Referencing method for relating robot to workpiece, in medical applications, by relating reference point using x and y position data obtained from at least two images picked up using camera mounted on robot arm

摘要

The method involves imaging the workpiece (1) from at least two positions using at least one camera (12) attached to the robot arm (11). A reference point (2) on the workpiece is selected in at least one image. The reference point is related in three-dimensional space via the x and y position data of the reference point obtained from the images. The position of the robot is then correlated w.r.t the workpiece. An Independent claim is included for an apparatus for performing the method.