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US 2026/0097420 A1Published application
Automated inspection system and method
AssigneeTopcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
InventorsRaad A. DAWOOD, Andres GOMEZ GARCIA, Siamak HEZARJARIBI
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Abstract
An automated inspection method removes a tray of objects from a mobile shelf rack using a robotic arm. The tray is placed in an inspection field of a plurality of cameras. The tray is placed in a first location in response to determining that the object is acceptable. The tray is placed in a second location in response to determining that the object is not acceptable.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- removing, by a robotic arm mounted to a robot base, a tray from a mobile shelf rack removably attached to the robot base, the tray holding an object;
- maneuvering, by the robotic arm, the tray such that the object is placed in an inspection field of a plurality of cameras;
- inspecting the object in the inspection field using the plurality of cameras;
- placing, by the robotic arm, the tray in a first location in response to the inspecting determining that the object is acceptable;
- and
- placing, by the robotic arm, the tray in a second location in response to the inspecting determining that the object is not acceptable.
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An automatic inspection system comprising:
- a robot base;
- a robotic arm mounted to the robot base and configured to grip and maneuver a tray;
- a plurality of cameras;
- an incoming mobile shelf rack removably attached to the robot base and configured to hold a plurality of trays;
- a controller configured to control the automated inspection system to perform operations comprising:
- removing from the incoming mobile shelf rack, by the robotic arm, a first tray;
- maneuvering the first tray such that an object on the first tray is in an inspection field of the plurality of cameras;
- inspecting the object in the inspection field;
- placing, by the robotic arm, the first tray in a first location in response to the inspecting determining that the object is acceptable;
- and
- placing, by the robotic arm, the first tray in a second location in response to the inspecting determining that the object is not acceptable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.