Abstract
Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: “EP 3 246 137 A1 describes a robot and specifically a structur al component that is covered by a covering, wherein a plurality of deformation l ayers as well as a capacitive sensor and a piezo sensor are sandwiched between t he structural component and the covering.” In addition to obtaining background information on this patent, NewsRx editors a lso obtained the inventors’ summary information for this patent: “The object of the invention is to further develop a robot, in particular to provide at least o ne structural component of the robot arm of the robot with a collision detection device that is particularly simple and yet very reliable.