---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000003044"
title: "Foreign matter removal device and foreign matter removal method"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:16:56.907087Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000003044"
categories:
  - "robotics-automation/robot-architectures"
keywords:
  - "b25j9/0093"
  - "b25j9/0093"
  - "b07c1/16"
  - "b07c1/16"
  - "b07c2501/0063"
  - "b07c2501/0063"
---

# Foreign matter removal device and foreign matter removal method

## Abstract

A foreign matter removal device according to the present disclosure includes a detection section configured to detect an object conveyed in a conveyance direction by a conveyance device, a removal section configured to grip, using a collection member, a foreign matter contained in a target object conveyed in the conveyance direction by the conveyance device, and a control section configured to, when a material of the foreign matter detected by the detection section is soft, cause the collection member to grip the foreign matter with a pinch width that is an opening width of the collection member based on a provision different from a provision when the foreign matter is not soft, and/or cause the collection member to grip the foreign matter with a pinch press-in amount that is a press-in amount of the collection member based on a provision different from a provision when the foreign matter is not soft.