Patent ID: 11865727
Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 16:
17. A method comprising:
determining, by a controller in communication with a picking assembly, a first item to grasp using the picking assembly, wherein the picking assembly comprises a first suction cup assembly that has a first flow rate, and a second suction cup assembly that has a second flow rate, wherein the first flow rate and second flow rate are different flow rates, wherein the first suction cup assembly has a first suction cup of a first diameter, and the second suction cup assembly has a second suction cup of the first diameter, and wherein the second suction cup assembly is a center suction cup assembly;
determining one or more characteristics associated with the first item;
determining that the first item is to be grasped using the first suction cup assembly instead of the second suction cup assembly based at least in part on the first flow rate and the one or more characteristics; and
causing the picking assembly to grasp the first item using the first suction cup assembly.