Robotic toolset and gripper
AssigneeDexterity, Inc.
InventorsSamir Menon, Zhouwen Sun, Robert Hegdahl
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Abstract
A robot configured to use a gripper to grasp one or more tools is disclosed. In various embodiments, the robot comprises a robotic arm having a gripper disposed at a free moving end of the robotic arm, and a set of two or more tools configured to grasped or otherwise engaged by the gripper. Each tool in the set of two or more tools may be disposed in a corresponding tool holder, optionally attached to the robot or situated near the robot. The robot is configured to use the gripper to retrieve a selected tool from its tool holder to perform a task; use the tool to perform the task; and return the tool to its tool holder.
Claims26
A robot, comprising:
- a robotic arm having a gripper disposed at a free moving end of the robotic arm;
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- a set of two or more tools configured to be grasped or otherwise engaged by the gripper, wherein the each tool in the set of two or more tools is disposed in a corresponding tool holder;
- wherein the robot is configured to select from the set of two or more tools a selected tool to be used to perform a task;
- use the gripper to retrieve the selected tool from its tool holder;
- use the tool to perform the task;
- and return the tool to its tool holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.