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Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026

Filed:

Apr. 13, 2022
Applicant:

Bae Systems Plc, London, GB;

Inventors:

Jane Alexandra Byford, Balderstone, GB;

Martin Knott, Balderstone, GB;

Daniel James Middleton, Balderstone, GB;

Jake Butterworth, Preston, GB;

Craig Philip Turnbull, Hawarden Flintshire Wales, GB;

Assignee:

BAE Systems plc, London, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1666 (2013.01); B25J 9/0084 (2013.01); B25J 9/0096 (2013.01); B25J 9/1694 (2013.01);
Abstract

A robot cell, having a cell floor defining an array of nodes corresponding with a predetermined two-dimensional coordinate system and defining a volume for receiving a workpiece W therein and accessible by a human operator, is described. The robot cell comprises: a set of robots, including a first robot, having respective bases, end effectors and working envelopes and defining respective three-dimensional coordinate systems, located according to the array of nodes; a set of detectors, including a first detector, configured to detect respective locations and/or bearings of the set of robots using a set of targets disposed on and/or in the cell floor; a safety system, configured to alert the human operator; and a controller, communicatively coupled to the set of robots and to the set of detectors, configured to control movement of the set of robots using the detected respective locations and/or bearings of the set of robots.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Byford, Jane. (2026). Robotic cells (U.S. Patent No. 12605834). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12605834

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