Robots with compliant contact and geometry sensors having varying touch sensitivity and methods for providing the same
US10549428B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S901/47
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Robots having varying touch sensitivity are provided. A robot may include a plurality of deformable sensors with differing levels of depth resolution and spatial resolution for detecting a pose and force associated with an object. Each deformable sensor may have an enclosure comprising a deformable membrane, the enclosure configured to be filled with a medium. Each deformable sensor may further include an optical sensor, disposed within the enclosure, having a field of view configured to be directed toward a bottom surface of the deformable membrane. The robot may also include a first portion and a second portion, each comprising at least one deformable sensor of the plurality of deformable sensors.
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