Humanoid robot

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a humanoid robot.

FIG. 2 is a zoomed in view of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the humanoid robot shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a top view of the humanoid robot shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the humanoid robot shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a zoomed in view of the humanoid robot shown in FIG. 3.

Those portions of the humanoid robot which are presented in the Figures with dotted broken lines (“--”) form no part of the claimed elbow region of the humanoid robot. The dot-dash-dot broken lines (“-—-”) in the Figures represent unclaimed boundaries of the elbow region of the humanoid robot.

The difference in shading between the portions of the elbow region of said humanoid robot represents a contrast in appearance only and does not denote any specific color, material, texture, or finish.

Claims

The ornamental design for a humanoid robot as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1153348
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 30, 2025
Date of Patent: Oct 13, 2026
Assignee: FIGURE AI INC. (San Jose, CA)
Inventors: David McCall (San Jose, CA), Sydney Hardy (San Jose, CA), Victor Ragusila (San Jose, CA)
Primary Examiner: Khawaja Anwar
Assistant Examiner: Cheng Chen
Application Number: 30/030,446
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Miscellaneous (D15/199)