ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,164, issued on July 15, was assigned to SHANGHAI FLEXIV ROBOTICS TECHNOLOGY Co. LTD. (Shanghai) and FLEXIV LTD. (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands).
"Gripper and robot having the same" was invented by Ran An (Santa Clara, Calif.), Juncai Peng (Shanghai) and Tingke Song (Shanghai).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gripper with at least one gripping jaw is provided. The at least one gripping jaw includes a base, a gripping portion configured to contact an object, a flexible member connecting the base and the gripping portion, and a sensor assembly located between the base and the gripping portion. The flexible member is configured to enable t...