Abstract: A robotic system is disclosed. The robotic system includes (i) a robotic arm positioned in a known location adjacent to a work zone with respect to which the robotic arm is configured to manipulate one or more items, (ii) one or more sensors each positioned in a corresponding fixed location relative to the work zone, and (iii) one or more processors configured to configure the robotic system to use the robotic arm to manipulate the one or more items, the robotic system being configured based at least in part on sensor data, the sensor data comprising information indicative of a relative position of the robotic arm and one or more other objects in the work zone.

Abstract: A robot having seven or more degrees of freedom is disclosed. In various embodiments, the robot includes a positioning robot having m degrees of freedom and a manipulator robot having n degrees of freedom coupled to the positioning robot. The robot is configured to be operated in a first mode of operation, in which the positioning robot is controlled to position move the manipulator robot into a position to perform a task and the manipulator robot is controlled independently of the positioning robot to perform the task; and in a second mode of operation, in which at least a subset of the m degrees of freedom of the positioning robot and at least a subset of the n degrees of freedom of the manipulator robot are controlled together, by a single controller, to perform the task.

Abstract: A robot having seven or more degrees of freedom is disclosed. In various embodiments, the robot includes a positioning robot having m degrees of freedom and a manipulator robot having n degrees of freedom coupled to the positioning robot. The robot is configured to be operated in a first mode of operation, in which the positioning robot is controlled to position move the manipulator robot into a position to perform a task and the manipulator robot is controlled independently of the positioning robot to perform the task; and in a second mode of operation, in which at least a subset of the m degrees of freedom of the positioning robot and at least a subset of the n degrees of freedom of the manipulator robot are controlled together, by a single controller, to perform the task.

Abstract: A pull force based robotic end effector with an integrated mechanical stop is disclosed. In various embodiments, the end effector includes an end effector body having a top side and an operative side opposite the top side; a pull force gripper disposed on the operative side of the end effector body; and an integrated mechanical stop positioned on the operative side of the end effector body adjacent to the suction gripper, the mechanical stop extending from the operative side to an extent that allows the suction gripper to be operatively engaged with an object to be grasped.

Abstract: A robotic system is disclosed to control multiple robots to cooperatively load/unload a truck or other container. In various embodiments, image data is received and used to control a first robotic arm and a second robotic arm to load or unload objects into or from the truck or other container, including by loading or unloading one or more of the objects using the first robotic arm and the second robotic arm together to cooperatively to grasp and move each of one or more of the objects along a corresponding trajectory.

Abstract: A robotic system is disclosed. The system includes a communication interface configured to receive, from one or more sensors deployed in a workspace, sensor data indicative of a current state of the workspace, the workspace comprising a pallet or other receptacle and a plurality of items stacked on or in the receptacle. The system includes one or more processors that use a geometric model based at least in part on past item placements in combination with the sensor data to estimate a state of the pallet or other receptacle and one or more items stacked on or in the pallet or other receptacle, and use the estimated state to generate or update a plan to control a robotic arm to place a next item on or in, or remove a next item from, the pallet or other receptacle in a manner that avoids having the next item collide with any other item stacked on or in the pallet or other receptacle.

Abstract: A repositionable riser is disclosed. The repositionable riser may be used in connection with a robotic arm deployed in a workspace. In various embodiments, the repositionable riser includes a riser having one or more mounting locations at or near an upper end of the riser configured to fixedly mount an equipment on the riser, a lateral translation subsystem comprising a carriage on which the riser is mounted and a set of one or more elongated structures that define a constrained lateral path along which the carriage is movable, the path including a first end associated with active use of the equipment and a second end not associated with active use of the equipment, and an anchor structure to which one or both of the carriage and the riser are configured to be coupled to secure the riser at the first end.

Abstract: A device that dispenses spacer material is disclosed. The device may be implemented in connection with a robotic palletization/depalletization system. The device may include a mounting hardware configured to mount the device on or adjacent to an end effector of a robotic arm, a communication interface configured to receive a control signal, and an actuator configured to dispense a quantity of spacer material from a supply of spacer material in response to the control signal.

Abstract: A robotic palletization/depalletization system is disclosed. In various embodiments, data associated with a plurality of items to be stacked on or in a destination location is received, and a plan to stack the items on or in the destination location is generated based at least in part on the received data. The generating the plan includes determining a source location from which to pick the item based at least in part on (i) an attribute of the source location, and (ii) a state of a platform or receptacle on which one or more items are to be stacked.

