Robotic gripper with multiple pairs of gripping fingers
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a first gripping component comprising a first rotatable axle oriented along a first longitudinal axis and further comprising a first pair of opposing gripping fingers with each gripping finger of the first pair being coupled to a respective end of the first axle; and
a second gripping component comprising a second rotatable axle oriented along a second longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis of the first axle and further comprising a second pair of opposing gripping fingers with each gripping finger of the second pair being coupled to a respective end of the second axle,wherein each axle is independently operable to rotate the respective pair of gripping fingers about the longitudinal axis of the respective axle, andwherein each pair of gripping fingers is independently operable to move the gripping fingers of the respective pair toward and away from each other.
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Abstract
Provided herein is a robotic gripper comprising two gripping components, where each component may comprise a rotatable axle oriented along a longitudinal axis, and where the respective axles may be oriented substantially perpendicular to each other. Each component may further comprise a pair of opposing gripping fingers with each gripping finger of the pair being coupled to a respective end of the axle. Each axle may be independently operable to rotate the respective pair of gripping fingers about the longitudinal axis of the respective axle, and each pair of gripping fingers may be independently operable to move the gripping fingers of the respective pair toward and away from each other. A control system for the robotic gripper may thus actuate one or both pairs of gripping fingers to grasp one or more objects.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a first gripping component comprising a first rotatable axle oriented along a first longitudinal axis and further comprising a first pair of opposing gripping fingers with each gripping finger of the first pair being coupled to a respective end of the first axle; and a second gripping component comprising a second rotatable axle oriented along a second longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis of the first axle and further comprising a second pair of opposing gripping fingers with each gripping finger of the second pair being coupled to a respective end of the second axle, wherein each axle is independently operable to rotate the respective pair of gripping fingers about the longitudinal axis of the respective axle, and wherein each pair of gripping fingers is independently operable to move the gripping fingers of the respective pair toward and away from each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A robotic device comprising:
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a first gripping component comprising a first rotatable axle oriented along a first longitudinal axis and further comprising a first pair of opposing gripping fingers with each gripping finger of the first pair being coupled to a respective end of the first axle; a second gripping component comprising a second rotatable axle oriented along a second longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis of the first axle and further comprising a second pair of opposing gripping fingers with each gripping finger of the second pair being coupled to a respective end of the second axle; and a controller comprising at least one processor and data storage comprising instructions executable by the at least one processor to cause the controller to perform operations comprising; causing rotation of one or both pairs of gripping fingers about the longitudinal axis of the respective axle; and causing movements of the gripping fingers of one or both pairs of gripping fingers toward each other so as to grasp one or more objects. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for actuating a robotic apparatus comprising (i) a first gripping component comprising a first rotatable axle oriented along a first longitudinal axis and further comprising a first pair of opposing gripping fingers with each gripping finger of the first pair being coupled to a respective end of the first axle and (ii) a second gripping component comprising a second rotatable axle oriented along a second longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis of the first axle and further comprising a second pair of opposing gripping fingers with each gripping finger of the second pair being coupled to a respective end of the second axle, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a control system configured to actuate the robotic apparatus, data indicative of distinct locations of a first and second object in an environment of the robotic apparatus and further indicative of dimensions of each of the first and second object; based on the locations and dimensions of the first and second objects, determining respective orientations of each of the first and second pairs of gripping fingers to which to rotate the first and second pairs of gripping fingers about the longitudinal axes of the respective axles, wherein the respective orientations are orientations such that the first pair of gripping fingers will grasp the first object and the second pair of gripping finger will grasp the second object without contact between the first and second objects; causing the first pair of gripping fingers to rotate to the respective orientation determined for the first pair; after rotating the first pair of gripping fingers to the respective orientation, causing movement of the first pair of gripping fingers toward each other so as to grasp the first object; causing the second pair of gripping fingers to rotate to the respective orientation determined for the second pair; and after rotating the second pair of gripping fingers to the respective orientation, causing movement of the second pair of gripping fingers toward each other so as to grasp the second object. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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