B25J 3/00
Manipulators of leader-follower type, i.e. both controlling unit and controlled unit perform
Official title: Manipulators of leader-follower type, i.e. both controlling unit and controlled unit perform corresponding spatial movements
B25J3/00 (Manipulators of leader-follower type, i.e. both controlling unit and controlled unit perform) appears on 571 US grants and 610 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B25J- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Granted patents
Recent patents
- Remote control system, control method for remote control system, and remote control program15 Sep 2026US 12,734,672 B2Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Method and apparatus for controlling master-slave arm robot15 Sep 2026US 12,734,673 B2Innolcon Medical Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
- Robotic surgical assembly25 Aug 2026US 12,714,523 B2Medical Microinstruments, Inc.
- Robotic arm, slave operating device, and surgical robot25 Aug 2026US 12,715,107 B2Shenzhen Edge Medical CO., Ltd.
- Master-slave teleoperation robot system based on force mixed reality28 Jul 2026US 12,691,582 B2
- Master-slave system, master-slave control device, and master-slave control method6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224314 A1Sony Group Corporation
- Control methods and interfaces for controlling machines6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225249 A1Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Portable data collection system6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225250 A1
- Master manipulator devices for robots and robots thereof6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227816 A1Wuhan United Imaging Surgical Co., Ltd.
- Master device and teaching system30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216886 A1Sintokogio, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Articulated surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivity3,169US 5,792,135 AIntuitive Surgical, Inc. · 1998
- Alignment of master and slave in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus2,565US 6,364,888 B1Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2002
- Robotic apparatus2,381US 6,786,896 B1Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2004
- Manipulator2,346US 6,889,116 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba · 2005
- Medical system for reproducing a state of contact of the treatment section in the operation unit2,068US 5,339,799 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1994