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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2022
Soft Robotics, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Joshua Aaron Lessing, Cambridge, MA (US);
Ryan Richard Knopf, Melrose, MA (US);
Daniel Vincent Harburg, Amsterdam, NL;
Kevin Alcedo, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Grant Thomas Sellers, Cambridge, MA (US);
Mark Chiappetta, Westford, MA (US);
Soft Robotics, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Abstract
Exemplary embodiments relate to improvements in robotic systems to reduce biological or chemical harborage points on the systems. For example, in exemplary embodiments, robotic actuators, hubs, or entire robotic systems may be configured to allow crevices along joints or near fasteners to be reduced or eliminated, hard corners to be replaced with rounded edges, certain components or harborage points to be eliminated, shapes to be reconfigured to be smoother or flat, and/or or surfaces to be reconfigurable for simpler cleaning.