An unmanned aerial vehicle includes a body. The body has an upper side and a lower side opposite the upper side. At least one rotor is coupled to the body to generate lift in an upward direction. A mechanism is mounted to the lower side of the body. The mechanism includes a landing gear, a storage system, a robotic arm housing, a counterweight housing, a robotic arm, an actuator, and an end effector. The actuator is coupled to the robotic arm to move the robotic arm between a retracted position and an extended position. The end effector is coupled to the distal end of the robotic arm. The end effector includes a gripper with a pair of opposing compressible elements for gripping an object between the pair of compressible elements.
Drone mechanism including foldable arm and compressible gripper
2025-01-23
Patent
Electronic Resource
English