Robot grip detection using non-contact sensors

J Bingham, T Alexander, B Homberg… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
A method is provided that includes controlling a robotic gripping device to cause a plurality
of digits of the robotic gripping device to move towards each other in an attempt to grasp an …

Storage systems and methods for robotic picking

S Kalouche - US Patent 11,724,880, 2023 - Google Patents
A storage system configured to house a plurality of containers housing inventory items
includes support members, a first set of parallel rails to support a mobile, manipulator robot …

Detecting robot grasp of very thin object or feature

S Menon, Z Sun, HZ Su - US Patent 11,607,816, 2023 - Google Patents
it may be difficult to determine whether the robotic arm end effector actually grasped the
selected item. It can be difficult, in particular, to distinguish between a missed grasp and a …

Coordinating multiple robots to meet workflow and avoid conflict

Z Sun, KJ Chavez, S Menon, HZ Su… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
A robotic singulation system is disclosed. In various embodiments, sensor data including
image data associated with a workspace is received. The sensor data is used to generate a …

Singulation of arbitrary mixed items

Z Sun, KJ Chavez, S Menon, HZ Su… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
A robotic singulation system is disclosed. In various embodiments, sensor data including
image data associated with a workspace is received. The sensor data is used to generate a …

Object Gripping Systems and Methods

K Ma, PM Birkmeyer, K Anderson… - US Patent App. 15 …, 2019 - Google Patents
Example systems and methods are described that are capable of gripping objects. In one
implementation, a system includes a first finger that includes a plurality of teeth and a …

Systems, devices, components, and methods for a compact robotic gripper with palm-mounted sensing, grasping, and computing devices and components

NJ Correll, AK Miller, B Romero - US Patent 11,559,900, 2023 - Google Patents
Disclosed are various embodiments of a three-dimensional perception and object
manipulation robot gripper configured for connection to and operation in conjunction with a …

Storage systems and methods for robotic picking

S Kalouche - US Patent 10,940,999, 2021 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A mobile manipulator robot for retrieving inventory items from a storage
system. The robot includes a body, a wheel assembly, a sensor to locate a position of the …

Storage systems and methods for robotic picking

S Kalouche - US Patent 11,724,381, 2023 - Google Patents
A mobile manipulator robot for retrieving inventory items from a storage system. The robot
includes a body, a wheel assembly, a sensor to locate a position of the robot within the …

Robotic work cell and network

ME Shaffer, CL Keraly, CJ Smith, CA Paulson… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
A robotic network includes multiple work cells that communicate with a cloud server using a
network bus (eg, the Internet). Each work cell includes an interface computer and a robotic …