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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2023
Applicant:
Boston Dynamics, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Blankespoor, Arlington, MA (US);
Benjamin Stephens, Somerville, MA (US);
Marco da Silva, Arlington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Dynamics, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B62D 57/032 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1692 (2013.01); B25J 9/1628 (2013.01); B62D 57/032 (2013.01); B25J 9/16 (2013.01); B25J 9/1679 (2013.01); Y10S 901/01 (2013.01); Y10S 901/46 (2013.01); Y10S 901/49 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example method may include i) detecting a disturbance to a gait of a robot, where the gait includes a swing state and a step down state, the swing state including a target swing trajectory for a foot of the robot, and where the target swing trajectory includes a beginning and an end; and ii) based on the detected disturbance, causing the foot of the robot to enter the step down state before the foot reaches the end of the target swing trajectory.