Patents Assigned to Robotics, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20250052581
    Abstract: A method comprises receiving a first set of data associated with a plurality of retroreflective features from a vehicle; retrieving a digital map comprising vectorized data associated with the plurality of retroreflective features and a location associated with the plurality of retroreflective features, the map previously generated based on monitoring a second set of data retrieved from a sensor of a second vehicle where the second set of data is associated with the plurality of retroreflective features near a road being driven by the second vehicle; generating a score for each retroreflective feature indicating a match between each retroreflective feature as indicated within the digital map and a location of each retroreflective feature as identified within the first set of data; and localizing the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: TORC Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Wade FOSTER, Ryan CHILTON, Karan Vivek BHARGAVA, Harish PULLAGURLA, Zachary MILLER, Gowtham Raj Gunaseela UDAYAKUMAR, Jason HARPER
  • Publication number: 20250054389
    Abstract: Systems and methods of automatic correction of map data for autonomous vehicle navigation are disclosed. One or more servers can receive an indication of a traffic condition at an autonomous vehicle hub; upon receiving the indication of the traffic condition at the autonomous vehicle hub, identify an autonomous vehicle traveling a route that includes the autonomous vehicle hub; generate a control command for the autonomous vehicle based on the route and the traffic condition; and transmit the control command to the autonomous vehicle to correct the traffic condition at the autonomous vehicle hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: TORC Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Harish PULLAGURLA, Omid KARIMPOUR, Himanshu SARDESAI
  • Patent number: 12223124
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for detecting motion-induced errors received from inertial-type input devices and for generating accurate vehicle control commands that account for operator movement. These methods and systems may determine, using motion data from inertial sensors, whether the hand/arm of the operator is moving in the same motion as the body of the operator, and if both are moving in the same way, these systems and methods may determine that the motion is not intended to be a motion-induced command. However, if the hand/arm of the operator is moving in a different motion from the body of the operator, these methods and systems may determine that the operator intended the motion to be a motion-induced command to a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Tomahawk Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael E. Bowman, William S. Bowman, Daniel R. Hedman, Matthew D. Summer, Andrew D. Falendysz, Kevin Makovy, Michael W. Holt
  • Patent number: 12221329
    Abstract: A method including, at an autonomous vehicle: autonomously navigating across an outdoor terrain to locate a robotic arm and a set of objects proximal an install location; accessing an image from an optical sensor; detecting a set of install features at the install location based on the image; calculating a gross install pose of the object that locates an object proximal the install location and offset from the set of install features; defining a keep-in boundary proximal the install location and encompassing the gross install pose; autonomously navigating the robotic arm to retrieve the object from the set of objects and to locate the object in the gross install pose; detecting a series of forces applied to a distal end of the robotic arm; and navigating the object in directions of the series of forces while maintaining the object fully within the keep-in boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Gritt Robotics Inc.
    Inventors: Vishal Dugar, Puneet Puri, Anirudh Vemula
  • Publication number: 20250044788
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a vehicle are provided. The system may comprise a vehicle, one or more sensors, one or more actuation controls configured to enable the vehicle to perform one or more driving actions, and a controller, comprising a processor, configured to receive one or more trajectory commands, automatically generate an automatic trajectory command, and generate one or more driving actions. The one or more driving actions may correlate to one or more actuator commands configured to cause the vehicle to be positioned in accordance with the one or more trajectory plot points of the automatic trajectory command. The system may comprise a remote station system comprising one or more remote actuation controls configured generate the one or more driving actions of the remote trajectory command. The remote station system may be configured to generate one or more driving actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Kodiak Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas Wendel, Felix Duvallet
  • Publication number: 20250046190
    Abstract: Systems (e.g., remote station systems) and methods for remotely controlling a vehicle are provided. The remote station system may comprise a transmitter configured to receive one or more data points and a processor configured to identify one or more objects within a field of view of the vehicle, using the one or more data points and generate a signal to magnify a section of the field of view of the vehicle containing the one or more objects. The remote station system may comprise a display configured to display the one or more data points generated by the one or more sensors and display the one or more objects in a magnified state. The remote station system may comprise one or more remote actuation controls configured generate one or more driving actions. The one or more driving actions may correlate to one or more actuator commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Kodiak Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Mihir Kurande, Alistair Dobke, Andreas Wendel
  • Publication number: 20250044789
