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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2025
Applicant:
Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation, Vancouver, CA;
Inventor:
Connor Richard Shannon, Vancouver, CA;
Assignee:
Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation, Vancouver, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/02 (2006.01); B25J 19/00 (2006.01); B25J 19/02 (2006.01); B62D 57/032 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1674 (2013.01); B25J 9/161 (2013.01); B25J 9/1664 (2013.01); B25J 13/08 (2013.01); B25J 15/0009 (2013.01); B25J 15/0019 (2013.01); B25J 15/024 (2013.01); B25J 19/0075 (2013.01); B25J 19/0091 (2013.01); B25J 19/02 (2013.01); B62D 57/032 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to protecting fragile members of robots from damage during fall events. In response to detecting a fall event, a fragile member of a robot can be actuated to a defensive configuration to avoid or reduce damage. An actuatable protective member can be actuated to protect a fragile member to avoid or reduce damage to the fragile member. Actuatable protective members can be dedicated protective members, or can be other members of the robot which serve different functionality outside of a fall event but act as a protective member during a fall event.