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

Claim 60:
61. An end effector system for a robotic system, said end effector system comprising:
a primary acquisition system that includes a primary vacuum end effector; and
a secondary retention system that substantially surrounds at least a portion of the primary acquisition system and is mechanically independent of the primary acquisition system, wherein at least a portion of the primary acquisition system is drawn up within at least a portion of the secondary retention system such that said primary acquisition system is used to select an object from a plurality of objects, and the secondary retention system is used to secure the object for rapid transport to an output destination wherein the secondary retention system includes a retention area for containing the object, and wherein the retention area is defined by a retention bin that includes at least one wall and a floor.