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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2019
X Development Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Justine Rembisz, Mountain View, CA (US);
James Lubin, Mountain View, CA (US);
Vincent Nabat, Mountain View, CA (US);
Elmar Mair, Mountain View, CA (US);
X Development LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A docking station is provided that includes at least one component configured to couple to a robot and an identification surface. The identification surface includes a first curvature that varies at a first substantially constant rate of change along a first dimension the identification includes a second curvature that varies at a second substantially constant rate of change along a second dimension. The second dimension is orthogonal to the first dimension. The identification surface includes a third curvature that varies at a third substantially constant rate of change along a third dimension. The third dimension is orthogonal to the first dimension and the second dimension.