公开(公告)号：US12064886B1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-20

申请号：US17209594

申请日：2021-03-23

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Vikedo Terhuja ,  Chaitanya Mitash

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  G06T7/593 ,  G06T7/73

CPC classification number: B25J9/1697 ,  B25J9/1612 ,  B25J9/1684 ,  B25J9/1687 ,  G06T7/593 ,  G06T7/73

Abstract: An item identification and pose determination system is described for use in purposeful selection of items from a collection. The system may be configured to determine a pose of one or more items in a collection of items based on bounding box information associated with the item as well as depth data of the present location of the item. The bounding box is aligned to the depth data using a machine learning algorithm and randomized search algorithm and the pose of the item enables determination of grasp locations for removing the item from the collection and intentionally placing at a destination in a particular pose.

公开(公告)号：US12226895B1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-18

申请号：US17398838

申请日：2021-08-10

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Manikantan Nambi ,  Chaitanya Mitash ,  Gregory Coleman ,  Timothy G. Dietz

IPC: B25J15/00 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J15/06 ,  B25J15/12

Abstract: Robotic end effectors may include a suction cup, one or more grasping fingers, and one or more flexible nails to securely and reliably engage, grasp, and cage items. The grasping fingers may move between open and closed positions to grasp items. In addition, the flexible nails may be coupled to ends of the grasping fingers to facilitate caging of items by the fingers and nails. For example, the flexible nails may bend, flex, or slide under, around, or relative to items and thereby enable grasping and caging of portions of items by the fingers and nails. The nails may be formed of various materials, with various layers or thicknesses of materials, and/or with variable flexibility or friction properties. Further, the nails may be transitioned or actuated between multiple configurations, including a sliding configuration and a grasping configuration.

公开(公告)号：US11970343B1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-30

申请号：US17212381

申请日：2021-03-25

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Vikedo Terhuja ,  Chaitanya Mitash ,  Tyler W. Garaas ,  Priyesh Shah ,  Ugur Murat Erdem

IPC: B65G47/91 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J13/08

CPC classification number: B65G47/917 ,  B25J9/163 ,  B25J9/1653 ,  B25J9/1679 ,  B25J9/1697 ,  B25J13/085 ,  B65G2203/0216 ,  B65G2203/0258 ,  B65G2203/041

Abstract: An apparatus includes a memory and a hardware processor. The hardware processor determines one or more of a weight of an item, a packaging type of the item, a packaging material of the item, a barcode of the item, a rigidity of the item, or a physical response of the item to being lifted and determines a visual appearance of the item and a shape or size of the item. The hardware processor also compares, using a machine learning model, the determined characteristics of the item to a manifest for the container. The manifest identifies a plurality of items in the container. The hardware processor determines, using the machine learning model, an identity of the item based on comparing the determined characteristics of the item to the manifest.