A reaching and grabbing tool is provided. The tool includes a trigger assembly having a trigger and a handle. A jaw assembly is provided having at least one jaw operably connected to the trigger to move the at least one jaw. A hinge assembly is disposed between the trigger assembly and the jaw assembly, the hinge assembly being selectively lockable between an operating position and a folded position.

The present invention relates generally to the field of grabbing devices. More specifically, the present invention relates to a multi-purpose grabbing device that is comprised of a first end, an exterior shaft with at least one internal spring and a second end. The first end is further comprised of a handle assembly with a trigger and at least one locking button. The second end is further comprised of a claw assembly. In differing embodiments, the shaft may be of a fixed length or may have an interior shaft that allows the shaft to become adjustable. The device is also comprised of a claw assembly capable of grasping a nail or other object that is operated from its other end. In this manner, the device can be applied to any overhead task such that the user can reduce stress and strain in the shoulder joint while still completing the overhead task.

The present invention relates generally to the field of grabbing devices. More specifically, the present invention relates to a multi-purpose grabbing device that is comprised of a first end, an exterior shaft with at least one internal spring and a second end. The first end is further comprised of a handle assembly with a trigger and at least one locking button. The second end is further comprised of a claw assembly. In differing embodiments, the shaft may be of a fixed length or may have an interior shaft that allows the shaft to become adjustable. The device is also comprised of a claw assembly capable of grasping a nail or other object that is operated from its other end. In this manner, the device can be applied to any overhead task such that the user can reduce stress and strain in the shoulder joint while still completing the overhead task.

The guitar pick retrieval tool is a hand tool that is configured to retrieve a pick that has fallen into the sound hole of a guitar. The guitar pick retrieval tool comprises an adhesive tip, a flexible shaft, and a handle. The handle is attached to an end of the flexible shaft. The adhesive tip is attached to the end of the flexible shaft that is distal from the handle. The flexible shaft is a semi-rigid shaft. The flexible shaft does not behave in an elastic manner. The semi-rigid nature of the flexible shaft allows the shaft to be bent into an arbitrary but stationary position which will be maintained until the flexible shaft is subsequently manipulated. The adhesive tip captures the pick by adhering to the pick when the adhesive tip is placed against the pick.

A manipulator, including: a drive unit for generating a driving force, and a treatment tool that is driven by the drive unit and attachable to and detachable from the drive unit, wherein the treatment tool includes: a distal end having at least one joint driven by the drive unit, a lock unit that is actuated to lock at least one of joints at the distal end, a lock-operating unit for operating the lock unit, and a control unit that is operated such that the lock unit is operated by the lock-operating unit and such that when the drive unit is driven, the drive unit is deactivated, and even with the treatment tool detached from the drive unit, the lock unit keeps on with locking.

A manipulator, including: a drive unit for generating a driving force, and a treatment tool that is driven by the drive unit and attachable to and detachable from the drive unit, wherein the treatment tool includes: a distal end having at least one joint driven by the drive unit, a lock unit that is actuated to lock at least one of joints at the distal end, a lock-operating unit for operating the lock unit, and a control unit that is operated such that the lock unit is operated by the lock-operating unit and such that when the drive unit is driven, the drive unit is deactivated, and even with the treatment tool detached from the drive unit, the lock unit keeps on with locking.

A selectively bendable remote access gripping tool, includes a jaw portion having a pair of jaws or nets movable relative to each other between clamped and opened positions thereof, a handle portion spaced apart from the jaw portion by a bendable central portion that has a hollow, corrugated member that is bendable, and a cord extending through the hollow bendable member that connects the jaw portion and the handle portion.

A selectively bendable remote access gripping tool, includes a jaw portion having a pair of jaws or nets movable relative to each other between clamped and opened positions thereof, a handle portion spaced apart from the jaw portion by a bendable central portion that has a hollow, corrugated member that is bendable, and a cord extending through the hollow bendable member that connects the jaw portion and the handle portion.

A framework for offline learning from a set of diverse and suboptimal demonstrations operates by selectively imitating local sequences from the dataset. At least one embodiment recovers performant policies from large manipulation datasets by decomposing the problem into a goal-conditioned imitation and a high-level goal selection mechanism.

An isolated force/torque sensor assembly for a force controlled robot includes an end effector for operatively attaching to an arm of the force controlled robot, the end effector having a gripping portion adapted to be gripped by a hand of a user, and a force/torque sensor adapted to be disposed between the gripping portion and the arm of the robot, the force/torque sensor having a high force end effector interface adapted to be attached to the arm of the robot, a low force end effector interface operatively attached to the gripping portion, and a transducer disposed between the high force end effector interface and the low force end effector interface for reacting to loads applied to the low force end effector interface for user controlled positioning of a surgical tool and for generating corresponding output signals, and wherein the transducer is bypassed for high loads.