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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2023
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshifumi Oka, Yokohama, JP;
Haruna Eto, Kawasaki, JP;
Harutoshi Chatani, Yokohama, JP;
Seiji Tokura, Kawasaki, JP;
Akihito Ogawa, Fujisawa, JP;
Assignee:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 15/06 (2006.01); B25J 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/10 (2013.01); B25J 9/1612 (2013.01); B25J 9/1664 (2013.01); B25J 15/0616 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39514 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40567 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a hand includes a gripper, a driver, and a controller. The gripper is configured to grip an object. The driver drives the gripper. When a stability when gripping the object is estimated, the controller causes the driver to perform a first motion to increase the stability. The stability is estimated based on contact information of the gripper for the object, and characteristic information including at least one of a size or a weight of the object.