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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2015
Sri International, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Curt Salisbury, San Ramon, CA (US);
Jacob Suchoski, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Rich Mahoney, Los Altos, CA (US);
SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
A fruit harvesting system includes a vacuum generating subsystem and an end effector connected to the vacuum generating subsystem. The end effector has a first tube having a first diameter, and a second tube having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter so the second tube fits inside the first tube. A fruit harvesting system includes a vacuum generating subsystem, a tube connected to the vacuum generating subsystem and at least one structure coupled to an inside of the tube. A fruit harvesting system includes a vacuum generating subsystem, a first tube connected to the vacuum generating subsystem, and a second tube coupled to the first tube, the second tube having a tubular portion coupled to the first tube in an orientation other than parallel, the second tube having openings on opposite sides of the first tube.