CPC B25J 11/0045 (2013.01) [A21C 9/08 (2013.01); A47J 44/00 (2013.01); B25J 5/00 (2013.01); B25J 9/0093 (2013.01); B25J 9/1612 (2013.01); B25J 15/0014 (2013.01); B25J 15/02 (2013.01); B25J 17/0241 (2013.01); B25J 19/02 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A system for use in an on-demand food preparation, the system comprising:
at least one robotic appendage having a proximate end and a distal end, the robotic appendage moveably coupled to a base at the proximate end of the robotic appendage and selectively moveable to position the distal end of the robotic appendage with respect to the base;
an end of arm tool carried by the at least one robotic appendage at least proximate the distal end of the at least one robotic appendage;
a first actuator, the first actuator operable to selectively translate the end of arm tool between a retracted position and an extended position, in the retracted position the end of arm tool spaced relatively toward the distal end of the at least one robotic appendage and in the extended position the end of arm tool spaced relatively away from the distal end of the at least one robotic appendage with respect to the retracted position,
wherein the end of arm tool comprises a peel that has an upper surface, a lower surface opposed across a thickness of the peel from the upper surface, the peel including a leading edge that extends across at least a portion of a width of the peel, and a training edge that extends across at least a portion of the width of the peel, the training edge opposed across a length of the peel from the leading edge; and
a push bar that extends substantially perpendicularly to the upper surface of the peel and across at least a portion of the upper surface of the peel, parallel to at least one of the leading edge or the trailing edge, the push bar being located proximate the trailing edge of the peel.
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