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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2015
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yasunori Kawanami, Tokyo, JP;
Toshimitsu Tsuboi, Tokyo, JP;
Tsutomu Sawada, Tokyo, JP;
Masakuni Nagano, Chiba, JP;
Akinori Kamoda, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1612 (2013.01); B25J 9/1669 (2013.01); B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); G06K 9/00664 (2013.01); G05B 2219/37567 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39536 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40298 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45108 (2013.01); Y10S 901/02 (2013.01); Y10S 901/09 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robot apparatus includes: a grasping section configured to grasp an object; a recognition section configured to recognize a graspable part and a handing-over area part of the object; a grasp planning section configured to plan a path of the grasping section for handing over the object to a recipient by the handing-over area part; and a grasp control section configured to control grasp operation of the object by the grasping section in accordance with the planned path.