Patent ID: 11865699
Assignee: BERKSHIRE GREY OPERATING COMPANY, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 69:
70. A method of engaging and moving an object using a robotic system, said method comprising:
engaging the object with a vacuum at a primary vacuum end effector of a primary acquisition system;
moving the object toward a secondary retention system;
retaining the object with the secondary retention system;
releasing vacuum at the primary vacuum end effector; and
transporting the object to an output destination,
wherein said secondary retention system includes a retention bin proximate to the primary acquisition system, and wherein retaining the object with the secondary retention system includes transferring the object from the primary vacuum end effector to the retention bin;
wherein the method further includes transferring the object from the retention bin to the output destination when the retention bin is moved to the output destination;
wherein transferring the object from the retention bin to the output destination includes dropping the object from the retention bin into the output destination; and
wherein the retention bin is pivotally mounted on the robotic system.