ROBOTIC SYSTEM WITH RECONFIGURABLE END-EFFECTOR ASSEMBLY

摘要

A robotic system includes a robotic arm and an end-effector assembly movably coupled to the robotic arm. The end-effector assembly includes a main boom, a frame rail coupled to the main boom, and a plurality of tool branches movably coupled to the frame rail. Each tool branch includes a branch rail movably coupled to the frame rail, a lock coupling the branch rail to the frame rail, and a protrusion coupled to the first lock. The robotic system also includes a configuration tool movably coupled to the robotic arm. The configuration tool includes including a tool body, a gripper coupled to the tool body, and a driver bit extending from the tool body.

主权项

1. A robotic system, comprising:
a robotic arm; an end-effector assembly movably coupled to the robotic arm, wherein the end-effector assembly includes:
a main boom;a frame rail coupled to the main boom;a plurality of tool branches movably coupled to the frame rail, wherein each of the plurality of tool branches includes:
a branch rail movably coupled to the frame rail;a lock coupling the branch rail to the frame rail, wherein the lock is movable relative to the frame rail between an unlocked position and a locked position so as to fix a position of the branch rail relative to the frame rail;a protrusion coupled to the lock; a configuration tool movably coupled to the robotic arm, wherein the configuration tool includes:
a tool body;a gripper coupled to the tool body, the gripper including a plurality of gripper fingers movable away from and toward each other, wherein the configuration tool is coupled to the end-effector assembly when the gripper fingers grasp the protrusion; anda driver bit extending from the tool body, wherein the driver bit is aligned with the lock when the gripper fingers grasp the protrusion such that rotating the driver bit causes the lock to move between the locked and unlocked positions.