Robotic grasping of items in inventory system
US9561587B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 16, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S901/47
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Robotic arms or manipulators can be utilized to grasp inventory items within an inventory system. Information about an item to be grasped can be detected and/or accessed from one or more databases to determine a grasping strategy for grasping the item with a robotic arm or manipulator. For example, one or more accessed databases can contain information about the item, characteristics of the item, and/or similar items, such as information indicating grasping strategies that have been successful or unsuccessful for such items in the past.
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