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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
May. 22, 2024
Agility Robotics, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Agility Robotics, Inc., Salem, OR (US);
Abstract
A method in accordance with a particular embodiment of the present technology relates to placing objects via end effectors of mobile robots using both coarse and fine manipulation processes. The method includes carrying an object while a portion of the object is disposed between opposable first and second fingers of the mobile robot. The method further includes moving the object to an intermediate placing state after carrying the object. The method also includes increasing a distance between the first and second fingers after moving the object to the intermediate placing state. The method still further includes nudging the object via contact between the object and the first finger after increasing the distance between the first and second fingers and while the second finger is out of contact with the object. This nudging urges the object from the intermediate placing state toward a subsequent placing state.