A service providing system according to an embodiment includes a robot unit, an interface that receives input of order input information, and a control unit that is connected to the robot unit and the interface, and causes the robot unit to execute an operation based on the order input information input with the interface. Furthermore, the service providing system receives input of the order input information with the interface, causes the robot unit to execute the processing operation based on the order input information input with the interface, and provides a product on which the processing operation has been performed by the robot unit.

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›1.independentA service providing system comprising:na robot unit including first and second robots;a base material accommodating portion that accommodates a base m…+14

A service providing system comprising:na robot unit including first and second robots;a base material accommodating portion that accommodates a base material of a product;a small member accommodating portion that accommodates one or more types of decorative members to be bonded to the base material;an adhesive supply tool accommodating portion that accommodates an adhesive supply tool;an operation stage on which the base material is capable of being positioned and placed at a predetermined position;a housing surrounding the robot unit;a carrying-in/out port through which the product is capable of being carried in/out to an inner side and an outer side of the housing;a first door that partitions between the housing and the carrying-in/out port;a second door that partitions between the carrying-in/out port and an outer side of the service providing system;an interface that is configured to receive input of order input information; anda control unit that is connected to the robot unit and the interface and causes the robot unit to execute a decoration operation on the base material on the basis of the order input information input by the interface,wherein the control unit comprises:nan operation storage portion that is configured to store therein pieces of arrangement position information indicating a plurality of arrangement positions of the one or more types of decorative members on the base material;a processing selecting portion that is configured to select the arrangement position information from the information on arrangement positions stored in the operation storage portion on the basis of the order input information from the interface;a processing operation directing portion that causes the robot unit to execute:nan operation of taking the base material from the base material accommodating portion, and placing the base material on the operation stage;an operation of applying an adhesive to positions of the base material on the operation stage with the adhesive supply tool based on the arrangement position information selected by the processing selecting portion; andan operation of placing the decorative members taken out from the small member accommodating portion at places to which the adhesive has been applied; anda product carrying-out directing portion that is configured to carry out the product on which processing has been performed by the processing operation to the outer side of the housing through the carrying-in/out port when the processing operation has been completed, andwherein the product carrying-out directing portion causes the robot unit to execute:nan operation of opening the first door by using the first robot;an operation of delivering the product from the inner side of the housing to a predetermined position between the first and second doors by using the second robot while opening the first door by using the first robot; andan operation of closing the first door by using the first robot.

›2.↳ 1The service providing system according to claim 1,nwherein the robot unit includes:na foundation;a first arm that has a plurality of joints;a second a…d2

›3.↳ 1The service providing system according to claim 1, wherein the robot unit includes at least a manipulator having seven degrees of freedom.d2

›4.↳ 1The service providing system according to claim 1, wherein the processing selecting portion causes the interface to display a plurality of types of ar…d2+3

›5.↳ 4The service providing system according to claim 4, whereinnan input port that receives input of data of the arrangement designs is provided on the int…d3+2

›8.↳ 1The service providing system according to claim 1, further comprising a product delivery device that includes:na partitioning member that partitions b…d2+4

›9.↳ 8The service providing system according to claim 8, wherein the movement member includes a movement mechanism that causes the robot unit to perform the…d3+2

›10.↳ 8The service providing system according to claim 8, wherein the product delivery device includes an opening/closing adjusting unit that prohibits the f…d3

›13.↳ 1The service providing system according to claim 1, wherein the interface includes:na display screen that displays a plurality of types of specificatio…d2+1

›15.↳ 1The service providing system according to claim 1, wherein the first and second robots are first and second arms of a dual-arm robot, respectively.d2

Classifications

10 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section A — Human necessities

A23G9/28

Section B — Performing operations; transporting

B25J9/16
B25J9/00

Section G — Physics

G07F17/26
G07F11/70

USPC · US Patent Classification

700/233700/235700/257700/241700/243

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