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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2024
Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Thomas Wagner, Concord, MA (US);
Kevin Ahearn, Nebo, NC (US);
Benjamin Cohen, White Plains, NY (US);
Michael Dawson-Haggerty, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Christopher Geyer, Arlington, MA (US);
Thomas Koletschka, Somerville, MA (US);
Kyle Maroney, Saunderstown, RI (US);
Matthew T. Mason, Atlanta, GA (US);
Gene Temple Price, Somerville, MA (US);
Joseph Romano, Arlington, MA (US);
Daniel Carlton Smith, Wexford, PA (US);
Siddhartha Srinivasa, Seattle, WA (US);
Prasanna Velagapudi, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Thomas Allen, Reading, MA (US);
Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Abstract
A sortation system is disclosed that includes a programmable motion device including an end effector, a perception system for recognizing any of the identity, location, and orientation of an object presented in a plurality of objects, a grasp selection system for selecting a grasp location on the object, the grasp location being chosen to provide a secure grasp of the object by the end effector to permit the object to be moved from the plurality of objects to one of a plurality of destination locations, and a motion planning system for providing a motion path for the transport of the object when grasped by the end effector from the plurality of objects to the one of the plurality of destination locations, wherein the motion path is chosen to provide a path from the plurality of objects to the one of the plurality of destination locations.