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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2022
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Saraswathi Sailaja Perumalla, Visakhapatnam, IN;
Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Kolkata, IN;
Venkata Ratnam Alubelli, Visakhapatnam, IN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A convertible robot including a plurality of modules connected one to another by one of a plurality of joints, wherein the plurality of modules has a first end and a second end that is adapted to allow for removable attachment to the first end. The convertible robot also includes a coupling that reversibly converts the plurality of modules between one configuration and at least one other configuration. One configuration is a snake-arm configuration in which the plurality of modules are in an elongated arrangement. Another configuration is a drone configuration in which the first and second ends of the plurality of modules are attached and in a loop-shaped arrangement.