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US 12,415,285 B2Granted
Integrated mobile manipulator robot with accessory interfaces
AssigneeBoston Dynamics, Inc.
InventorsMatthew Meduna, Michael Murphy, Guillermo Diaz-Lankenau, Chris Hamilton, John Aaron Saunders
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Abstract
A robot comprises a mobile base, a robotic arm operatively coupled to the mobile base, and at least one interface configured to enable selective coupling to at least one accessory. The at least one interface comprises an electrical interface configured to transmit power and/or data between the robot and the at least one accessory, and a mechanical interface configured to enable physical coupling between the robot and the at least one accessory.
Claims33
A robot comprising:
- a mobile base;
- a robotic arm operatively coupled to the mobile base;
- and
- at least one interface configured to enable selective coupling to at least one accessory, the at least one interface including:
- a first interface comprising:
- a first electrical interface configured to transmit power and/or data between the robot and a first accessory;
- and
- a first mechanical interface configured to enable physical coupling between the robot and the first accessory;
- and
- a second interface comprising:
- a second mechanical interface configured to enable a second physical coupling between the robot and a second accessory;
- and
- a first coupling sensor configured to determine if the robot and the second accessory are physically coupled through the second mechanical interface.
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A system comprising:
- a robot comprising;
- a mobile base;
- a robotic arm operatively coupled to the mobile base;
- and
- an accessory interface;
- and
- a cart accessory operatively coupled to the robot through the accessory interface, the cart accessory comprising:
- a cart body having a flat surface on which one or more objects can be placed;
- and
- a plurality of wheels coupled to the cart body,
- wherein the robot is configured to receive information identifying the cart accessory and adjust an operation of the robot based on the received information.
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A method comprising:
- mechanically coupling an accessory to a robot through a mechanical interface of the robot, the robot comprising a robotic arm operatively coupled to a mobile base;
- sensing, using a coupling sensor, whether the robot and the accessory are mechanically coupled;
- electrically coupling the accessory to the robot through an electrical interface of the robot;
- determining whether the accessory is electrically coupled to the robot;
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- transmitting information between the robot and the accessory through the electrical interface, wherein transmitting information between the robot and the accessory comprises transmitting accessory information from the accessory to the robot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.