Agility Robotics, Inc.

Andrew Abate

Jonathan Hurst

Mitchell Bernards

Dylan Thrush

Josh Morenstein

Anh Nguyen

Damion Shelton

Hoang M Nguyen

Jim Coy

Todd Lewis

Nick Cronan

Stefan Klein

A robot has a body and at least two legs extending from the robot body, each leg comprising a plurality of links that are rotatably connected. A ground contacting assembly is rotatably connected to the distal link of each leg. The ground contacting assembly is configured to provide an increase in roll range of motion and to facilitate abduction and adduction of the leg for traversing terrain.

Method and system for improving stability in a legged robot

Robot

A robot in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present technology includes a torso having a superior portion, an inferior portion, and an intermediate portion therebetween. The robot further includes two legs connected to the torso via the inferior portion of the torso, two arms connected to the torso via the superior portion of the torso, and a protrusion also connected to the torso via the inferior portion of the torso and extending anteriorly from the torso. The robot is configured to move an object toward the torso at least partially via contact between the object and at least one of the arms. The robot is further configured to support a weight of the object at least partially via the protrusion while the robot ambulates via the legs.

Torso protrusion for robotic manipulation of objects and related technology

A strain-wave gear assembly in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present technology includes a circular spline, a flexspline, and a wave generator operably associated with one another. Relative rotation between the flexspline and the wave generator causes relative rotation between the circular spline and the flexspline about an axis. The strain-wave gear assembly further includes a first bridge circuit configured to generate a first electrical signal corresponding to strain at a first portion of flexspline. The strain-wave gear assembly also includes a second bridge circuit configured to generate a second electrical signal corresponding to strain at a second portion of flexspline circumferentially offset from the first portion of the flexspline about the axis. The first bridge circuit includes a first resistor at the first portion of the flexspline. Similarly, the second bridge circuit includes a second resistor at the second portion of the flexspline.

Strain-wave gear assembly having circumferentially spaced apart bridge circuits and related technology

A method is disclosed for reducing impact forces to legged robots as a result of traversing a terrain. The method includes employing actuators and compliant elements to use the contact of a first portion of a foot assembly with a terrain during a step to reduce the vertical velocity of a subsequent portion of the foot assembly so that the vertical velocity of the subsequent portion as it touches the terrain is substantially zero relative to the terrain. Foot assemblies that employ these methods are also provided.

Method and system for improving locomotion in a robot

A deployment assembly is mounted in a delivery vehicle and holds an autonomous robot that can be deployed to deliver or pick up packages. The assembly has a base and extendable members that move the robot from a retracted position inside the vehicle and an extended position outside the vehicle. The assembly also has securement features that hold the robot in during transport and can also recharge the robot if necessary.

Methods and apparatus for releasably securing a robot in a delivery vehicle

Bipedal robot

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Andrew Abate