Abstract: A humanoid-robot support system includes a humanoid robot having a torso and a waist, with left and right harness supports formed on the waist, together with a removable harness carried on the torso. Each harness support defines a concave anchor recess having an anchor aperture and, in some embodiments, a separate docking aperture sized to receive a docking arm of a support stand. Left and right frame couplers extend from the harness down to the waist, each including a waist coupler having a main body with a strap aperture, a transverse body, and an angular body carrying a projection that is received in the anchor aperture, the coupler bearing against the waist through a compliant high-friction lining. The harness supports are positioned rearward of the robot's coronal plane and on opposite sides of a vertical plane containing the torso's center of gravity, so that suspension load is transferred to the waist while the robot hangs substantially upright.

Abstract: A bipedal robot includes an upper region includes a head and neck assembly having a neck portion and a head portion coupled to the neck portion. Said head portion includes: a frontal shell having a rear edge, a rear shell having a frontal edge, and an illumination assembly. The illumination assembly is configured to illuminate a region that: (i) extends between a rear edge of the frontal shell and an extent of the frontal edge of the rear shell, (ii) is positioned adjacent to the extent of the rear edge of the frontal shell, and (iii) is positioned adjacent to the extent of the frontal edge of the rear shell.

Abstract: A docking station for a humanoid robot includes a base configured to receive the robot's left and right feet, and a stand assembly extending upward from the base. The stand assembly includes a vertical support and a support cradle configured to engage and at least partially support a central region of the humanoid robot when docked. The base houses first and second wireless charging coils arranged in a side-by-side configuration aligned with receiver coil assemblies disposed within the robot's feet. Upon mechanical engagement with the support cradle, the robot transmits a digital handshake signal to initiate wireless charging. The robot may approach the docking station, execute a turn, and reverse into position using a rear-facing camera for alignment. An active cooling system with fans and airflow channels regulates temperature during charging. The robot's power management system can autonomously initiate navigation toward the docking station when battery charge falls below a dynamically computed threshold.

Abstract: A humanoid robot includes an upper region includes a head and neck assembly having a neck portion and a head portion coupled to the neck portion. Said head portion includes: a frontal shell having a rear edge, a rear shell having a frontal edge, and an electronics assembly. The electronics assembly includes various components and devices used in the operation of the humanoid robot.

Abstract: A humanoid robot includes an upper region includes a head and neck assembly having a neck portion and a head portion coupled to the neck portion. Said head portion includes: a frontal shell having a rear edge, a rear shell having a frontal edge, and an electronics assembly. The electronics assembly includes various components and devices used in the operation of the humanoid robot.

Abstract: Roof shingles and methods of production thereof are provided. The roof shingles may include ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer (“EPDM”). The EPDM may include an outward-facing surface and a substrate-facing surface. The outward-facing surface may include a reveal and a conceal. The reveal may be visible when the roof shingle is installed and the conceal may be covered by an upslope adjacent roof shingle when the roof shingle is installed. The roof shingle may include a reinforcement core. The reinforcement core may include galvanized steel. The reinforcement core may be embedded within the EPDM. The roof shingles may include adhesive sealant. The adhesive sealant may be applied to the substrate-facing surface for binding the roof shingle to a downslope adjacent roof shingle or a substrate. The roof shingles may include a plurality of EPDM granules being located on at least a portion of the surface of the reveal.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a docking station for a humanoid robot having a torso, shoulders, and waist, comprising a base configured to support the humanoid robot and a stand assembly extending upward from the base and including an upper support configured to be positioned under the shoulders of the humanoid robot to at least partially support the weight when the humanoid robot is in a quasi-standing position on the docking station. The upper support comprises a pair of arms extending from a vertical support, each arm having a distal end configured to be positioned underneath a respective shoulder. The stand assembly further comprises a lower support configured to be positioned under the waist to provide additional support. The docking station further comprises a charging system configured to charge a battery.

Abstract: This article is an interactive humanoid robot that consists of a head with a 3D face projected onto a mask, and communicates with its surrounding in the same way as humans do, by listening, observing, speaking, and expressing complex emotions. The robot is used in various contexts throughout society, for example, as a job training robot, a recruiter robot, a health pre-screening robot, etc.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a humanoid robot comprising a torso, at least one limb operably coupled to the torso, an energy attenuation assembly comprising a torso energy attenuation member disposed about at least a portion of the torso and including a plurality of lattice cells, and a cover assembly that includes a torso cover positioned adjacent to at least a portion of the torso energy attenuation member. The plurality of lattice cells may include at least one strut-based lattice cell. The torso cover is configured to stretch, deform, or articulate with movement of the humanoid robot. The cover assembly includes a textile material designed to provide the humanoid robot with an approachable appearance. The humanoid robot may further comprise a plurality of actuators providing greater than 30 degrees of freedom, wherein a majority are coupled to tendons.

