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Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025

Filed:

Nov. 29, 2022
Applicant:

Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;

Inventors:

Andrew D Norton, Derby, GB;

Xin Dong, Nottingham, GB;

Dragos A Axinte, Nottingham, GB;

Assignee:

ROLLS-ROYCE plc, London, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/06 (2006.01); B25J 9/14 (2006.01); B25J 18/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/065 (2013.01); B25J 9/142 (2013.01); B25J 18/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

A continuum arm robot comprising: a tool, a tip section comprising a number of sections a manipulatable robotic section having multiple degrees of freedom, a stiffening section comprising a passive core with an inflatable section surrounding the passive core and a valve for allowing a fluid into the inflatable outer; and a passive section comprising a length of flexible conduit, wherein the core of the passive section and the stiffening section contain the cables for manipulating the tip section and the fluid conduit for supplying the fluid to the inflatable outer.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Norton, Andrew. (2025). Robot stiffness (U.S. Patent No. 12251832). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12251832

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