Patent ID: 11964386
Assignee: BERKSHIRE GREY OPERATING COMPANY, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 23:
24. A method of applying an end-effector of a programmable motion device to an object, said method comprising:
providing an end-effector including a flexible body that provides an open interior, said open interior being coupled to a vacuum source, and said body including a contact surface for contacting an object to be grasped by the end effector and an outer surface that surrounds the contact surface, said contact surface including at least one aperture through which a vacuum is provided;
engaging the contact surface of the flexible body to the object; and
permitting at least a portion of the contact surface of the flexible body to be drawn at least partially into the open interior of the body and the outer surface of the body to collapse around the object when a flow of air drawn by the vacuum source through the at least one aperture is reduced due to the at least one aperture being at least partially blocked,
wherein the end-effector further includes a stop member for limiting movement of the contact surface into the open interior.