Robotic singulation system sensor

US12252355B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Dexterity, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Timothy Ryan · San Francisco, US
• Zhouwen Sun · Redwood City, US
• Harry Zhe Su · Union City, US
• Talbot Morris-Downing · Redwood City, US
• David Leo Tondreau, III · San Francisco, US
• Toby Leonard Baker · Redwood City, US
• Ayush Sharma · Singapore, SG
• Raphael Georg Wirth · Breisach am Rhein, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 16, 2022
• Grant date: Mar 18, 2025
• Expiry date: Mar 30, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05B2219/49302
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A robotic system comprising an end effector-mounted sensor is disclosed. In various embodiments, a robotic arm is manipulated to move a sensor to a position such that an object of interest is within a read range of the sensor. A sensor data read by the sensor is received via a communication interface. The sensor data is used to determine an attribute of the object; and the determined attribute of the object is used to determine a plan to grasp and move the object.