US Patent Issued to Sarcos on Dec. 2 for "Robotic article managing end effector with capture device having discrete compliant rods" (Utah Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,555, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Sarcos Corp. (Salt Lake City).

"Robotic article managing end effector with capture device having discrete compliant rods" was invented by Fraser M. Smith (Salt Lake City).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure sets forth a robotic end effector for acquiring and managing an article, such as an item of luggage. The robotic end effector can include an extendable arm comprising a first support member, a capture device comprising a guide member having a plurality of apertures formed therein with a rod slideably supported in each aperture of the guide member. The capture device can further inclu...