Validation of robotic item grasping

A Stubbs, AD Marchese, JG Longtine… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
Stockton (57) ABSTRACT A grasp management system and corresponding method are
described. In some examples, it is determined whether an end of arm tool of a robotic …

Method and system for real-time visual odometry

K Krishnaswamy, S Susca, RC McCroskey - US Patent 8,213,706, 2012 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method for real-time visual odometry comprises capturing a first three-
dimensional image of a location at a first time, capturing a second three-dimensional image …

Robot control apparatus

J Ooga - US Patent 8,774,967, 2014 - Google Patents
According to an embodiment, a target trajectory that takes into account the hardware
constraints of a robot is generated, based on results obtained by calculating, temporally …

Device method and program for human hand posture estimation

K Hoshino, M Tomida - US Patent 9,002,119, 2015 - Google Patents
The objective is to provide a finger shape estimating device that can estimate the image
most similar to a finger image quickly and with high precision, and that can facilitate con …

Active semiotic system for image and video understanding by robots and unmanned vehicles, methods and apparatus

G Kuvich - US Patent 7,668,797, 2010 - Google Patents
US7668797B2 - Active semiotic system for image and video understanding by robots and
unmanned vehicles, methods and apparatus - Google Patents US7668797B2 - Active semiotic …

Coaxial finger face and base encoding

M Strauss - US Patent 9,827,670, 2017 - Google Patents
Disclosed herein are implementations that relate to determining tactile information using
encoders coupled to one or more fingers of a robotic gripping device. The robotic gripping …

Motion control system, motion control method, and motion control program

T Hasegawa, Y Ueda, S Iba, D Bentivegna - US Patent 8,315,740, 2012 - Google Patents
The present invention has been accomplished in view of the aforementioned problems, and
it is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a motion control system which is …

Posture estimation device, posture estimation system, and posture estimation method

K Kawaguchi, M Tanabiki, K Maruya, Y Sato… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
Provided is a posture estimation device with which it is possible to estimate the posture of an
object having joints with a high degree of precision. A posture estimation device (100) …

Robot learning via human-demonstration of tasks with force and position objectives

ME Abdallah - US Patent App. 15/056,232, 2017 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A system for demonstrating a task to a robot includes a glove, sensors, and
a controller. The sensors measure task characteristics while a human operator wears the …

Robot hand and humanoid robot having the same

JY Kim, KK Lee, Y Do Kwon, KS Roh - US Patent 9,545,717, 2017 - Google Patents
Disclosed herein is a control method of a robot hand including recognizing a pre-posture of
user's fingers using a master device, changing the shape of the robot hand according to the …