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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2022
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Jason G. Destories, Broomfield, CO (US);
Michael R. Mercer, Mesa, AZ (US);
Ashley B. Bruno, Mesa, AZ (US);
Curtis R. Estevo, Mesa, AZ (US);
Jeffrey Peebles, Mesa, AZ (US);
Basilio Penuelas, Mesa, AZ (US);
Blaze Mitanoski, Mesa, AZ (US);
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods to reduce impact of robot collision and/or avoid robot collision are described herein. An example collision detection device includes a housing to be coupled to an automated robot, a sensor in the housing, a relay in the housing, the relay to be electrically coupled to a safety circuit of the automated robot, and circuitry in the housing. The circuitry is to determine a parameter value based a signal from the sensor, compare the parameter value to a threshold value, and, in response to the parameter value satisfying the threshold value, trigger the relay to stop the automated robot.