speaker 24 as sound. That is, when the numeric keypad 16 or the like is turned on, the control unit control unit 26 reads out the contents from the audio memory 28 and outputs the contents from the speaker 24.

For example, when "001" is inputted by the ten keys 16 and "TAG" is inputted by the operation input key 18, the contents are displayed on the display 20, and "tag zero zero" is uttered from the speaker 24.

Thus, even in a factory or a site where the screen of the display 20 is difficult to see, the operation contents can be easily grasped by the voice.

If the generation of the voice is unnecessary,
When the sound generation key 22 is turned on, the sound generation mode is released.

(2) Without turning on the sound generation key 22,
When the voice generation mode is not entered, the operation content input by the ten keys 16 or the like is displayed only on the display 20 in the same manner as usual.

(Voice Input Device 30) Next, the voice input device 30 for operating the robot operating unit 10 by voice will be described.

The voice input device 30 includes a microphone 32 for inputting voice, a voice recognition unit 34, and a voice input device control unit 36.

The voice recognition unit 34 is a part that recognizes voice input by the microphone 32 and recognizes what kind of operation is currently requested.

The voice input device control unit 36 has a function of transmitting the operation content recognized by the voice recognition unit 34 to the main control unit 12.

The operation of the voice input device 30 will be described below.

When the operator inputs the operation contents of the robot, for example, “Step Zero Tag Zero Zero” into the microphone 32, the voice recognition unit 34 recognizes it as “TAG001 at Step 0001” and inputs the voice. This is transmitted to the device control unit 36. The voice input device control unit 36 transmits the content to the main control unit 12.

If the voice recognition unit 34 cannot recognize the content of the voice, an error is displayed on the display unit 20 of the operation unit 14 or “the voice content could not be recognized” from the speaker 24. And generate the content.

When such a voice input device 30 is provided,
It is possible to issue an instruction to the robot only by voice without operating a key as in the related art.

[0030]

As described above, according to the robot operating device of the present invention, the robot can be operated only by the operator inputting the operation content by voice, and the operation content is very simple.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a robot showing one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Robot operation part 12 Main control part 14 Operation part 16 Numeric keypad 18 Operation input key 20 Display 22 Voice generation key 24 Speaker 26 Operation part control part 28 Voice memory 30 Voice input device 32 Microphone 34 Voice recognition part 36 Voice input Device control unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An operating device for operating a robot, comprising: a microphone for inputting a voice; voice recognition means for recognizing the content of the voice input by the microphone; And a voice input control means for transmitting operation contents corresponding to the contents to the main control means of the robot.