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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Raj Sohmshetty, Canton, MI (US);
David Jeffeory Berels, Plymouth, MI (US);
Anthony Mario D'Amato, Canton, MI (US);
Jianbo Lu, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 15/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/04 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/0441 (2013.01); B25J 13/006 (2013.01); B25J 13/088 (2013.01); B25J 15/0019 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robotic system includes a robotic arm, a robotic end-effector detachably coupled to the robotic arm, and a control system. The robotic end-effector includes a locomotion device to move the robotic end-effector independent of the robotic arm, and the control system configured to control the robotic arm and the robotic end-effector to detach and attach the robotic arm and the robotic end-effector.