Robot for performing dextrous tasks and related methods and systems
OwnerJoseph E Augenbraun, Ashis Ghosh +3inventors
InventorsJoseph E Augenbraun, Ashis Ghosh, Stephen J. Hansen, Achille Verheye, Dalia MacPhee
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Abstract
A robot having a transportation assembly, a robotic arm, and control systems is disclosed. A positioning control system for the robot is configured to communicate with the transportation assembly to provide commands to the transportation assembly such that the robot moves to a plurality of stations or along a path during the task. A robotic arm control system for the robot is configured to communicate with the robotic arm to provide commands to the robotic arm such that the robotic arm performs a series of operations to complete a task specific to a station or along the path.
Claims14
A robot, comprising:
- a transportation assembly;
- a base with a plurality of wheels;
- a conveyor extending perpendicular to the base and extending from a first end to a second end;
- a robotic arm attached to the conveyor at the first end, the robotic arm traverses along the conveyor in a direction away from and towards the base;
- an imaging system secured to the robot;
- a positioning control system configured to communicate with said transportation assembly to provide commands to said transportation assembly such that said robot moves to at least one of a plurality of stations in a room in which a task is to be performed or along a path in said room during said task;
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- a robotic arm control system configured to communicate with said robotic arm to provide commands to said robotic arm such that said robotic arm performs a series of operations to complete a task specific to a particular one of said at least one of said plurality of stations or along said path;
- wherein the imaging system is configured to capture images of the room prior to completion of the task and after completion of the task for comparison.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.