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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8179074 | Rotation actuator for endoscopic devices Methods and devices are provided for rotating an end effector on a long, flexible medical device. The methods and devices utilize an actuator mechanism that is effective to rotate an end effector on the distal end of an elongate flexible shaft. The actuator mechanis... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8138707 | Bipedal walking robot Provided is a bipedal walking robot which includes a linear actuator, which connects a crus link and a foot of each leg away from an ankle joint, for driving the foot to rock around the ankle joint with respect to the crus link according to a telescopic motion there... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8115439 | System for moving mobile robots in accordance with predetermined algorithm A system for moving robots in accordance with a predetermined algorithm. The system includes: a surface having a position-coding pattern which identifies the surface; mobile robots for moving across the surface, each robot being configured for sensing and decoding t... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8030873 | Walk and roll robot A mobile robotic unit features a main body, a plurality of legs for supporting the main body on and moving the main body in forward and reverse directions about a base surface, and a drive assembly. According to an exemplary embodiment each leg includes a respective... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7982423 | Statically stable biped robotic mechanism and method of actuating A robotic mechanism comprising a chassis having a first side and an opposite second side, a first leg member rotatably coupled to the chassis proximate the first side and a second leg member rotatably coupled to the chassis proximate the second side. The first leg m... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7960935 | Robotic devices with agent delivery components and related methods Various robotic devices and related medical procedures are disclosed herein. Each of the various robotic devices have an agent delivery component. The devices include mobile robotic devices and fixed base robotic devices as disclosed herein. The agent delivery compo... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7893646 | Game system with robotic game pieces A game system comprises a game board having a playing area and game pieces for playing a game on the game board. Each game piece comprises a mobile robot for sensing and decoding a position-coding pattern printed on the game board. Each game piece is in communicatio... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7847504 | Dynamic balancing mobile robot A mobile robot having a height-to-width ratio approximating a normal adult human balances and maneuvers atop a single, spherical wheel. Dynamic balancing techniques incorporating fiber-optic gyroscopes and micro-electromechanical accelerometers measure a number of p... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7772796 | Robotic devices with agent delivery components and related methods Various robotic devices and related medical procedures are disclosed herein. Each of the various robotic devices have an agent delivery component. The devices include mobile robotic devices and fixed base robotic devices as disclosed herein. The agent delivery compo... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7719222 | Mobile extraction-assist robot An all-terrain mobile robot comprising a mobile robotic platform, having either wheels or tank-treaded-like legs capable of navigating over rough terrain, wherein the robotic platform utilizes dynamic balancing behavior; a hydraulic powered anthropomorphic torso and... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7663333 | Method and system for multi-mode coverage for an autonomous robot A control system for a mobile robot (10) is provided to effectively cover a given area by operating in a plurality of modes, including an obstacle following mode (51) and a random bounce mode (49). In other embodiments, spot coverage, such as sp... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7663332 | Walking robot by using passive changes in joint angles and control method thereof In a robot with two or more leg links having ankle joint respectively and pivotably linked to a torso, the robot walks naturally by making the ankle joint of a grounded leg link rotate freely by using passive movement. A controller executes controlling operation of ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7649331 | Mobile robot A mobile robot has a mobile mechanism, a swing mechanism and a control unit. The mobile mechanism is of a coaxial two-wheeled type and controls a forward thrust using inverted pendulum control. The swing mechanism actively swings an upper body laterally with respect... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7615957 | Mobile robot charge station return system Disclosed is a mobile robot charge station return system, which may return a mobile robot to a charge station exactly and rapidly according to a charge station position guidance signal emitted from the charge station. The mobile robot charge station return system in... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7605557 | Mobile robot for sensing and decoding a surface coding pattern on a surface A mobile robot for sensing and decoding a surface coding pattern on a surface includes a housing, A platform is in the housing. An on-board controller is mounted on the platform and configured for wireless communication with a host computer system. A differential dr... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7602133 | Robot having an obstacle detection unit and method of controlling the same A robot having an obstacle detection unit and a method of controlling the robot. The robot includes a main body, a driving unit, an auxiliary body, and a control unit. The driving unit drives the main body along a given surface. The auxiliary body projects from the ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7598695 | Quadruped walking robot A quadruped walking robot, comprising a body part having a horizontal swing part, a horizontal swing drive part, an upper side upper leg part pivotally supported on the horizontal swing part, a lower side upper leg part disposed parallel with the lower part of the u... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7570005 | Wheeled moving robot A wheeled moving robot including a main body; wheels provided at least at opposite sides of the main body and configured to move the main body; an actuator configured to generate torque which rotates the wheels; a detector configured to detect whether the main body ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7541764 | Control system for mobile body A control system for a mobile robot is provided with a base body 53 and a plurality of link mechanisms 52 and 54 connected thereto. A sensor 90 for detecting external forces is provided on a predetermined portion (knee) between the base b... