Method and system for manipulating items

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United States of America

PATENT NO 11318620
APP PUB NO 20190344447A1
SERIAL NO

16405060

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The present disclosure relates to a material handling system for manipulating items. The material handling system includes a repositioning system comprising a robotic tool which includes a robotic arm portion and an end effector. The robotic tool is configured to manipulate an item in a first orientation and reorient the item to a second orientation. The material handling system further includes a vision system having one or more sensors positioned within the material handling system. The vision system is configured to generate inputs corresponding to the characteristics of the items. The material handling system may further include a controller executing instructions to cause the material handling system to identify the item in the first orientation, based on the one or more characteristics of the item, initiate, by the repositioning system, picking of the item in the first orientation, and re-orient the item in the second orientation.

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CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY4615 FORBES AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA 15213

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ferner, Thomas M Lake Saint Louis, US 2 17
Girtman, Michael L Imperial, US 17 360
Goldman, Gabriel Pittsburgh, US 12 51
Gonzalez-Mora, Jose Pittsburgh, US 5 205
Herman, Herman Gibsonia, US 50 1724
Muelling, Katharina Pittsburgh, US 6 92
Simons, John Saint Louis, US 16 270
Wicks, Matthew R St. Charles, US 21 403

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