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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2023
Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Stebbins Innovations, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Craig Mccormick, Houston, TX (US);
Scott Mckaig, Houston, TX (US);
Brendan B. Braniff, Houston, TX (US);
Kevin Jander, Houston, TX (US);
Keith Boughton, Houston, TX (US);
Travis Mcguire, Houston, TX (US);
John Martin, Houston, TX (US);
James Lippold, Houston, TX (US);
TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LIMITED, Hamilton, BM;
STEBBINS INNOVATIONS, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system for performing operations on a work center disposed on a drill rig floor includes a robotic system having a base disposed on a track for movement thereon, a robot arm supported on the base, and one or more end effector tools selectively attachable to an end of the robot arm. A control system has a robot controller in communication with the robotic system. The robot controller is configured to command the robotic system to enter a mode for performing a selected operation, command the robot arm to engage one of the one or more end effector tools related to the selected operation from a tool storage, command the robotic system to move along the track to a position adjacent to the work center, and command the robotic system to perform the selected operation at the work center using the robot arm and the engaged end effector tool.