Method and device for identifying objects
AssigneeABB Schweiz AG
InventorDaniel Sirkett
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Abstract
A method performed by a robotic system, for identifying single objects from a random assortment of objects. The robotic system picks, among a random assortment of objects on a presentation surface, an object from the presentation surface at a determined picking point. The robotic system removes any remaining objects from the presentation surface. The robotic system places the picked object on the presentation surface. The robotic system further analyzes the picked object on the presentation surface, in order to identify a single object.
Claims19
A method performed by a robotic system, for identifying single objects from a random assortment of objects, wherein the method includes:
- picking, among a random assortment of objects on a presentation surface, an object from the presentation surface at a determined picking point,
- removing any remaining objects from the presentation surface,
- placing the picked object on the presentation surface after the removal of said any remaining objects from the presentation surface,
- analyzing the picked object on the presentation surface, in order to identify a single object.
A robotic system for identifying single objects from a random assortment of objects, the robotic system comprising:
- a first robot arm including a picking tool for picking objects,
- a separating apparatus including a frame having a first section and a second section, a compartment arranged at the first section for housing objects, and a presentation surface movably arranged in the frame, wherein the presentation surface in a first position is located in the first section of the frame and covers the compartment, and in a second position is located in the second section and provides access to the compartment,
- an analyzing apparatus for identifying objects, which objects are located on the presentation surface, and
- a second robot arm for moving the presentation surface between the first and the second sections.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.