The Overhead Traveling Manipulator: A Robot to Support Life by Work Alternative

Abstract

As work alternative robot that respond to the aging population, we examined and prototyped the overhead traveling manipulator based on the concept of a low erosion on the living space and a large working space. The prototype of overhead traveling manipulator is low erosion on the living space because it can be stored in the the ceiling-side. And it has the large work space from the floor to the near ceiling of the entire room by traveling the ceiling and telescoping the manipulator. It was confirmed that the overhead traveling manipulator was able to do basic light work such as conveying objects and wiping using tools.