This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Johns Hopkins University. Active years: 2026.
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Years Active: 2026
Title: Bibekananda Datta and Multisegmented Robot Innovation
Introduction
Bibekananda Datta is an inventor associated with Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. His patent work focuses on multisegmented robots designed to move through cyclic changes in their environment.
Latest Patents
Datta is named on one patent, “Multisegmented Robots and Networks of Multisegmented Robots.” The invention describes a robot made of two or more segments connected by a tether. Each segment includes active material that cyclically swells and contracts in response to a changing local environmental stimulus, alongside passive material that contacts the surface beneath the robot.
The segments are designed to experience different frictional resistance during the stimulus cycle. This difference enables the robot to move forward, from the first segment toward the second. The patent also addresses networks of these multisegmented robots.
Career Highlights
Datta’s patent reflects research into soft, stimulus-responsive robotic systems. By using environmental changes to drive movement, the design offers an approach to locomotion that does not rely on conventional motors in each segment.
Collaborations
Datta’s listed coworkers include Aishwarya Pantula and Siming Deng. His work is associated with Johns Hopkins University.
Conclusion
Bibekananda Datta’s patented multisegmented robot design combines responsive materials, tethered segments, and controlled friction to produce forward motion, highlighting an inventive approach to robotic locomotion.
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