Patent attributes
A gripping system for gripping an object using a hand mechanism having at least two finger portions includes a specification unit that specifies a contactable portion and an unexposed portion, the contactable portion being a portion of the object that can be contacted by at least a first finger portion constituting one of the finger portions and the unexposed portion being a portion that is not exposed at the time of the determination, a first operation control unit that exposes the unexposed portion of the object, and a second operation control unit that grips the object in a state where the unexposed portion is exposed by bringing the first finger portion or the second finger portion into contact with the unexposed portion and bringing a finger portion other than the finger portion contacting the unexposed portion into contact with a predetermined surface of the object other than the unexposed portion.
