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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
May. 22, 2023
Applicant:
Ocado Innovation Limited, Hatfield, GB;
Inventor:
David Gabriel Hallock, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ocado Innovation Limited, Hatfield, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 19/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 19/0066 (2013.01); B25J 15/00 (2013.01); B25J 19/023 (2013.01); B25J 19/027 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robotic system includes a robotic manipulator having one or more contact pads. The contact pads have features therein that are detectable to determine or measure a degree to which they have worn down. Such features may include fluorescent materials, colorful materials, and/or RFID tags. A robotic environment may include one or more sensors to detect such features, and may be configured to generate a signal indicating that one or more contact pads are in need of maintenance.