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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2024
Botbuilt, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Aaron Cahn, Durham, NC (US);
Christopher Barrett Ames, Durham, NC (US);
BotBuilt, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
An autonomous system for supporting wooden members is presented. The autonomous system includes a mobile robot configured to lift, move, and position robotic jack stands on a working surface. The autonomous system also includes a robotic jack stand with electromagnets operable to demagnetize when the mobile robot lifts the robotic jack stand from the working surface and magnetize when the mobile robot positions the robotic jack stand onto the working surface. The robotic jack stand also includes a vise member with a stationary member and a sliding member. A first motor moves the vise member along an x direction, a pair of motors move the sliding member along an y direction, and a second motor rotates a portion of the robotic jack stand by an angle theta around a z direction. The autonomous system further includes a localization system to determine a spatial location of the robotic jack stand in reference to the x direction, the y direction, and the angle theta.