Patent ID: 11945103
Assignee: BERKSHIRE GREY OPERATING COMPANY, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An end-effector for a programmable motion device, said end-effector comprising a body that includes a contact portion, said body providing an open interior through which a vacuum is provided to the contact portion, and said body including at least one feature that is adapted to facilitate the contact portion to become substantially non-planar while grasping,
the at least one feature including a shroud that surrounds at least a portion of the body, wherein an inner surface of the shroud contacts an object during grasping, and
the body further including a collapsible dome that is adapted to collapse into the open interior of the body and a stop member for limiting movement of the collapsible dome into the open interior of the body.