Robot and control method therefor
US12358150B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/39531
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A robot includes: an arm; a hand including a first finger and a second finger, wherein the first finger includes a first sensor and the second finger includes a second sensor; and a processor configured to: based on sensing an object through the first sensor while the robot is moving to grip the object, activate the second sensor, receive, from the first sensor and the second sensor, distance information including a plurality of pairs of distance values, wherein each respective pair of distance values of the plurality of pairs of distance values includes a first distance between the first sensor and the object and a second distance between the second sensor and the object, and each respective pair of distance values corresponds to a respective position of the hand relative to the object, and control the first finger and the second finger to grip the object based on the distance information.
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