Patents by Inventor Stephen Alan McKinley

Stephen Alan McKinley 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).

  • Low-Cost Compliant Robot Arm and System for Manipulation
    Publication number: 20200039064
    Abstract: A compliant robot includes a base and a compliant robot arm. The compliant robot arm includes a first quasi-direct drive assembly operatively connected to said base such that said compliant robot arm has at least one degree of freedom for motion relative to said base. The first quasi-direct drive assembly provides passive compliance such that said compliant robot arm has a back-drivable mode of operation for interactions between said compliant robot arm and an environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Stephen Alan McKinley, David Gealy, Pieter Abbeel