Patent ID: 11969880
Assignee: DEXTERITY, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A robotic system, comprising:
a tactile sensing unit comprised of a plurality of layers, wherein an intermediate layer of the plurality of layers includes a plurality of measurement objects that are embedded in a material associated with the intermediate layer and a layer below the intermediate layer includes a sensor, wherein at least one of the plurality of measurement objects is located at a side boundary of the intermediate layer, wherein a top boundary associated with the intermediate layer contacts a bottom boundary associated with a top layer of the plurality of layers, wherein the sensor is configured to measure a value associated with the plurality of measurement objects that are embedded in the material associated with the intermediate layer; and
a processor coupled to the sensor and configured to use an output of the sensor to make a determination associated with engagement of a robotic arm end effector with an item.