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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2020
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuma Komoda, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Seiji Tokura, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Haruna Eto, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Ping Jiang, Ota Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Sugahara, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Akihito Ogawa, Fujisawa Kanagawa, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A handling apparatus has an arm having a joint; a holding portion attached to the arm and configured to hold an object; a sensor configured to detect a plurality of the objects; and a control apparatus configured to control the arm and the holding portion, wherein the control apparatus is configured to calculate an ease of holding the object by the holding portion as a score based on information acquired by the sensor with respect to each object and each holding method, select the object to hold and the holding method according to the score, and calculate a position for holding the selected object and an orientation of the arm.