Systems, methods and associated components for robotic manipulation of physical objects

US11633861B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC · US

Inventors

• Thierry Mike DECLERCK · Kumtich, BE
• Christiaan Radelet · Aarschot, BE
• Rudy Musschebroeck · Leuven, BE
• Peter Merlo · Holsbeek, BE
• Jozef Christiaan Mathieu Versleegers · Bree, BE
• Jan Willem Rietveld · Benschop, NL
• Michael MARIS · Paal, BE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 26, 2020
• Grant date: Apr 25, 2023
• Expiry date: May 25, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05B2219/40565
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Systems, methods, and associated components for robotic manipulation of physical objects. The physical objects include three-dimensional gripping features configured to be detected by an optics system and gripped by an end-effector of a robotic arm with sufficient gripping force to move the physical objects against the force of gravity. Sets of the physical objects can have different sizes and shapes and, in some examples, include identically constructed three-dimensional gripping features.