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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2016
Fetch Robotics, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Eric Diehr, San Jose, CA (US);
Fetch Robotics, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for aligning a robotic charging connector with a mating connector includes: a robot comprising a charging connector; a self-aligning robotic charging dock comprising a floating interface assembly, the floating interface assembly comprising a floating interface plate, the floating interface assembly further comprising a mating connector, the mating connector configured to snugly mate with the charging connector, the floating interface assembly further comprising a floating interface configured to align the robotic charging connector with the mating connector, the floating interface comprising a sliding surface configured to move against the floating interface plate as the robot docks with the robotic charging dock.