US 12,214,508 B2
Robotic system comprising a movable robot
Bjoern Matthias, Ladenburg (DE); Rene Kirsten, Ladenburg (DE); and Christoph Byner, Ladenburg (DE)
Assigned to ABB Schweiz AG, Baden (CH)
Filed by ABB Schweiz AG, Baden (CH)
Filed on Mar. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/702,141.
Application 17/702,141 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2019/075771, filed on Sep. 24, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0212344 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. B25J 9/16 (2006.01)
CPC B25J 9/1674 (2013.01) [B25J 9/162 (2013.01); B25J 9/1697 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A robotic system, comprising:
at least one robot that is actively or passively mobile between a first location and a second location; and
a first safety configuration being defined at least for the first location;
wherein a first data carrier is associated with the first safety configuration and is located in the first location;
wherein the at least one robot comprises a reader configured to read the first data carrier when the robot is in the first location, the robot further configured to invalidate the first safety configuration in response to moving a predetermined distance, leaving a working range of the first location, and identifying that the at least one robot has reconnected to a mains voltage supply, and attempt to read a second data carrier to retrieve a second safety configuration of the second location.