    Abstract: Systems, including remote station systems, and methods for remotely controlling a vehicle are provided. The remote station system may comprise a transmitter configured to receive one or more data points generated by one or more sensors coupled to a vehicle and, from the vehicle, a trajectory of the vehicle. The remote station system may comprise a display configured to display the one or more data points generated by the one or more sensors and display the trajectory of the vehicle. The remote station system may comprise one or more remote actuation controls configured generate one or more driving actions. The one or more driving actions may correlate to one or more actuator commands configured to cause the vehicle to perform the one or more driving actions. The transmitter may be configured to transmit the one or more driving actions to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Kodiak Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Alistair Dobke, Estelle Bardon, Joseph Gagliano
  • Publication number: 20250044791
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a vehicle are provided. The system may comprise a vehicle, one or more sensors configured to generate one or more data points, one or more actuation controls configured to enable the vehicle to perform one or more driving actions, and an automatic trajectory control system, comprising a processor, configured to perform automatic trajectory control. In the performing the automatic trajectory control, the automatic trajectory control system may be configured to transmit an automatic trajectory command to a remote station system. The system may comprise the remote station system. The remote station system may be configured to receive the one or more data points generated by the one or more sensors and generate one or more driving actions. The one or more driving actions may correlate to one or more actuator commands configured to cause the vehicle to perform the one or more driving actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Kodiak Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Gagliano, Andreas Wendel, Mihir Kurande
  • Publication number: 20250044787
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a vehicle are provided. The system may comprise a vehicle, one or more sensors configured to generate one or more data points, one or more actuation controls configured to enable the vehicle to perform one or more driving actions and a controller, configured to automatically generate an automatic trajectory command, generate, based on the one or more automatic trajectory plot points, one or more driving actions, determine whether a remote trajectory command is present for a predetermined timeframe, determine whether the remote trajectory command is different from the automatic trajectory command when the remote trajectory command is present for the predetermined timeframe, and cause the vehicle, via the one or more actuation controls, to perform the one or more driving actions during the predetermined timeframe in accordance with the remote trajectory command when the remote trajectory command is different from the automatic trajectory command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Kodiak Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas Wendel, Felix Duvallet
  • Publication number: 20250041011
    Abstract: A user input device for a patient console of a robotic surgical system includes a user-selectable control for each of a plurality of motion devices of the patient console, the plurality of motion devices including a vertical lift device configured to provide up and down motion along a vertical axis, a pitch rotation device configured to provide a pitch rotation about a pitch axis orthogonal to the vertical axis, a translation device configured to provide sliding translation along a translation axis, and a roll rotation device to rotate about a roll axis to provide a roll to an instrument controller assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: EndoQuest Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Seoungkyou Lee, Yangjae Kang, Jeihan Lee, Jaesun Lee, Jiwon Choi, Dongsuk Shin
  • Publication number: 20250042442
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a vehicle are provided. The system may comprise a vehicle and one or more sensors, coupled to the vehicle, configured to generate one or more data points pertaining to one or more of an environment of the vehicle and one or more system component measurements of the vehicle. The system may comprise one or more actuation controls configured to enable the vehicle to perform one or more driving actions and a remote station system configured to receive the one or more data points generated by the one or more sensors, generate one or more driving actions, and transmit the one or more driving actions to the vehicle. The system may comprise a switch configured to switch command of the vehicle between automatic trajectory control and remote station system control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Kodiak Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas Wendel, Felix Duvallet
  • Publication number: 20250044790
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a vehicle is provided. The system may comprise a vehicle, one or more sensors, coupled to the vehicle, configured to generate one or more data points, one or more actuation controls configured to enable the vehicle to perform one or more driving actions, and an automatic trajectory control system, comprising a processor, configured to perform automatic trajectory control. The automatic trajectory control system may be configured to receive one or more data points generated by the one or more sensors, automatically generate an automatic trajectory command, generate one or more driving actions, and cause the vehicle, via the one or more actuation controls, to perform the one or more driving actions in accordance with the automatic trajectory command. The system may comprise a switch configured to switch command of the vehicle between automatic trajectory control and a remote station system control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Kodiak Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas Wendel, Felix Duvallet
  • Patent number: 12215477
    Abstract: An autonomous pile driving system identifies using a pile plan map a target location to install a pile. The system autonomously navigates towards the target location. The system autonomously detects using an object sensor system an orientation and location of the pile located within a threshold distance of the system. The system autonomously positions a tool of the autonomous pile driving system based on the detected orientation and location of the pile. The system autonomously picks up the pile using the positioned tool of the autonomous pile driving system. The system autonomously positions the pile based on the target location. The system autonomously drives the pile into ground at the target location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Built Robotics Inc.
