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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Andrew D. Marchese, Concord, MA (US);
Matthew Michael Budnick, Rutland, MA (US);
Ennio Claretti, Somerville, MA (US);
Jude Royston Jonas, Hudson, NH (US);
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 15/06 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1612 (2013.01); B25J 15/0028 (2013.01); B25J 15/0616 (2013.01); B25J 15/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatuses including compliant tips and methods of manipulating items using the compliant tips are described herein. An example apparatus may include a robotic manipulator and a pair of end effectors. One end effector may include a pair of actuator-driven fingers that each include a compliant tip. The compliant tips may be used to scoop underneath items as part of item manipulation.