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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2019
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Jude Jonas, Hudson, NH (US);
Bertan Atamer, Hudson, MA (US);
Gregory Thomas Merlino, Westford, MA (US);
Gregory Coleman, Somerville, MA (US);
Robert Kevin Katzschmann, Cambridge, MA (US);
Erica Aduh, Cambridge, MA (US);
Manikantan Nambi, Malden, MA (US);
Beth A. Marcus, Bedford, MA (US);
Kristin Covelle, Arlington, MA (US);
Areej Pirzada, Lexington, MA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Examples described herein are directed to an item manipulation system that includes an end of arm tool. The end of arm tool includes a suction manifold including multiple independently controllable asymmetrical suction zones. The end of arm tool is also configured to rotate about a tool axis to selectively align the independently controllable asymmetrical suction zones with target items for manipulation.