Patents by Inventor Rodney A. Brooks
Rodney A. Brooks has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10514687Abstract: Systems and methods for simultaneously and economically providing high speed and precision robotic operations with operational safety include directly performing training movements of a desired task on a collaborative robot, recording data corresponding to the training movements, and transmitting the recorded data to a conventional robot to cause the conventional robot to autonomously execute the training movements in accordance with the received data.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2016Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: RETHINK ROBOTICS GmbHInventors: Rodney Brooks, Michael Caine
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Patent number: 10266773Abstract: An intumescent composition which comprises a polymer selected from a silane-terminated polyurethane or a silane-terminated polyether, a plasticizer that is compatible with the polymer and an intumescent ingredient. Processes of forming a cured intumescent substance, and methods of fire protecting a building are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2015Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: Tremco Illbruck Coatings LimitedInventors: Rodney Brooks, Simon Jones, Jason Sen, Claude Connor, Mark Bramwell
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Patent number: 9457475Abstract: Systems and methods for providing precise robotic operations without the need for special or task-specific components utilize, in one implementation, a spatial adjustment system, physically separate from the robotic manipulator, supports the target workpiece and works in concert with the robotic manipulator to perform tasks with high spatial precision.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Rethink Robotics, Inc.Inventors: Yuri A. Ivanov, Rodney Brooks
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Publication number: 20160199975Abstract: Systems and methods for simultaneously and economically providing high speed and precision robotic operations with operational safety include directly performing training movements of a desired task on a collaborative robot, recording data corresponding to the training movements, and transmitting the recorded data to a conventional robot to cause the conventional robot to autonomously execute the training movements in accordance with the received data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2016Publication date: July 14, 2016Inventors: Rodney Brooks, Michael Caine
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Publication number: 20160040069Abstract: An intumescent composition which comprises a polymer selected from a silane-terminated polyurethane or a silane-terminated polyether, a plasticizer that is compatible with the polymer and an intumescent ingredient. Processes of forming a cured intumescent substance, and methods of fire protecting a building are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Applicant: Tremco Illbruck Coatings LimitedInventors: Rodney Brooks, Simon Jones, Jason Sen, Claude Connor, Mark Bramwell
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Patent number: 9181454Abstract: An intumescent composition which comprises a polymer selected from a silane-terminated polyurethane or a silane-terminated polyether, a plasticizer that is compatible with the polymer and an intumescent ingredient. Processes of forming a cured intumescent substance, and methods of fire protecting a building are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2010Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Tremco Illbruck Coatings LimitedInventors: Rodney Brooks, Simon Jones, Jason Sen, Claude Connor, Mark Bramwell
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Patent number: 9043025Abstract: In various embodiments, safe collaboration between a robot and humans is achieved by operating the robot continuously at or below a first threshold speed at which any collisions with a person's arms do not cause harm, and, upon detection of the person's torso or head within a danger zone around the robot, reducing the speed to or below a second threshold at which any collisions with the person's torso or head do not cause harm.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Rethink Robotics, Inc.Inventors: Rodney Brooks, Michael Sussman, Matthew Murray Williamson, William A. Goodwin, Noelle Dye, Bruce Blumberg
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Publication number: 20150105908Abstract: Systems and methods for providing precise robotic operations without the need for special or task-specific components utilize, in one implementation, a spatial adjustment system, physically separate from the robotic manipulator, supports the target workpiece and works in concert with the robotic manipulator to perform tasks with high spatial precision.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Yuri A. Ivanov, Rodney Brooks
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Patent number: 8996167Abstract: In accordance with various embodiments, a user interface embedded into a robot facilitates robot training via direct and intuitive physical interactions. In some embodiments, the user interface includes a wrist cuff that, when grasped by the user, switches the robot into zero-force gravity-compensated mode.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2012Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Rethink Robotics, Inc.Inventors: Natan Linder, Rodney Brooks, Michael Sussman, Bruce Blumberg, Noelle Dye, Michael Caine, Elaine Y. Chen
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Patent number: 8996174Abstract: In accordance with various embodiments, a user interface embedded into a robot facilitates robot training via direct and intuitive physical interactions.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2012Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Rethink Robotics, Inc.Inventors: Rodney Brooks, Bruce Blumberg, Noelle Dye, Paula Long
