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- Patent Title: Systems and methods for acquiring and moving objects
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Application No.: US16814658Application Date: 2020-03-10
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Publication No.: US11318623B2Publication Date: 2022-05-03
- Inventor: Thomas Wagner , Kevin Ahearn , Benjamin Cohen , Michael Dawson-Haggerty , Christopher Geyer , Thomas Koletschka , Kyle Maroney , Matthew T. Mason , Gene Temple Price , Joseph Romano , Daniel Smith , Siddhartha Srinivasa , Prasanna Velagapudi , Thomas Allen
- Applicant: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MA Bedford
- Assignee: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Bedford
- Agency: Gesmer Updegrove, LLP
- Main IPC: B25J15/00
- IPC: B25J15/00 ; B25J15/06 ; B25J15/10

Abstract:
An end effector system is disclosed for a robotic system that includes a primary acquisition system that includes a primary end effector, and a secondary retention system that substantially surrounds at least a portion of the primary acquisition system, wherein at least a portion of the primary acquisition system may be drawn up within at least a portion of the secondary retention system such that the primary end effector system may be used to select an object from a plurality of objects, and the secondary retention system may be used to secure the object for rapid transport to an output destination.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200206952A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACQUIRING AND MOVING OBJECTS Public/Granted day:2020-07-02
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