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US 11,660,759 B2Granted
User-assisted robotic control systems
AssigneeSoft Robotics, Inc.
InventorsMichael Rosenstein, Jeff Curhan, Joshua Aaron Lessing, Ryan Knopf, Daniel Harburg, Mark Chiappetta
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments relate to user-assisted robotic control systems, user interfaces for remote control of robotic systems, vision systems in robotic control systems, and modular grippers for use by robotic systems. The systems, methods, apparatuses and computer-readable media instructions described interact with and control robotic systems, in particular pick and place systems using soft robotic actuators to grasp, move and release target objects.
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A system comprising:
- a local processor operative to communicate with a remote electronic processor device;
- and
- a pick and place station in communication with the local processor and comprising:
- a robotic system comprising a base,
- a robotic arm coupled to the base at a first end, and
- a calibration tool, the calibration tool having a proximal end coupled to the robotic arm at a second end of the robotic arm and a distal end opposite the proximal end;
- and
- a sensor,
- wherein the local processor is configured to:
- receive a calibration command, and
- perform a calibration check by deploying the distal end of the calibration tool at a location in a z-plane substantially corresponding to a location at a base of a picking area in which the robotic system operates.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, at a local processor of a pick and place station, a calibration command, the pick and place station comprising:
- a robotic system comprising a base,
- a robotic arm coupled to the base at a first end,
- a calibration tool, the calibration tool having a proximal end coupled to the robotic arm at a second end of the robotic arm and a distal end opposite the proximal end, and a sensor;
- performing, using the robotic system, a calibration check by deploying the distal end of the calibration tool at a location in a z-plane substantially corresponding to a location at a base of a picking area in which the robotic system operates.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.