INTELLIGENT GRIPPER WITH INDIVIDUAL CUP CONTROL

Abstract: systems and methods related to intelligent grippers with individual cup control are disclosed. one aspect of the disclosure provides a method of determining grip quality between a robotic gripper and an object. the method comprises applying a vacuum to two or more cup assemblies of the robotic gripper in contact with the object, moving the object with the robotic gripper after applying the vacuum to the two or more cup assemblies, and determining, using at least one pressure sensor associated with each of the two or more cup assemblies, a grip quality between the robotic gripper and the object.

Inventor(s): John Aaron Saunders, Christopher Everett Thorne, Matthew Paul Meduna, Joshua Timothy Geating

CPC Classification: B25J9/1612 ({characterised by the hand, wrist, grip control})

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