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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2023
Fleet Robotics, Inc., Somerville, MA (US);
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Robert J. Wood, Allston, MA (US);
Sidney Mclaurin, Allston, MA (US);
Michael Austin Bell, Allston, MA (US);
Christian Theriault, Allston, MA (US);
Satchel Sieniewicz, Allston, MA (US);
FLEET ROBOTICS, INC., Somerville, MA (US);
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
In a first aspect, embodiments described herein relate to a submersible robot system for inspecting and/or grooming objects (e.g., naval vessels) in a marine environment. In some embodiments, the robot system includes a housing; a plurality of adhesion engines disposed within the housing; an illumination device; and an imaging device. In some applications, each adhesion engine includes a plurality of adhesion devices structured and arranged to secure the system to the object; a magnetic switch motor for switching on and off the adhesion devices; at least one grooming element; and a body rotation motor for moving the grooming element across a surface of the object.