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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2021
Robotica, Inc., Cypress, TX (US);
Jay Mark Dugat, Cypress, TX (US);
Robotica, Inc., Cypress, TX (US);
Abstract
A tote handling system and method of handling items includes a tote and a grip hand. The tote includes a tote frame including walls extending above a bottom to define a chamber shaped to receive items. The bottom and/or walls include tool reliefs secured to a wall. The tool reliefs are in an aligned positioned parallel to each other with a tool receptacle defined between the tool reliefs. The tool receptacles are shaped to receive the fingers of the grip hand therethrough for engagement with the items in the chamber. The grip hand includes a bearing movably supported by a robot, a base slidably movable along the bearing, and finger assemblies supported by the base. The finger assemblies are movable by actuators towards a closed position with fingers of the finger assemblies together and an open position with the fingers apart.