US Patent Issued to MAGNA INTERNATIONAL on March 11 for "System and method for object shape identification and pose measurement using multi-fingered hand" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,246,448, issued on March 11, was assigned to MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. (Aurora, Canada).

"System and method for object shape identification and pose measurement using multi-fingered hand" was invented by Chinpei Tang (Troy, Mich.) and Alexander Zak (Troy, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for identifying a shape and pose of an object is provided. The system includes a controller and a grasping device. The grasping device includes a plurality of fingers that are moveable relative to a base. The fingers include one or more tactile sensors attached thereto. The tactile sensors are configured to collect data, such as a...