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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2016
Applicant:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventor:
Andrew M. Sweeney, Franklin, MA (US);
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/16 (2006.01); G05B 19/12 (2006.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01); B25J 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); B25J 19/021 (2013.01); B65G 1/137 (2013.01); G05B 19/124 (2013.01); G05B 2219/37558 (2013.01); Y10S 901/47 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments for using fluorescent coatings to aid in robotic handling of items. In one embodiment, an image is captured. An item in the image is recognized from the image based at least in part on a fluorescence of the item relative to its surrounding environment caused by exposure of a fluorescent marking of the item to a radiation source. A robotic arm is operated relative to the item in response to recognizing the item.