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US 11,932,129 B2Granted
Mobile robot having pneumatic charging system
AssigneeNimble Robotics, Inc.
InventorSimon Kalouche
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Abstract
A mobile manipulator robot having a pneumatic charging system. The mobile robot includes an energy source and a charging system to charge the energy source. The charging system includes a coupler having a mating end configured to mate with an external pneumatic supply system to access a pneumatic supply and a pneumatic actuator disposed downstream of the coupler. The pneumatic actuator is configured to convert energy from the pneumatic supply to charge the energy source. The pneumatic actuator may be an air motor or a piezo.
Claims22
A mobile robot, comprising:
- an energy source;
- and
- a charging system to charge the energy source, the charging system comprising:
- a coupler having a mating end configured to selectively mate with a valve of an external pneumatic supply system to access a pneumatic supply and selectively disengage with the valve;
- and
- a pneumatic actuator disposed downstream of the coupler, the pneumatic actuator configured to convert energy from the pneumatic supply to charge the energy source.
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A method of charging an energy source of a mobile robot comprising:
- selectively engaging a mating end of a coupler of the mobile robot to a valve of an external pneumatic supply system;
- accessing a pneumatic supply from the external pneumatic supply system;
- converting energy from the pneumatic supply to electrical energy;
- and
- charging the energy source.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.