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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2010
Thomas A. Fuhlbrigge, Ellington, CT (US);
Carlos Martinez, New Britain, CT (US);
Gregory F. Rossano, Enfield, CT (US);
Steven W. West, Howell, MI (US);
Thomas A. Fuhlbrigge, Ellington, CT (US);
Carlos Martinez, New Britain, CT (US);
Gregory F. Rossano, Enfield, CT (US);
Steven W. West, Howell, MI (US);
ABB Research Ltd., Zurich, CH;
Abstract
A robot system () for picking parts () from a bin () uses the image from one or more cameras () to determine if the robot gripper () has picked one part or more than one part and uses one or more images from one or more cameras () to determine the position/orientation of a picked part. If the robot () has picked more than one part from the bin () then attempt is made to return the excess picked parts to the bin (). The position/orientation of a picked part that does not meet a predetermined criteria is changed.