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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2022
Cardinal Gibbons High School, Raleigh, NC (US);
Grant Christian Ozaki, Cary, NC (US);
Benjamin James Miranda, Durham, NC (US);
Thomas Ryan Michael Greene, Raleigh, NC (US);
Brett Matthew Lopez, Raleigh, NC (US);
Charles Joseph Kilani, Raleigh, NC (US);
William Michael Meyers, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Grace Ann Eberle, Raleigh, NC (US);
Ian Setia, Raleigh, NC (US);
Joseph Michael Biersack, Morrisville, NC (US);
Joseph Andrew Milazzo, Cary, NC (US);
Brett Richard Gallagher, Raleigh, NC (US);
Cassian Farias Kraus, Apex, NC (US);
Nicole Carol Allen, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kevin Nicolas Haller, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Cardinal Gibbons High School, Raleigh, NC (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a system for controlling a robot via a foot-operable controller. The foot-operable controller includes a grid of large pressure-sensitive tiles that are responsive to being stepped on. Signals from the pressure-sensitive tiles are provided to a controller interface that converts the signals to control messages compatible with existing robot control interfaces, such as a universal serial bus. The foot-operable controller may be used to control various robots, including for example a robot equipped with a claw arm or a robot equipped with a ring launcher.