US 12,350,820 B2
Robotic grippiing system with contact-sensitive pads
David Gabriel Hallock, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Ocado Innovation Limited, Hatfield (GB)
Filed by Ocado Innovation Limited, Hatfield (GB)
Filed on May 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/321,656.
Application 18/321,656 is a continuation of application No. 16/694,923, filed on Nov. 25, 2019, granted, now 11,691,301.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/772,812, filed on Nov. 29, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0294312 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B25J 19/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 19/02 (2006.01)
CPC B25J 19/0066 (2013.01) [B25J 15/00 (2013.01); B25J 19/023 (2013.01); B25J 19/027 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A robotic system comprising:
first and second gripping fingers comprising first and second contact pads respectively, wherein each of the contact pads comprises a conductive contact pad; and,
a contact sensor comprising the contact pads and an electrical circuit connected to the contact pads, wherein, when the contact pads contact to close the electrical circuit, the contact sensor is configured to generate a contact signal.