    Inventors: Noah Austen Ready-Campbell, Andrew Xiao Liang, Paul Kelly, Emily Corser, Jack McNamara
  • Patent number: 12216468
    Abstract: An autonomous off-road vehicle (AOV) autonomously performs a pile driving operation by driving a pile into the ground at a location identified by a pile plan map. The AOV detects one or more attributes of the pile using one or more sensors during or after the pile driving operation. The AOV determines whether the one or more attributes of the pile exceed respective tolerance thresholds. The AOV performs a quality control action in response to determining that the one or more attributes of the pile exceed the respective tolerance thresholds. The one or more attributes include one or more of a location and an orientation of the pile, and the quality control action is performed in response to determining that the location or the orientation of the pile exceeds the respective tolerance threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Built Robotics Inc.
    Inventors: Noah Austen Ready-Campbell, Andrew Xiao Liang, Gaurav Jitendra Kikani
  • Patent number: 12215750
    Abstract: An example rotational joint assembly for a robotic medical system, the rotational joint assembly comprising at least one arm segment and a rotational joint provided at one end of the arm segment. The rotational joint is to allow the arm segment to rotate about a rotational axis. The rotational joint comprising a brake to lock rotation of the arm segment at the rotational joint and an actuator to selectively engage or disengage the brake. The actuator comprising a cam having two stable regions separated by two transition regions, the two stable regions comprising a first stable region corresponding to engagement of the brake and a second stable region corresponding to disengagement of the brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Siemens Healthineers Endovascular Robotics, Inc
    Inventor: Eric Klem
  • Patent number: 12217121
    Abstract: Aspects of this technical solution can include a first layer having a first region and a second region, the first region and the second region having a first transmissivity property corresponding to a first portion of a spectrum of light and a second portion of the spectrum of light, having the first transmissivity property, and a second layer disposed over the first layer and having a third region and a fourth region, the third region and the fourth region having a second transmissivity property corresponding to the first portion of the spectrum of light and the second portion of the spectrum of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Torc Robotics, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Fox-Rabinovitz
  • Patent number: 12215475
    Abstract: A pile plan map indicating a plurality of locations in a geographic area at which piles are to be installed is accessed. A first set of locations is identified from the plurality of locations and a first set of piles to be driven into the ground at the first set of locations using the pile plan map is identified. An order for driving the first set of piles into the ground is identified and a pile type for each of the first set of piles is identified. Basket assembly instructions are generated for assembling the first set of piles into a basket based on the identified order and the identified pile types. The first set of piles are assembled autonomously or manually into the basket based on the generated basket assembly instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Built Robotics Inc.
    Inventors: Noah Austen Ready-Campbell, Andrew Xiao Liang, Gaurav Jitendra Kikani
  • Patent number: 12214758
    Abstract: An automated fluid dispensing system, apparatus and method may be configured to automatically clean one or more vision-based surfaces. The system may include a hardware controller, a plurality of sensors, manifold ports, a plurality of pressure supply lines, first, second, and third fluid sources, a compressed air source, first, second, and third valves, a nozzle array, or a combination thereof. The controller may be in communication with a plurality of sensors and be configured to receive and adapt to one or more environmental and vision conditions of the one or more vision-based surfaces. The system may include an automatic response system to provide adaptive operations in response to the information herein such as internal and external parameters and operate under one or multiple pulse-width modulation (PWM) dispensing sequences in response to a determined condition (e.g., contamination state or level) associated with one or more vision-based surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Clear Lens Robotics, Inc.
    Inventor: Demetris A Agrotis
  • Patent number: 12208509
    Abstract: A method for controlling a serving robot is provided. The method includes the steps of: acquiring situation information on at least one customer; dynamically determining a workflow for the at least one customer on the basis of the situation information on the at least one customer, using a workflow determination model for determining workflows related to services capable of being provided in a serving place; and causing a target service to be provided to the at least one customer on the basis of the determined workflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Bear Robotics, Inc.
    Inventor: John Jungwoo Ha
  • Patent number: 12210870
    Abstract: An application processor receives first and safety state information from first and second microcontrollers, and respective first and second sets of bytes forming a first identifier of the first microcontroller and a second identifier of the second microcontroller. The processor concatenates a safety message including the first and second safety state information, the safety message including the first set of bytes and the second set of bytes. The processor transmits the safety message to a second application processor of a safety controller, which separates, the first set of bytes and the second set of bytes, compares at least one of the first set of bytes and the second set of bytes to a data structure of known microcontroller identifiers, and verifies the safety state information based on identifying a match.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Fort Robotics, Inc.
    Inventor: Kerfegar Khurshed Katrak