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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2017
Applicant:
Ocado Innovation Limited, Hatfield, GB;
Inventor:
Graham Deacon, Hatfield, GB;
Assignee:
OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED, Hatfield, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1612 (2013.01); B25J 9/1607 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39466 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39505 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robotic gripping device, system and method are disclosed. The robotic device includes an end effector having at least one finger, the fingers being configured for manipulating objects in the vicinity of the device under computer control. The device is configured for manipulating objects of varying sizes, dimensions and positions with reference to the device, without requiring information as to the precise location of the object with reference to the device.