Abstract: The disclosure presents a humanoid robot comprising an upper region (head, torso, arms with forearm assemblies, and end effectors), a lower region (legs), and a connecting central region. Each end effector features index, middle, ring, little finger, and thumb assemblies attached to a housing of said end effector. The housing includes interior wall extents that create spaces for tendon routing, where the first distance between the first and second wall extents is less than 45% of the second distance between the third and fourth wall extents. Tendons controlling finger movements pass between these wall extents. The robot incorporates a wrist assembly connecting the housing of the end effector to the forearm, actuators housed in the forearm that control the tendons, and a carpal tunnel-like structure that guides tendons from the forearm to the base of the housing, enabling precise hand movements without requiring actuators in the hand itself.

Abstract: A humanoid robot includes an upper region includes a head and neck assembly having a neck portion and a head portion coupled to the neck portion. Said head portion includes: a frontal shell having a rear edge, a rear shell having a frontal edge, and an electronics assembly. The electronics assembly includes various components and devices used in the operation of the humanoid robot.

Abstract: A humanoid robot includes an upper region includes a head and neck assembly having a neck portion and a head portion coupled to the neck portion. Said head portion includes: a frontal shell having a rear edge, a rear shell having a frontal edge, and an electronics assembly. The electronics assembly includes various components and devices used in the operation of the humanoid robot.

Abstract: A head and neck assembly for a humanoid robot, including a head portion having an exterior surface defining an overall shape resembling a human head; a neck portion extending from the head portion; a head housing assembly enclosing the head portion and neck portion; an electronics assembly contained within the head housing assembly; and a head actuator assembly configured to move the head portion relative to a torso of the humanoid robot.

Abstract: A bipedal robot includes an upper region includes a head and neck assembly having a neck portion and a head portion coupled to the neck portion. Said head portion includes: a frontal shell having a rear edge, a rear shell having a frontal edge, and an illumination assembly. The illumination assembly is configured to illuminate a region that: (i) extends between a rear edge of the frontal shell and an extent of the frontal edge of the rear shell, (ii) is positioned adjacent to the extent of the rear edge of the frontal shell, and (iii) is positioned adjacent to the extent of the frontal edge of the rear shell.

Abstract: A bipedal robot includes an upper region includes a head and neck assembly having a neck portion and a head portion coupled to the neck portion. Said head portion includes: a frontal shell having a rear edge, a rear shell having a frontal edge, and an illumination assembly. The illumination assembly is configured to illuminate a region that: (i) extends between a rear edge of the frontal shell and an extent of the frontal edge of the rear shell, (ii) is positioned adjacent to the extent of the rear edge of the frontal shell, and (iii) is positioned adjacent to the extent of the frontal edge of the rear shell.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a humanoid robot comprising an actuator with a rotational axis and a momentary peak torque rating greater than 70 N-m. The robot includes a first assembly and a second assembly coupled to the actuator, each lacking a recess for receiving an extent of the actuator in a fully flexed position. The first assembly has a first interior point and a first exterior point, while the second assembly has a second interior point and a second exterior point. The rotational axis is substantially centered between both the first interior and exterior points and the second interior and exterior points. This configuration allows for efficient joint movement while maintaining structural integrity and minimizing potential pinch points.

Abstract: A bipedal robot includes an upper region includes a head and neck assembly having a neck portion and a head portion coupled to the neck portion. Said head portion includes: a frontal shell having a rear edge, a rear shell having a frontal edge, and an illumination assembly. The illumination assembly is configured to illuminate a region that: (i) extends between a rear edge of the frontal shell and an extent of the frontal edge of the rear shell, (ii) is positioned adjacent to the extent of the rear edge of the frontal shell, and (iii) is positioned adjacent to the extent of the frontal edge of the rear shell.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides techniques for measuring and compensating for clock drift errors in time-aware networks and time-sensitive applications, where a time-aware system (TAS) measures clock drift, and compensates for the measured clock drift, and makes predictions of future clock drift values based on history and other physical measurements. Existing messages used for measuring link delay and/or used for time synchronization can be used for frequency measurement (and thus clock drift measurement), and this measured drift can be applied as a correction factor whenever synchronization is determined and/or used. The predicted clock drift rate can be based on various probability distributions including linear, Kalman filters, and/or others. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.