Abstract: A robotic system configured to use a multi-mode end effector is disclosed. In various embodiments, a grasp strategy is determined for a robot to grasp an object in a workspace, wherein the determined grasp strategy is associated with a corresponding one of a plurality of grasping modes of operation of a multi-mode robotic end effector associated with the robot. A command to grasp the object using the multi-mode robotic end effector in the grasping mode of operation associated with the determined grasp strategy is sent to the robot.

Abstract: A multi-mode robotic end effector is disclosed. In various embodiments, a multi-mode robotic end effector includes a first set of structures configured to grasp objects in a first mode of operation; a retraction mechanism configured to retract the first set of structures to a stowed position associated with a second mode of operation in response to a retraction command; and a second set of structures configured to grasp objects in a second mode of operation.

Abstract: A robotic system is disclosed. The system includes a communication interface, and one or more processors coupled to the communication interface and configured to: generate based at least in part on the received data a plan to stack the items on or in the destination location. For each item, the generating the plan includes determining the destination location based at least in part on a characteristic associated with the item, and at least one of (i) a characteristic of a platform or receptacle on which one or more items are to be stacked, and (ii) an existing stack of one or more items on the platform or receptacle. The destination location is determined from among a plurality of zones in which platforms or receptacles are disposed, and each of the plurality of zones are within a range of a robotic arm. A robotic arm is controlled to implement the plan.

Abstract: In an approach for a component installation, a processor receives sensor data from a sensor scanning a component. The component is to be installed into a receptacle. A processor compares the sensor data to reference data. The reference data is pre-collected data associated with the type of the component and the type of the receptacle. The reference data defines the correct type of the component to be installed in the receptacle. The reference data defines a damage status of the type of the component. A processor determines whether the component has damage. A processor determines whether the component is a correct type of component to be installed in the receptacle. A processor provides an indication for installation.

Abstract: In an approach for a component installation, a processor receives sensor data from a sensor scanning a component. The component is to be installed into a receptacle. A processor compares the sensor data to reference data. The reference data is pre-collected data associated with the type of the component and the type of the receptacle. The reference data defines the correct type of the component to be installed in the receptacle. The reference data defines a damage status of the type of the component. A processor determines whether the component has damage. A processor determines whether the component is a correct type of component to be installed in the receptacle. A processor provides an indication for installation.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel mechanical device containing a liquid solution recirculating inside the device in the form of programmed oriented movements which achieve to trap the contaminants resulting from carburant combustion processes, such as particulate material, smoke, soot, fly ashes, greenhouse type gases in order to remove them from the air and to achieve its neutralization thus providing a clean air and suitable to be reinserted into the environment and the substance obtained by the device is reinserted into the production chain as a raw material applicable to a plurality of industries.

Abstract: A convection barbecue grill for grilling food with convection style circulated air includes a grill housing defining a grilling assembly sized as conventional barbecue grills, a heating and circulation assembly defining a heating element, a high temperature fan and a pair of duck and vent implements, and a filtration system which includes an air outlet and a filter. When in use, the fan is operative to blow air in a heating direction, which causes ambient air outside of the heating element to pass through the heating element and fan into the grill housing as well as air in the grill housing to be recirculated therethrough by way of the duck and vent implements. The filtration system is operative to filter air being outlet from the grill housing that is not being recirculated.

Abstract: A convection barbecue grill for grilling food with convection style circulated air includes a grill housing defining a grilling assembly sized as conventional barbecue grills, a heating and circulation assembly defining a heating element, a high temperature fan and a pair of duck and vent implements, and a filtration system which includes an air outlet and a filter. When in use, the fan is operative to blow air in a heating direction, which causes ambient air outside of the heating element to pass through the heating element and fan into the grill housing as well as air in the grill housing to be recirculated therethrough by way of the duck and vent implements. The filtration system is operative to filter air being outlet from the grill housing that is not being recirculated.

Abstract: A push-button trigger manager for U/SIM Toolkit applications of a U/SIM card from a mobile terminal is provided which includes, a connection to a storage area associated to the trigger manager in order to register predetermined data related to, at least, one U/SIM Toolkit application loaded on the U/SIM card, being these predetermined data, at least, one identity of such application; manager activation to activate the trigger manager as a response to pushing a sequence of buttons and the call button in the mobile terminal, a display on the mobile terminal screen having a list of options corresponding to the U/SIM Toolkit application(s) registered in the sequence of buttons pushed by the user, and a trigger for the U/SIM Toolkit application selected by the user from the list of options.