Patent ID: 11865722
Assignee: BERKSHIRE GREY OPERATING COMPANY, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B

Claim 22:
23. A programmable motion system comprising:
an acquisition unit rack that provides access to a plurality of acquisition units that are provided within access to a robotic arm having an end effector, wherein the acquisition unit rack comprises shaped portions for holding the plurality of acquisition units; and
a frame to which the acquisition unit rack is mounted, wherein the acquisition unit rack is mounted to the frame by a plurality of spring elements such that the acquisition unit rack is able to move in two mutually orthogonal directions, wherein the frame is movably coupled to a vertical member such that the acquisition unit rack is configured to move in a third direction that is mutually orthogonal to the two mutually orthogonal directions, and wherein the frame includes a position zeroing system comprising a plurality of electromagnets that are selectively activated to draw the acquisition unit rack towards a bias position in any of the mutually orthogonal directions.