Robotic grasping of items in inventory system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9873199
APP PUB NO 20170106532A1
SERIAL NO

15391692

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Robotic arms or manipulators can be utilized to grasp inventory items within an inventory system. Information can be obtained about constraints relative to relevant elements of a process of transferring the item from place to place. Examples of such elements may include a grasping location from which an item is to be grasped, a receiving location in which a grasped item is to be placed, or a space between the grasping location and the receiving location. The information about the constraints can be used to select from multiple possible grasping options, such as by eliminating options that conflict with the constraints or preferring options that outperform others given the constraints.

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AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES INCPO BOX 81226 SEATTLE WA 98108-1226

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Aronchik, Boris Brighton, US 5 585
Claretti, Ennio Somerville, US 26 681
Longtine, John Gregory Sudbury, US 15 935
Shydo,, Jr Robert Michael Pelham, US 22 922
Stubbs, Andrew Waltham, US 44 1489
Verminski, Matthew David North Andover, US 60 2422
Wellman, Parris S Reading, US 47 3501

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