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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2009
Erik Emerson Reid Schoenfeld, Malden, MA (US);
Lawrence Parrington, Rexford, NY (US);
Stephan Von Muehlen, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Seth Frader-thompson, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Erik Emerson Reid Schoenfeld, Malden, MA (US);
Lawrence Parrington, Rexford, NY (US);
Stephan Von Muehlen, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Seth Frader-Thompson, Brooklyn, NY (US);
iRobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);
Honeybee Robotics Ltd., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A door breaching robotic manipulator comprises: two fingers, each finger comprising a gripper surface at a distal end thereof, the gripper surfaces being spaced from each other by a predetermined distance; a cable configured to be actuated to drive the gripper surfaces toward each other; and a selectively compliant wrist comprising a U-joint and a magnetic coupling having a predetermined magnetic force strength. The magnetic coupling comprises a metal member and a magnetic element attracted thereto. When a force overcomes the predetermined magnetic force strength of the selectively compliant wrist, the wrist becomes compliant.