US 11,813,737 B2
Robotic arm with a detachable and mobile end-effector
Raj Sohmshetty, Canton, MI (US); David Jeffeory Berels, Plymouth, MI (US); Anthony Mario D'Amato, Canton, MI (US); and Jianbo Lu, Northville, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Oct. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/514,224.
Application 17/514,224 is a continuation of application No. 16/372,853, filed on Apr. 2, 2019, granted, now 11,312,025.
Prior Publication US 2022/0048204 A1, Feb. 17, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G05B 15/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/04 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC B25J 15/0441 (2013.01) [B25J 13/006 (2013.01); B25J 13/088 (2013.01); B25J 15/0019 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A robotic system comprising:
a robotic arm;
a robotic end-effector detachably coupled to the robotic arm and operable independent of the robotic arm to perform an operation; and
a control system configured to control the robotic arm and the robotic end-effector to detach and attach the robotic arm and the robotic end-effector.