Waste sorting robot
AssigneeZenrobotics Oy
InventorsTuomas Lukka, Harri Holopainen, Esa Tirkkonen, Viljami Maki
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Abstract
A waste sorting robot comprises: a frame and a manipulator moveably mounted to the frame and comprising a gripper for interacting with one or more waste objects to be sorted within a working area. The waste sorting robot comprises a conveyor for moving the one or more waste objects towards the working area. At least a portion of the manipulator is rotatable with respect to the frame such that the gripper is moveable lengthways along the conveyor within the working area.
Claims25
A waste sorting robot comprising:
- a frame;
- a manipulator moveably mounted to the frame and comprising a gripper for interacting with one or more waste objects to be sorted within a working area;
- and
- a conveyor for moving the one or more waste objects towards the working area;
- wherein at least a portion of the manipulator is rotatable with respect to the frame such that the gripper is moveable lengthways along the conveyor within the working area.
A method of controlling a waste sorting robot having a frame, a manipulator moveably mounted to the frame, and a gripper for interacting with one or more waste objects to be sorted within a working area, the method comprising:
- moving the one or more waste objects towards the working area with a conveyor;
- and
- rotating at least a portion of the manipulator with respect to the frame such that the gripper is moved lengthways along the conveyor within the working area.
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A waste sorting robot comprising:
- a frame;
- a manipulator moveably mounted to the frame and comprising a gripper for interacting with one or more waste objects to be sorted within a working area;
- and
- a conveyor for moving the one or more waste objects towards the working area;
- characterised in that the frame comprises a fixed cross beam arranged over the conveyor and the manipulator is slidable along the cross-beam;
- wherein at least a portion of the manipulator is rotatable with respect to a longitudinal axis of the cross beam perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the conveyor such that the gripper is moveable lengthways along the longitudinal axis of the conveyor within the working area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.