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7525275 | Impact absorbing mechanism of walking robot An impact absorbing mechanism, provided to a foot 5 of an extremity of each of two movable legs 2 of a bipedal walking robot 1 having the two movable legs 2, includes: an upper base plate 5-a joined to a foot joint 4 ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7514893 | Method for using a wearable interactive movable device The method is for interacting with a wearable interactive device. A pathway extends through an interactive device that is non-slidably attached to the pathway. The pathway has a first end and a second end. At least one end of the pathway is attached to a body of a u... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7498758 | Lower half body module of bipedal walking robot It is an object of the present invention to provide a lower half body module of a bipedal walking robot which is excellent in practicality in the point that it is possible to transport a heavy load, and which is excellent in the degree of freedom in designing in the... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7492116 | Robot for surgical applications The present invention provides a robot for use inside an open abdominal cavity during minimally-invasive surgery. The robot may include various sensors, imaging devices or manipulators. ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7482775 | Robot controller Motions of a robot are defined by a plurality of frames P0 to P11 at a plurality of different time points. The frames include a plurality of reference frames. In the reference frames, the robot stands alone without falling. The data of the other frames... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7468592 | Apparatus for moving center of gravity of robot, and system and method using the same An apparatus for moving the center of gravity of a robot, and a system and method using the apparatus are provided. The apparatus includes a weight conveyor with a conveyed weight weighing a predetermined amount and disposed within the main body of the robot. The co... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7463001 | Soccer and fighting robot, and driving and operating device of the robot An amusement soccer and fighting robot, wherein a three-wheel drive cart usable as the drive device of various movable bodies is installed on a robot toy, whereby, since the robot can be moved freely by the use of the three wheel drive cart without relying upon a di... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7456596 | Automatic radio site survey using a robot A method, apparatus, and carrier medium carrying computer readable code. The apparatus includes a mobile robot arranged in operation to traverse an area, a first transceiver for a wireless network mounted on the robot and arranged in operation to communicate with a ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7444206 | Robotic vacuum cleaner An autonomous robot, that is for example, suitable for operations such as vacuuming and surface cleaning includes a payload configured for vacuum cleaning, a drive system including a steering system, a navigation system, and a control system for integrating operatio... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7439699 | Animatronics systems and methods An animatronics system and method for incorporation in talking toys, puppets, animated special effects and costumes. The system utilizes a removable storage device such as a flash memory chip to store pre-programmed audio and animation data and a microcontroller con... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437214 | Robot device and method of controlling the same A legged mobile robot can calculate the movement amount between a portion of the robot apparatus that had been in contact with a floor up to now and a next portion of the robot apparatus in contact with the floor using kinematics and to switch transformation to a co... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7436143 | Miniature surveillance robot A robotic system has a drive chassis having a drive motor and a drive element attached to the first drive motor. Additionally, a motor controller system provides drive signals to the first drive motor. A logic controller provides control signals to the motor control... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430455 | Obstacle following sensor scheme for a mobile robot A robot obstacle detection system including a robot housing which navigates with respect to a surface and a sensor subsystem aimed at the surface for detecting the surface. The sensor subsystem includes an emitter which emits a signal having a field of emission and ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7430457 | Robot teaching program editing apparatus based on voice input Candidate character strings representing objects disposed in a work cell, models for robot operation instructions which has variable parts, and robot commands related to the objects are defined in advance. By inputting a query such as ‘Workpiece 1 ?’ by voice, t... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7429843 | Method and system for multi-mode coverage for an autonomous robot A control system for a mobile robot (10) is provided to effectively cover a given area by operating in a plurality of modes, including an obstacle following mode (51) and a random bounce mode (49). In other embodiments, spot coverage, such as sp... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7423402 | Autonomous traveling unit system An autonomous traveling unit is advanced toward a wall such that a charging unit is located on the right side. When a distance to the wall reaches a predetermined value not smaller than a thickness of a first member of the charging unit, the autonomous traveling uni... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421314 | Method and device for controlling robot A method for controlling a robot during an interpolation of a trajectory or motion to any prescribed position, comprises the steps of a) ignoring at least one of the three originally prescribed or interpolated tool center point orientation values; b) finding new too... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417404 | Power recharger for use with robot cleaner A power recharger for use with a robot cleaner has a recharging terminal to which a battery terminal of the robot cleaner is docked and an anchor member on a rear side of the body of the recharging unit. The anchor member fills in the space defined between the wall ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7418312 | Robot apparatus and walking control method thereof An object of the present invention is to provide a robot apparatus and a walking control method thereof capable of changing walking control modes in accordance with floor surfaces by discriminating states of the floor surfaces for walking without modifying a step-ba... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7415321 | Robot controller Realized is a robot controller capable of handling a large amount of data of images and so on necessary for advanced intelligence of control while securing a real-time performance with a simple structure. For this purpose, there are provided a motion control device ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7411744 | Obstacle-detectable mobile robotic device An obstacle-detectable mobile robotic device includes a frame body capable of traveling on a surface, a control circuit mounted to the frame body for controlling the traveling manner and direction of the frame body, and a detection system mounted to the frame body a... | 08/12/2008 |
