Patent ID: 11858139
Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising:
a support structure for supporting an object, the support structure having a compressible surface with a plurality of peaks and a plurality of troughs that are uniformly distributed about the compressible surface of the support structure;
a sensor oriented towards the support structure and configured to generate image data;
a robotic manipulator configured to grasp the object and having first dimensions; and
a controller configured to:
determine first image data using a color sensor, the first image data indicative of the support structure and the object;
determine, based on the first image data, a support type corresponding to the support structure, the support type associated with a compression value and a surface geometry;
determine, based on the first image data, a first location of the object with respect to the support structure and the robotic manipulator;
determine, based on the first image data and the first dimensions, a second location on the object for grasping the object;
determine a force and an angle for the robotic manipulator to grasp the object at the second location on the object based on the first location of the object, the second location on the object, the compression value, and the surface geometry; and
cause the robotic manipulator to grasp the object at the second location on the object using the force and the angle.