Robotic laundry devices and methods of use
US12138776B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 22, 2023 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/39571
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A robotic system includes a movable platform disposed at a bottom of a work volume, the movable platform being configured to transit outside the work volume, at least three lifters disposed about a perimeter of the work volume, two or more sensors disposed at fixed locations about the work volume, and a memory including a neural network. A controller is in operative communication with the memory, the two or more sensors, and the lifters. The controller is configured to receive output signals from the two or more sensors, determine, based processing on the received signals with the neural network, whether the deformable laundry article suspended by two lifters is repositioned, and instruct, based on a determination of the deformable laundry article being repositioned, the lifters to lower the repositioned deformable laundry article onto the movable platform.
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