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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Irobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Mark Claffee, Methuen, MA (US);
Nicholas Roy Corson, Hollis, NH (US);
Assignee:
iRobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/10 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/10 (2006.01); B25J 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/103 (2013.01); B25J 9/0015 (2013.01); B25J 9/104 (2013.01); B25J 15/00 (2013.01); B25J 15/0009 (2013.01); B25J 15/0475 (2013.01); Y10S 901/31 (2013.01); Y10S 901/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A grasper includes a base, a finger, a tendon cable and a magnetic breakaway mechanism. The finger has a proximal end connected to the base by a proximal joint. The tendon cable is configured to move the finger relative to the base. The magnetic breakaway mechanism releasably couples the finger to the base.