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OT-2026-000001648

Method for Operating a Robot Arm Using a Zoning Model

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Robotics & Automation › Robot Architectures
Inventors
ALHADEFF MIKAEL, VANDERHOYDONK WILLEM, VANDERPIJPEN BART
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ABB SCHWEIZ AG
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US-2026077963-A1, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 19 March 2026
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Abstract

A method for operating a robot arm for an automation system includes mounting a gripper having a plurality of suction elements arrangeable in an array for gripping an object; providing a control module comprising a matrix for mapping the array of the plurality of suction elements arranged at the gripper, and a zoning model; dividing, using the matrix and the array of the plurality of suctions elements into a plurality of zones; determining a group of zones to be activated out of the plurality of zones for gripping the object using the zoning model of the control module; and activating a group of suction elements out of the plurality of suction elements, which are arranged in the group of zones to be activated, to grip the object using an actuating unit.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000001648, “Method for Operating a Robot Arm Using a Zoning Model,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:07:18 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001648.

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