Smooth surfaced flexible and stretchable skin for covering robotic arms in restaurant and food preparation applications
AssigneeMiso Robotics, Inc.
InventorsRobert Anderson, David Zito, Grant Stafford, William Werst, Dev Kumar
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Abstract
A sleeve apparatus for protecting a robotic kitchen arm from contamination. The sleeve includes a proximal end, a distal end, a passageway extending from the proximal end to the distal end, and an exterior surface. The passageway has an effective diameter less than the effective diameter of the robotic kitchen arm such that the exterior surface of the sleeve apparatus is substantially fold-free when the robotic arm is in the extended configuration. Methods of cleaning a robotic kitchen arm are also described.
Claims20
A sleeve apparatus for protecting a robotic kitchen arm from contamination, the robotic kitchen arm having an effective diameter and at least one joint such that the robotic arm can be manipulated between a bent configuration and an extended configuration, the sleeve apparatus comprising:
- a body comprising a proximal end, a distal end, a passageway extending from the proximal end to the distal end, and an exterior surface;
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- wherein the passageway has an effective diameter less than the effective diameter of the robotic kitchen arm such that (a) the exterior surface of the sleeve apparatus is substantially fold-free when the robotic arm is in the extended configuration, and (b) the exterior surface of the sleeve apparatus comprises at least one fold when the robotic kitchen arm is in the bent configuration.
A method of cleaning a robotic kitchen arm comprising:
- enclosing the robotic kitchen arm with a sleeve, the sleeve having a passageway through which the robotic kitchen arm is advanced, and an exterior surface;
- manipulating the sleeve into a target configuration for cleaning while the sleeve encloses the robotic kitchen arm, the target configuration being fold-less along the exterior surface;
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- wiping down the exterior surface of the sleeve while the sleeve is enclosing the robotic kitchen arm.
A sleeve apparatus for protecting a robotic kitchen arm from contamination, the robotic kitchen arm having an effective diameter and at least one joint such that the robotic arm can be manipulated between a bent configuration and an extended configuration, the sleeve apparatus comprising:
- a body comprising a proximal end, a distal end, a passageway extending from the proximal end to the distal end, and an exterior surface wherein the body has a sizing such that the passageway has an effective diameter equal to or less than the effective diameter of the robotic kitchen arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.