Exemplary embodiments relate to unique structures for robotic end-of-arm-tools (EOATs). According to some embodiments, two or more fingers or actuators may be present on an EOAT, and the actuators may be connected to a hub through one or more sets of pivots attached to linkages that allow the distances between the pivots to be varied. Compared to conventional EOATs, exemplary embodiments increase the range of motion of the actuators, improve grip posture, boost gripping force, and balance the loads on the actuators.

The present invention relates to a gripper system comprising fingers. The gripper fingers are connectable to a gripper arm. The gripper fingers comprise a roller configured to spin around its central axis or a ball element rotatable in any direction; a stopper configured to stop and/or prevent the spinning of the roller or ball. The present invention also relates to a method for grasping and displacing an object.

An autonomous object modeler includes a modeling table, a controllable arm, a depth camera attached to the controllable arm, and a controller to control operation of the modeling table, the controllable arm, and the depth camera. The modeling table may be movable and includes a mass sensor to produce mass sensor data indicative of a mass of an object positioned on the modeling table. The controllable arm includes a force-torque sensor to produce force-torque sensor data indicative of an inertia of the object while the object is moved by the controllable arm. The controller is configured to control operation of the controllable arm to reposition the object on the modeling table to generate three-dimensional models of the object. The three-dimensional models include the mass data and the inertia data.

A hand control apparatus including an extracting unit extracting a grip pattern of an object having a shape closest to that of the object acquired by a shape acquiring unit from a storage unit storing and associating shapes of plural types of objects and grip patterns, a position and posture calculating unit calculating a gripping position and posture of the hand in accordance with the extracted grip pattern, a hand driving unit causing the hand to grip the object based on the calculated gripping position and posture, a determining unit determining if a gripped state of the object is appropriate based on information acquired by at least one of the shape acquiring unit, a force sensor and a tactile sensor, and a gripped state correcting unit correcting at least one of the gripping position and the posture when it is determined that the gripped state of the object is inappropriate.

A robot hand capable of rotating and inserting a workpiece into a hole, while preventing a workpiece from being damaged when the workpiece is gripped. The robot hand includes a first hand section, a second hand section provided with a workpiece gripping section capable of gripping a workpiece, an elastic member configured to connect the first hand section and the second hand section in an elastically displaceable manner, and a movement restricting mechanism configured to releasably restrict a rotation movement of an elastic displacement of the second hand section with respect to the first hand section.

The present disclosure relates to a storage and transfer apparatus for mass transfer of a plurality of data discs to trays of a plurality stacked disc drives. The storage and transfer apparatus may store a plurality of discs with the disc hold pins retracted and the telescopic sections collapsed over each other. In such a configuration, the stored discs may lie in contact with each other. The storage and transfer apparatus may transfer the plurality of discs to the trays of the plurality of stacked disc drives with the discs holding pins extended and the telescopic sections extended relative to each other.

A finger for a robotic gripper may include a flexible backbone, a plurality of jamming layers, and a membrane bag. The backbone may have a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side. The backbone may include a flexible beam, and a plurality of branches attached to the flexible beam and spaced apart from one another. Each branch may include a first end surface extending along the first side, and a second end surface extending along the second side. The first end surfaces may collectively extend along a majority of the first side, and the second end surfaces may collectively extend along a majority of the second side. The jamming layers may be positioned along the third side or the fourth side. The membrane bag may be positioned over the jamming layers.

A cleaning robot includes a propulsion mechanism to propel the robot on a floor, a robotic arm with a gripper at its distal end, and a plurality of different cleaning tools, each cleaning tool including a handle that is configured to be grasped by the gripper. At least one of a plurality of receptacles is configured to hold one of the cleaning tools. A controller is configured to autonomously operate the propulsion system to transport the robot to region to be cleaned, operate the robotic arm to bring the gripper to a receptacle that is holding a selected cleaning tool, operate the gripper to grasp a handle of the selected cleaning tool and to manipulate the cleaning tool when cleaning the region, and operate the robotic arm and the gripper to return the selected cleaning tool to its receptacle.

A robotic hand includes a servo housing, a printed circuit board (PCB), a motor, a planetary gear transmission assembly and a plurality of claws rotatably connected to the servo housing. The motor is electrically connected to the PCB. An input end of the planetary gear transmission assembly is connected to an output shaft of the motor, and an output end of the planetary gear transmission assembly includes a helical gear shaft and a number of helical gears that are engaged with the helical gear shaft and the claws. The helical gears correspond to the claws respectively. One end of each of the claws is rotatably connected to the servo housing, and the claws are rotatable toward or away from one another when driven by the helical gears.

A robot hand is provided and includes a robot hand control unit that has at least three gripping fingers on a base and controls the robot hand, a plurality of drive mechanisms that brings the three gripping fingers independently close to or separate from each other, a plurality of drive control units that individually controls each of a plurality of drive sources of the plurality of drive mechanisms, and a distribution control unit that is disposed on the base and distributes an instruction value from the robot hand control unit to the plurality of drive control units associated with the plurality of gripping fingers. At least one of the gripping fingers includes an integrally formed drive source and drive control unit.