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US 12,569,986 B2Granted
Robotic arm system
AssigneeBlack-I Robotics, Inc.
InventorsBrian T. Hart, Mischa deRuijter
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Abstract
A self-contained robotic arm system includes: an operating platform; a robotic arm subsystem coupled to the operating platform; a control subsystem coupled to the operating platform and configured to effectuate movement of the robotic arm assembly; and a power subsystem including an internal battery system that is configured to provide electrical power to the robotic arm subsystem and the control subsystem.
Claims23
A self-contained robotic arm system comprising:
- an operating platform;
- a robotic arm subsystem coupled to the operating platform;
- a control subsystem coupled to the operating platform and configured to effectuate movement of the robotic arm subsystem;
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- a power subsystem including an internal battery system that is configured to provide electrical power to the robotic arm subsystem and the control subsystem, wherein the internal battery system of the power subsystem includes:
- a non-swappable battery portion, wherein the non-swappable battery portion is electrically coupled directly to the robotic arm subsystem and the control subsystem and provides the electrical power to the robotic arm subsystem and the control subsystem;
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- a hot-swappable battery portion that is readily removeable/replaceable, wherein the hot-swappable battery portion is electrically coupled to the non-swappable battery portion and charges the non-swappable battery portion without being electrically coupled directly to the robotic arm subsystem and the control subsystem.
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A self-contained robotic arm system comprising:
- an operating platform;
- a robotic arm subsystem coupled to the operating platform;
- a control subsystem coupled to the operating platform and configured to effectuate movement of the robotic arm subsystem;
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- a power subsystem including:
- an AC power charging system configured to receive power from an external line voltage source so that the internal battery system of the power subsystem is charged;
- a DC power charging system configured to receive power from the operating platform so that the internal battery system of the power subsystem is charged;
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- an internal battery system that is configured to provide electrical power to the robotic arm subsystem and the control subsystem, wherein the internal battery system of the power subsystem includes:
- a non-swappable battery portion is electrically coupled directly to the robotic arm subsystem and the control subsystem;
- and
- a hot-swappable battery portion that is readily removeable/replaceable, wherein the hot-swappable battery portion is electrically coupled to the non-swappable battery portion and charges the non-swappable battery portion without being electrically coupled directly to the robotic arm subsystem and the control subsystem and is housed in a battery bay with a roller floor that slides the hot-swappable battery portion to slide into and out of the battery bay.
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A self-contained robotic arm system comprising:
- an operating platform;
- a robotic arm subsystem coupled to the operating platform;
- a control subsystem coupled to the operating platform and configured to effectuate movement of the robotic arm subsystem;
- and
- a power subsystem including an internal battery system that is configured to provide electrical power to the robotic arm subsystem and the control subsystem, wherein the internal battery system of the power subsystem includes:
- a non-swappable battery portion, wherein the non-swappable battery portion is electrically coupled directly to the robotic arm subsystem and the control subsystem and provides the electrical power to the robotic arm subsystem and the control subsystem;
- and
- a hot-swappable battery portion that is readily removeable/replaceable, wherein the hot-swappable battery portion is electrically coupled to the non-swappable battery portion and charges the non-swappable battery portion without being electrically coupled directly to the robotic arm subsystem and the control subsystem and is housed in a battery bay with a roller floor that slides the hot-swappable battery portion to slide into and out of the battery bay.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.