Worcester Polytechnic Institute

James Akl

Berk Calli

Roger Morton

A robotic cutting device includes a cutting tool responsive to a mobile actuator adapted to apply a cutting force in a 3-dimensional (3D) space, and scanning logic configured to identify a cutting path denoted on an article for cutting. Using the cutting path, a mobile actuator is responsive to positioning logic for disposing the cutting tool along the cutting path for performing a prescribed cut on the article. The mobile actuator is a robotic arm responsive to an independent coordinate frame based on a position and orientation of a mobility vehicle supporting the mobile actuator. The mobility vehicle is typically a tracked or all-terrain capable chassis adapted to be disposed adjacent to the article such that the article is within range of the actuator. The mobility vehicle transports the robotic cutting device adjacent to the article to be cut, such that the cutting path is within reach.

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Worcester, MA, United States of America

James Akl