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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2018
Applicant:
Canon Usa Inc., Melville, NY (US);
Inventors:
Kiyoshi Takagi, Tokyo, JP;
Yusuke Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Takahisa Kato, Brookline, MA (US);
Hitoshi Nakamura, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Canon U.S.A., Inc., Melville, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 9/06 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1625 (2013.01); B25J 9/0015 (2013.01); B25J 9/065 (2013.01); B25J 9/104 (2013.01);
Abstract
A continuum robot having at least two independently manipulatable bendable section for advancing the robot through a passage, without contacting fragile elements within the passage, wherein the robot incorporates control algorithms that enable the continuum robot to operate and advance into the passage, as well as the systems and procedures associated with the continuum robot and said functionality.
Takagi, Kiyoshi. (2021). Continuum robot control methods and apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 11007641). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11007641
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