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US 2023/0241785 A1Published application
Robotic arm grabbing device
OwnerChristopher Harriganinventor
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Abstract
The invention is a device for grabbing an item. Specifically, the device comprises an arm that can be moved relative to a base and an array of pins configured to extend a length away from the base to contact the item to be grabbed. Once the pins contact the item to be grabbed, they cease extending away from the base. At least one axis of movement for the item is controlled by the device. More than one pin is configured to extend further than a minimum axis to contact the item.
Claims20
A device comprising multiple pins that exert a physical force to grab an item.
A device for grabbing an item, the device comprising:
- an arm that can be moved relative to a base;
- wherein the base comprises an array of pins configured to extend a length away from the base to contact the item to be grabbed;
- wherein once the pins contact the item to be grabbed, they cease extending away from the base;
- and
- wherein at least one axis of movement for the item is controlled by the device;
- and
- wherein more than one pin is configured to extend further than a minimum axis to contact the item.
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