Robotic kitchen assistant including universal utensil gripping assembly
AssigneeMiso Robotics, Inc.
InventorsRyan Sinnet, Robert Anderson, William Werst
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Abstract
A robotic kitchen assistant for frying includes a robotic arm, a fryer basket, and a robotic arm adapter assembly allowing the robotic arm to pick up and manipulate the fryer basket. The robotic arm adapter includes opposing gripping members to engage the fryer basket. A utensil adapter assembly is mounted to the handle of the fryer basket, and the opposing gripper members are actuated to capture a three-dimensional (3D) feature of the utensil adapter assembly. The robotic arm adapter assembly can include an agitator mechanism to shake the fryer basket or another utensil as desired. Related methods are also described.
Claims20
A robotic kitchen assistant for carrying out a food preparation step comprises:
- a robotic arm;
- a utensil and a utensil adapter assembly removably mounted to the utensil;
- and
- a robotic arm adapter having a proximal end coupled to the robotic arm and a distal portion adapted to releasably engage the utensil adapter assembly.
A robotic kitchen system for carrying out a food preparation step using a utensil comprising:
- a robotic arm comprising a distal portion;
- a gripper assembly coupled to the distal portion for securely grasping a target removably fastened to the utensil;
- at least one sensor or camera;
- a processor operable to instruct the robotic arm and gripper assembly based on input from the at least one sensor or camera to:
- locate the target;
- move the gripper assembly to the target;
- grasp the target;
- move the utensil;
- and
- release the utensil.
A self-guided kitchen utensil gripper assembly for assisting a robotic arm grasp a utensil comprising closable opposing jaws adjustable to clamp onto a three dimensional target removably fastened to the utensil, wherein the target comprises a upper and lower guided surfaces that direct teeth of jaws to a recessed portion clamp zone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.