Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for robotic picking assemblies configured to grasp multiple items. In one embodiment, an example system may include a picking assembly coupled to a vacuum system, the picking assembly having a first suction cup assembly with a first suction cup and a first sensor, and a second suction cup assembly with a second suction cup and a second sensor. The example system may include a controller configured to cause the picking assembly to grasp a plurality of items, where the plurality of items includes a first item and a second item. The controller may be further configured to cause the picking assembly to move from a first position to a second position, and cause the picking assembly to release the first item at a first time and the second item at a second time.

The present disclosure relates to a pick-and-place apparatus of micro LED chip for chip-repairing of micro LED display, including a nozzle having a capillary form and having a nozzle tip that is smaller than a top size area of the micro LED chip; a pressure adjustment part that applies negative pressure inside the nozzle to adsorb the micro LED chip to the nozzle tip and applies positive pressure inside the nozzle or removes the negative pressure inside the nozzle to mount the micro LED chip adsorbed to the nozzle tip onto a repair pixel; an imaging part that monitors a position and posture of the micro LED chip adsorbed to the nozzle tip in real time; a moving part that moves the nozzle; and a control part that receives image information from the imaging part, and mounts the micro LED chip onto a repair pixel while controlling the pressure adjustment part and the moving part.

A vacuum cup connected to a robotic arm for picking and placing items is disclosed. The vacuum cup includes one or more walls that defines (i) a first internal cavity and (ii) an opening to the first internal cavity, wherein the first internal cavity is defined at least in part by an interior surface adjacent to the opening to the first internal cavity, the interior surface defining an internal ridge positioned to mechanically engage a material drawn into the first internal cavity through the opening at an angle such that the mechanical engagement resists the material being removed from the first internal cavity via the opening. In response to the item being engaged and the suction system controlling the pressure within the first internal cavity to create a vacuum seal between the vacuum cup and the item, at least part of the item is caused to enter the first internal cavity at least during engagement of the vacuum seal.

An apparatus for taking hold of and releasing an object, which may be surrounded by a packaging with no surface stiffness and/or be positionally unstable in some circumstances. The apparatus includes: a manually and/or machine-controlled arm which can be actively directed to the object; a suction opening arranged at the freely moving end of the arm; a suction device for providing a negative pressure required at the suction opening; and a controllable vacuum check valve at the suction opening for adjusting the negative pressure acting on the object. The device makes it possible, using suction, to securely take hold of and then correspondingly further transport objects that are difficult due to their surface properties, e.g., items to be sorted with an inhomogeneous shape and/or a porous surface and/or items to be sorted that are packed, for instance, in plastic bags.

One or more embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to the field of robotic grasping systems, and in particular to an active robotic manipulator that includes a passive grasping component so that the robotic manipulator can grasp a wide variety of objects and simultaneously provide soft grasping features which reduce the risk of damage to objects.

Actuating an air conveyor device is disclosed, including: causing an airflow to be generated by an airflow generator of an air conveyor device, wherein the airflow generator is configured to cause the airflow to enter an intake port of the air conveyor device and exit from an outlet port of the air conveyor device in response to receiving air at an air input port of the air conveyor device; causing a target object to be captured by the air conveyor device using the airflow; activating a positioning actuator mechanism to position the air conveyor device; and causing the target object to be ejected from the air conveyor device.

A robotically-operated gripping device is provided and includes a frame assembly, a vacuum device, a clamping device, and a robotic arm. The vacuum device is connected to the frame assembly and configured to selectively attach to and position at least a portion of an object. The clamping device is connected to the frame assembly and provided for selectively clamping the object attached to the vacuum device. The robotic arm is connected to the frame assembly and provided for selectively positioning the vacuum device and the gripping device.

In a soft grip head, a soft grip unit having the soft grip head, and a grip device having the soft grip unit, the soft grip head has a suction pad and the suction pad makes contact with an object. The suction pad includes a sidewall and a plurality of suction cells. The sidewall divides the suction pad into a plurality of spaces, and both ends of each of the spaces are open. A plurality of suction cells is respectively formed by the spaces divided by the sidewall. The suction pad includes a material having a stiffness along an axial direction smaller than a stiffness along a width direction. The suction cells extend along the axial direction, and the width direction is substantially perpendicular to the axial direction.

A suction device that holds a member by suction in a stable manner is provided. The suction device includes a columnar main body, a flat end face formed on the main body, a concave part formed in the end face, a fluid flow-forming supply paths for forming a fluid swirl flow in the concave part by discharging fluid into the concave part, the fluid swirl flow generating negative pressure that applies suction to a member, and a linear guide groove formed on the end surface along a direction in which the fluid discharged into the concave part flows out of the concave part.

Object manipulation in warehouses and logistics facilities is a challenging task because of the unstructured environment. The unstructured environment can have items/objects with different form factors, weight, shape, and size. Traditionally, multiple robots have been used to handle for specific task to be performed by an individual robot which requires high floor. This leads to higher cost and infrastructure. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a gripper apparatus that addresses a single gripper design handling multiple parcels, wherein the apparatus consists of ‘m’ fingers parallel to each other and can be independently controlled through actuators, each finger has a force sensors feedback and also actuators which are controlled with force. Each finger comprises a linear slider for actuation for gripping objects and wherein bottom fingers are moved to provide enough gravity support. Further, apparatus comprises bellows attached to each finger end for grasping object using pneumatic grasping mechanism.