Patent ID: 11964830
Assignee: AMP ROBOTICS CORPORATION
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 16:
17. A system, comprising:
a mounting assembly coupled to a positioning actuator mechanism;
a suction gripper cluster device comprising a plurality of suction gripper mechanisms, wherein the plurality of suction gripper mechanisms comprises a first suction gripper mechanism and a second suction gripper mechanism, wherein the first suction gripper mechanism comprises a first linear shaft element coupled to the mounting assembly, wherein the first linear shaft element is operable to travel through the mounting assembly;
a processor configured to:
select a first subset of the plurality of suction gripper mechanisms to emit a vacuum force during a capture action to collectively capture a target object based at least in part on detected attribute information of the target object, wherein a second subset of the plurality of suction gripper mechanisms is not selected to emit the vacuum force during the capture action to collectively capture the target object based at least in part on the detected attribute information of the target object;
cause airflows to be generated by a plurality of airflow generators of the first subset of the plurality of suction gripper mechanisms included in the suction gripper cluster device, wherein the plurality of airflow generators is configured to cause the airflows to enter respective intake ports of the first subset of the plurality of suction gripper mechanisms and exit respective outlet ports of the respective first subset of the plurality of suction gripper mechanisms in response to receiving air at a respective air input port of the respective first subset of the plurality of suction gripper mechanisms;
cause the target object to be captured by at least the first subset of the plurality of suction gripper mechanisms included in the suction gripper cluster device using the airflows;
activate the positioning actuator mechanism to position the suction gripper cluster device; and
cause the target object to be ejected from the suction gripper cluster device; and

a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.