Patent ID: 9440358
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: B25J,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A robotic tool system comprising: a robotic gripping mechanism including a pair of movable jaws, each jaw having a convex inner surface that cooperate to define a first adaptor having a spheroid shape, a first electrical coupling being positioned within at least one of the jaws; and a tool assembly including a tool and a spheroid second adaptor connected to the tool, a second electrical coupling being positioned within the second adaptor; the jaws being movable towards one another from a first condition spaced from the second adaptor to a second condition in which the first adaptor engages the second adaptor to securely fasten the tool assembly to the gripping mechanism, the first and second electrical couplings being electrically connected with one another when the jaws are in the second condition, engagement of the first adaptor with the second adaptor when the second adaptor is misaligned with the first adaptor automatically correcting at least one of angular and longitudinal misalignment between the adaptors to allow the jaws to reach the second condition.