Abstract
Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors:“In the field of robotics, it is often necessary to determine when an object has been contacted by an endeffector or a similar device. For ex ample, if an object is to be picked up by an end effector at the end of aroboti c arm, it is important to ensure that the object is correctly located relative t o the end effector, andthis can be determined when the end effector makes conta ct with the object. Similarly, the alignment ofthe object with the end effector should also be determined when the end effector makes contact with theobject. Such sensing is particularly important if the end effector is relatively delicat e, such as a robotichand.
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