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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2018
Toyota Research Institute, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Alexander Alspach, Somerville, MA (US);
Russell L. Tedrake, Needham, MA (US);
Kunimatsu Hashimoto, Brookline, MA (US);
Erik C. Sobel, Newton, MA (US);
Toyota Research Institute, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Abstract
Robots having varying touch sensitivity are provided. A robot may include a plurality of deformable sensors with differing levels of depth resolution and spatial resolution for detecting a pose and force associated with an object. Each deformable sensor may have an enclosure comprising a deformable membrane, the enclosure configured to be filled with a medium. Each deformable sensor may further include an optical sensor, disposed within the enclosure, having a field of view configured to be directed toward a bottom surface of the deformable membrane. The robot may also include a first portion and a second portion, each comprising at least one deformable sensor of the plurality of deformable sensors.