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US 2026/0200082 A1Published application
System of robots and robotic parts including method of construction and method of use
OwnerCalin Mocanuinventor
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Abstract
A robotic component can include a Flexible Circuit Board (FCB) that can be bent into various shapes throughout the robotic component. The FCB can include various integrated sensors that can be manufactured as part of the FCB in a way that reduces the size and number of connections. The FCB can include capacitive force sensors that can measure a quantity of force and can be unitary with the FCB and can be manufactured by folding two electrodes around a compressible dielectric pad.
Claims19
A robotic component comprising:
- a flexible circuit board (FCB), the flexible circuit board comprising:
- at least one capacitive force sensor, the capacitive force sensor being unitary with the FCB, and the capacitive force sensor having two electrodes folded around a compressible dielectric pad.
A method of assembling a robotic component comprising:
- Obtaining a printed flexible circuit board (FCB) having at least one capacitive force sensor that includes two electrodes that are unitary with each other and with the FCB, and
- Folding the unitary electrodes around a compressible dielectric pad to create a capacitive force sensor that is unitary with the FCB.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.