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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2021
Applicant:
Nimble Robotics, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventor:
Simon Kalouche, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nimble Robotics, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/10 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/10 (2013.01); B25J 15/0033 (2013.01); B25J 15/0666 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robotic end effector tool having multiple manipulator elements. The end effector includes a body, a suction cup movable relative to the body between a retracted position and an extended position, a plurality of fingers spaced around the suction cup and being actuatable between an open condition and a clamped condition, and a roller coupled to at least one of the fingers such that the roller is arranged to rotate about a first axis. The combination of the suction cup, the fingers and the rollers are arranged to pick an item and adjust the orientation of an object without setting the object down.