KR102672414B1 - 반송 장치, 반송 방법 및 반송 시스템 - Google Patents

반송 장치, 반송 방법 및 반송 시스템 Download PDF

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KR102672414B1
KR102672414B1 KR1020217040461A KR20217040461A KR102672414B1 KR 102672414 B1 KR102672414 B1 KR 102672414B1 KR 1020217040461 A KR1020217040461 A KR 1020217040461A KR 20217040461 A KR20217040461 A KR 20217040461A KR 102672414 B1 KR102672414 B1 KR 102672414B1
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히로미츠 아카에
겐스케 오니
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    • B25J9/04—Program-controlled manipulators characterised by movement of the arms, e.g. cartesian coordinate type by rotating at least one arm, excluding the head movement itself, e.g. cylindrical coordinate type or polar coordinate type
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
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