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Patent number: 8996175Abstract: Robots may manipulate objects based on sensor input about the objects and/or the environment in conjunction with data structures representing primitive tasks and, in some embodiments, objects and/or locations associated therewith. The data structures may be created by instantiating respective prototypes during training by a human trainer.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2012Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Rethink Robotics, Inc.Inventors: Bruce Blumberg, Rodney Brooks, Christopher J. Buehler, Noelle Dye, Gerry Ens, Natan Linder, Michael Siracusa, Michael Sussman, Matthew M. Williamson
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Patent number: 8965576Abstract: In accordance with various embodiments, a user-guidable robot appendage provides haptic feedback to the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2012Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Rethink Robotics, Inc.Inventors: Elaine Y. Chen, Rodney Brooks, Christopher J. Buehler, Matthew M. Williamson, Bruce Blumberg, Noelle Dye, Joseph M. Romano, William A. Goodwin
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Patent number: 8965580Abstract: Robots may manipulate objects based on sensor input about the objects and/or the environment in conjunction with data structures representing primitive tasks and, in some embodiments, objects and/or locations associated therewith. The data structures may be created by instantiating respective prototypes during training by a human trainer.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2012Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Rethink Robotics, Inc.Inventors: Rodney Brooks, Christopher J. Buehler, Matthew DiCicco, Gerry Ens, Albert Huang, Michael Siracusa, Matthew M. Williamson
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Patent number: 8958912Abstract: Robots may manipulate objects based on sensor input about the objects and/or the environment in conjunction with data structures representing primitive tasks and, in some embodiments, objects and/or locations associated therewith. The data structures may be created by instantiating respective prototypes during training by a human trainer.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2012Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Rethink Robotics, Inc.Inventors: Bruce Blumberg, Rodney Brooks, Christopher J. Buehler, Patrick A. Deegan, Matthew DiCicco, Noelle Dye, Gerry Ens, Natan Linder, Michael Siracusa, Michael Sussman, Matthew M. Williamson
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Publication number: 20140067121Abstract: In various embodiments, safe collaboration between a robot and humans is achieved by operating the robot continuously at or below a first threshold speed at which any collisions with a person's arms do not cause harm, and, upon detection of the person's torso or head within a danger zone around the robot, reducing the speed to or below a second threshold at which any collisions with the person's torso or head do not cause harm.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Inventors: Rodney Brooks, Michael Sussman, Matthew Murray Williamson, William A. Goodwin, Noelle Dye, Bruce Blumberg
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Publication number: 20130345875Abstract: Robots may manipulate objects based on sensor input about the objects and/or the environment in conjunction with data structures representing primitive tasks and, in some embodiments, objects and/or locations associated therewith. The data structures may be created by instantiating respective prototypes during training by a human trainer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: Rethink Robotics, Inc.Inventors: Rodney Brooks, Christopher J. Buehler, Matthew DiCicco, Gerry Ens, Albert Huang, Michael Siracusa, Matthew M. Williamson
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Publication number: 20130345874Abstract: Robots may manipulate objects based on sensor input about the objects and/or the environment in conjunction with data structures representing primitive tasks and, in some embodiments, objects and/or locations associated therewith. The data structures may be created by instantiating respective prototypes during training by a human trainer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: Rethink Robotics, Inc.Inventors: Bruce Blumberg, Rodney Brooks, Christopher J. Buehler, Noelle Dye, Gerry Ens, Natan Linder, Michael Siracusa, Michael Sussman, Matthew M. Williamson
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Publication number: 20130345863Abstract: In accordance with various embodiments, a user interface embedded into a robot facilitates robot training via direct and intuitive physical interactions. In some embodiments, the user interface includes a wrist cuff that, when grasped by the user, switches the robot into zero-force gravity-compensated mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: Rethink Robotics, Inc.Inventors: Natan Linder, Rodney Brooks, Michael Sussman, Bruce Blumberg, Noelle Dye, Michael Caine, Elaine Y. Chen
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Publication number: 20130345872Abstract: In accordance with various embodiments, a user interface embedded into a robot facilitates robot training via direct and intuitive physical interactions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: Rethink Robotics, Inc.Inventors: Rodney Brooks, Bruce Blumberg, Noelle Dye, Paula Long
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Publication number: 20130345873Abstract: Robots may manipulate objects based on sensor input about the objects and/or the environment in conjunction with data structures representing primitive tasks and, in some embodiments, objects and/or locations associated therewith. The data structures may be created by instantiating respective prototypes during training by a human trainer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: Rethink Robotics, Inc.Inventors: Bruce Blumberg, Rodney Brooks, Christopher J. Buehler, Patrick A. Deegan, Matthew DiCicco, Noelle Dye, Gerry Ens, Natan Linder, Michael Siracusa, Michael Sussman, Matthew M. Williamson