Abstract
The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background informa tion supplied bythe inventors: “For example, it has been known a path generatio n device that allows a user to input aclearance amount for at least one of each joint of a robot and an obstacle via an input unit. For example,when the clear ance amount is set for the joint, it means that a thickness increases by the cle aranceamount in a normal direction to a surface of the joint. Such a path gener ation device generates a pathfor the robot that secures an interval correspondi ng to at least the clearance amount between the robotand an obstacle.”