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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2016
Applicants:
Michael Sussman, Winchester, MA (US);
Michael Guay, Boston, MA (US);
Anthony Robson, Boston, MA (US);
James Sirois, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Sussman, Winchester, MA (US);
Michael Guay, Boston, MA (US);
Anthony Robson, Boston, MA (US);
James Sirois, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
RETHINK ROBOTICS, INC., Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 19/06 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1676 (2013.01); B25J 9/1674 (2013.01); B25J 19/06 (2013.01); B25J 13/085 (2013.01); B25J 13/086 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39091 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40202 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40203 (2013.01); G05B 2219/43202 (2013.01);
Abstract
In various embodiments, safe robot operation is achieved by combining commercial, off-the-shelf, safety-rated components with the inherent safety-design mechanism of the robot to provide various allowable power levels to robotic actuators and thereby limit the forces and/or speeds generated by robotic appendages driven by the actuators.