Toshiba had 18 patents in robotics during Q2 2024. Toshiba Corp’s patents in Q2 2024 focus on innovative transport devices, handling systems, and hands for gripping objects. These inventions include features such as reading identifiers in tilted directions, generating carrying operation plans based on stability factors, and adjusting gripping motions for increased stability based on object characteristics. GlobalData’s report on Toshiba gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Toshiba had no grants in robotics as a theme in Q2 2024.
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Application: Transport device, automated guided vehicle, transport method, control device, control method and storage medium (Patent ID: US20240174443A1)
The patent filed by Toshiba Corp. describes a transport device that includes a main part, a wheel, and a reader. The main part supports or pulls an object, the wheel rolls over a traveling surface, and the reader reads an identifier on the object's surface in a tilted direction. The position of the area read by the reader changes as the device moves. The device can detect the object type, control movement based on wheel detection, and determine if a door is open based on the reader's readings.
The patent also includes claims related to the transport device's components and functions, such as a lifting device, detector, drive mechanism, control device, and support member. The device can determine object type, detect identifiers, and control movement accordingly. Additionally, the patent covers an automated guided vehicle and a control device that can change the reading area of the surface by moving the vehicle body between the object's wheels. A control method for the automated guided vehicle is also described, along with a computer program for implementing the control device's functions.
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