JAWLESS GRIPPER ENHANCED ROBOTIC KITCHEN SYSTEM FOR FOOD ASSEMBLY

A robotic food singulation system for providing individual food units in a predetermined arrangement from a whole raw food. A food preparation device outputs individual food units, one at a time, onto a conveyor belt. A programmed processor computes an identity score for the food unit, and evaluates...

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Hauptverfasser:	Werst, William, Anderson, Robert, Zito, David
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES COFFEE MILLS CONVEYING DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES FURNITURE HAND TOOLS HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL HUMAN NECESSITIES KITCHEN EQUIPMENT MANIPULATORS PACKING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS SPICE MILLS STORING SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A robotic food singulation system for providing individual food units in a predetermined arrangement from a whole raw food. A food preparation device outputs individual food units, one at a time, onto a conveyor belt. A programmed processor computes an identity score for the food unit, and evaluates a singulation quality based on characteristics from various sensors or cameras aimed at the conveyor and food unit. The system instructs a robotic arm to pick up the food unit and distribute it in a predetermined arrangement on a target substrate, optionally, with a jawless gripping and release assembly. The target substrate may be a storage device or another food item itself depending on the food assembly instructions. Related methods are also described.