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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2021
Boston Dynamics, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Vadim Chernyak, Waltham, MA (US);
Boston Dynamics, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A robotic leg includes a hip, a first pulley attached to the hip and defining a first axis of rotation, a first leg portion having a first end portion and a second end portion, a second pulley rotatably coupled to the second end portion of the first leg portion and defining a second axis of rotation, a second leg portion having a first end portion and a second end portion, and a timing belt trained about the first pulley and the second pulley for synchronizing rotation of the first leg portion about the first axis of rotation and rotation of the second leg portion about the second axis of rotation. The first end portion of the first leg portion is rotatably coupled to the hip and configured to rotate about the first axis of rotation. The first end portion of the second leg portion is fixedly attached to the second pulley.