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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2023
Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Joseph Romano, Arlington, MA (US);
William Chu-Hyon Mcmahan, North Cambridge, MA (US);
Benjamin Cohen, Somerville, MA (US);
Andrew Gauthier, Melrose, MA (US);
Matthew T. Mason, Atlanta, GA (US);
Thomas Wagner, Concord, MA (US);
Prasanna Velagapudi, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Michael Dawson-Haggerty, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Abstract
A programmable motion system is disclosed that includes a dynamic end effector system. The dynamic end effector system includes a plurality of acquisition units that are provided at an exchange station within an area accessible by the programmable motion device, and a coupling system for coupling any of the plurality of acquisition units to an end effector of the programmable motion device such that any of the acquisition units may be automatically selected from the exchange station and used by the programmable motion device without requiring any activation or actuation by the exchange station and without requiring any intervention by a human.