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US 12,390,940 B2Granted
Robotic foam dispenser
AssigneeDexterity, Inc.
InventorsRobert Moreno, Andrew Dupree, Salvador Perez
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Abstract
A device that dispenses spacer material is disclosed. The device may be implemented in connection with a robotic palletization/depalletization system. The device may include a mounting hardware configured to mount the device on or adjacent to an end effector of a robotic arm, a communication interface configured to receive a control signal, and an actuator configured to dispense a quantity of spacer material from a supply of spacer material in response to the control signal.
Claims44
A device, comprising:
- a mounting hardware configured to mount the device on or adjacent to an end effector of a robotic arm;
- a communication interface configured to receive a control signal;
- and
- an actuator configured to dispense a quantity of spacer material from a supply of spacer material in response to the control signal.
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A robotic system, comprising:
- a communication interface;
- and
- one or more processors coupled to the communication interface and configured to:
- receive, via the communication interface, data associated with a plurality of items to be stacked on or in a destination location;
- generate based at least in part on the received data a plan to stack the items on or in the destination location, including by for each item:
- determining the destination location based at least in part on a characteristic associated with the item, and at least one of (i) a characteristic of a platform or receptacle on which one or more items are to be stacked, and (ii) an existing stack of one or more items on the platform or receptacle,
- wherein the plan includes placing a spacer in connection with placing at least one item of the items at the corresponding destination location;
- and
- implement the plan at least in part by controlling a robotic arm to pick up the items and stack the items on or in the destination location according to the plan, including using the spacer in connection with placing the at least one item.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.