B25J 13/08
Controls for manipulators: by means of sensing devices
Official title: by means of sensing devices, e.g. viewing or touching devices
B25J13/08 (Controls for manipulators: by means of sensing devices) appears on 4,237 US grants and 5,645 published applications in this corpus.
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