System and/or method for robotic foodstuff assembly

US12162165B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Chef Robotics, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Rajat Bhageria · San Francisco, US
• Clement Creusot · San Francisco, US
• Luis Rayas · East Lansing, US
• Dean Wilhelmi · San Francisco, US
• Harjot Bal · San Francisco, US
• Xinyi Daniel Tang · Burlingame, US
• Erik Gokbora · San Francisco, US
• Connor Buckland · San Francisco, US
• Kody Brown · West Jordan, US
• Weston Wahl · San Francisco, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 11, 2023
• Grant date: Dec 10, 2024
• Expiry date: Jul 11, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05B2219/45111
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The foodstuff assembly system can include: a robot arm, a frame, a set of foodstuff bins, a sensor suite, a set of food utensils, and a computing system. The system can optionally include: a container management system, a human machine interface (HMI). However, the foodstuff assembly system 100 can additionally or alternatively include any other suitable set of components. The system functions to enable picking of foodstuff from a set of foodstuff bins and placement into a container (such as a bowl, tray, or other foodstuff receptacle). Additionally or alternatively, the system can function to facilitate transferal of bulk material (e.g., bulk foodstuff) into containers, such as containers moving along a conveyor line.