US 12,134,182 B2
Robotic toolset and gripper
Samir Menon, Atherton, CA (US); Zhouwen Sun, Redwood City, CA (US); and Robert Hegdahl, Hayward, CA (US)
Assigned to Dexterity, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed by Dexterity, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/371,750.
Application 18/371,750 is a continuation of application No. 18/083,932, filed on Dec. 19, 2022, granted, now 11,801,608.
Application 18/083,932 is a continuation of application No. 17/374,764, filed on Jul. 13, 2021, granted, now 11,559,903, issued on Jan. 24, 2023.
Application 17/374,764 is a continuation of application No. 16/675,972, filed on Nov. 6, 2019, granted, now 11,090,816, issued on Aug. 17, 2021.
Application 16/675,972 is a continuation of application No. 16/034,544, filed on Jul. 13, 2018, granted, now 10,500,735, issued on Dec. 10, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0009861 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/08 (2006.01)
CPC B25J 15/0061 (2013.01) 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A robot, comprising:
a robotic arm having an end effector disposed at a distal end of the robotic arm; and
a set of two or more tools configured to be grasped by the end effector, wherein a first tool of the set two or more tools comprises a pneumatic-based device;
one or more processors configured to:
determine a selected tool with which to perform the grasp or otherwise engage an object from among the set of two or more tools; and
cause the robotic arm to use the selected tool to perform a task with respect to the object.