US 12,741,708 B1Granted

Collaborative robots

AssigneeCollaborative Robotics

InventorsJack Erdozain, Brandon Porter, Jane G. Mooney, Stephanos Constantinos Tryphonas

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Abstract

A collaborative robot may include a torso, a first joint member, a first appendage, a second joint member, and a second appendage. The first joint member and the second joint member may be coupled to the torso. The first joint member and the second joint member may move along a length of the torso along a plane. The first joint member may pivot around a first axis to facilitate movement of the first joint member along an arc around the first axis. The second joint member may pivot around a second axis to facilitate movement of the second joint member along an arc around the second axis. The first appendage and the second appendage may be operatively coupled to the first joint member and the second joint member respectively. The first appendage may pivot around a second axis and the second appendage may pivot around a fourth axis.

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Dependent claims

A collaborative robot comprising:

a torso;
a first joint member operatively coupled to the torso and configured to:
move relative to a first portion of a length of the torso along a plane;
and
pivot around a first axis to facilitate movement of the first joint member along an arc around the first axis;
a first appendage comprising a proximal end that is operatively coupled to the first joint member, the first appendage configured to pivot around a second axis to facilitate movement of the first appendage along an arc around the second axis;
a second joint member operatively coupled to the torso and configured to:
move relative to a second portion of the length of the torso along the plane;
and
pivot around a third axis to facilitate movement of the second joint member along an arc around the third axis;
and
a second appendage comprising a proximal end that is operatively coupled to the second joint member, the second appendage configured to pivot around a fourth axis to facilitate movement of the second appendage along an arc around the fourth axis,
wherein the first joint member and the second joint member are configured to position and control a center of gravity of the collaborative robot as the collaborative robot transitions between a crawling state and a standing state.

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A collaborative robot comprising:

a torso;
a first joint member operatively coupled to the torso and configured to:
move relative to a first portion of a length of the torso along a plane;
pivot around a first axis to facilitate movement of the first joint member along an arc around the first axis;
a first appendage comprising a proximal end that is operatively coupled to the first joint member, the first appendage configured to pivot around a second axis to facilitate movement of the first appendage along an arc around the second axis, wherein the first joint member is configured to permit the first appendage to move independent of the torso;
a sensor appendage operatively coupled to the first joint member, the sensor appendage configured to:
move relative to the first joint member to transition between a first position and a second position;
and
identify obstacles proximate the collaborative robot within an environment;
a second joint member operatively coupled to the torso and configured to:
move relative to a second portion of the length of the torso along the plane;
and
pivot around a third axis to facilitate movement of the second joint member along an arc around the third axis;
and
a second appendage comprising a proximal end that is operatively coupled to the second joint member, the second appendage configured to pivot around a fourth axis to facilitate movement of the second appendage along an arc around the fourth axis, wherein the second joint member is configured to permit the second appendage to move independent of the torso.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.