公开(公告)号：US20240335959A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-10

申请号：US18630170

申请日：2024-04-09

申请人： MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEMS, INC.

发明人： Gautam Nain

IPC分类号： B25J15/06 ,  B07C3/02 ,  B07C3/10 ,  B65G47/91

CPC分类号： B25J15/0683 ,  B07C3/02 ,  B07C3/10 ,  B65G47/91 ,  B65G2201/0285

摘要： A system for detecting parcel engagement and classifying parcels includes: a robot configured to engage and transfer parcels; one or more microphones configured to obtain sound recordings (audio data) and positioned to obtain audio data corresponding to the robot engaging a parcel for transfer; and a control subsystem. The control subsystem includes a controller which receives and processes the audio data obtained by the one or more microphones to detect engagement of the robot with the parcel and to classify a characteristic of the parcel, such as parcel type. The robot can be a vacuum-based end effector, with the one or more microphones a component thereof. A method for classifying parcels is also disclosed.