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US 12,539,618 B1Granted
Head and neck assembly of a humanoid robot
AssigneeFigure Ai Inc.
InventorsDavid McCall, Sydney Hardy, Katarina Rodak
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Abstract
A humanoid robot includes an upper region includes a head and neck assembly having a neck portion and a head portion coupled to the neck portion. Said head portion includes: a frontal shell having a rear edge, a rear shell having a frontal edge, and an electronics assembly. The electronics assembly includes various components and devices used in the operation of the humanoid robot.
Claims26
A humanoid robot comprising:
- an upper region including:
- (i) a torso, (ii) a pair of arm assemblies coupled to the torso, and (iii) a head and neck assembly coupled to the torso and having:
- a neck portion;
- and
- a head portion coupled to the neck portion and including:
- a head housing assembly including:
- (i) a first shell, and (ii) a second shell coupled to the first shell to define a head volume between the first and second shells;
- a first sensor positioned within the head volume and rearward of the first shell, and wherein the first sensor has a first line of sight that extends through the first shell;
- a second sensor positioned within the head volume and rearward of the first shell, and wherein the second sensor has a second line of sight that extends through the first shell;
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- wherein, when the head portion is in a forward facing position, the first and second lines of sight have a downward sloping configuration, and whereby an angle that is between 5 degrees and 25 degrees is formed between the first and second lines of sight and a horizontal plane that is parallel to a transverse plane of the humanoid robot;
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- a lower region coupled to the upper region and spaced apart from the upper region, the lower region including a pair of legs.
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A humanoid robot comprising:
- an upper region including:
- (i) a torso, (ii) a pair of arm assemblies coupled to the torso, and (iii) a head and neck assembly coupled to the torso and having:
- a head portion coupled to the neck portion and including:
- a head housing assembly including:
- (i) a first shell that includes an inner surface and an outer surface that is curved in two directions, and (ii) a second shell coupled to the first shell and extending into a chin region of the head portion;
- a first camera positioned within the head housing assembly and rearward of the first shell, and wherein a first gap is formed between a forward most extent of the first camera and an inner surface of the first shell;
- a second camera positioned within the head housing assembly and rearward of the first shell, and wherein a second gap is formed between a forward most extent of the second camera and an inner surface of the first shell;
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- wherein:
- (i) the first camera includes a first field of view that extends through the first shell, and (ii) the second camera includes a second field of view that extends through the first shell and overlaps a portion of the first field of view;
- and
- a lower region coupled to the upper region and spaced apart from the upper region, the lower region including a pair of legs.
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A humanoid robot comprising:
- an upper region including:
- (i) a torso, (ii) a pair of arm assemblies coupled to the torso, and (iii) a head and neck assembly coupled to the torso and having:
- a head portion coupled to the neck portion and including:
- a first camera having a downward sloping first line of sight, when the head portion is in the forward facing position;
- a second camera having a downward sloping second line of sight, when the head portion is in the forward facing position;
- a head housing assembly including:
- a first shell with:
- (i) a first arc length that extends between a first edge extent of a rear edge to a second edge extent of the rear edge, and wherein the first arc length extends below the first and second camera, and (ii) a second arc length that extends between a third edge extent of the rear edge to a fourth edge extent of the rear edge, and wherein the second arc length positioned above the first and second camera, and wherein the second arc length is greater than the first arc length, and
- a second shell coupled to the first shell to define a head volume;
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- wherein the first and second lines of sight are spaced laterally to one another and extend through the first shell.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.