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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2024
Torc Robotics, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Akshay Pai Raikar, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Makarand Phatak, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Joseph R. Fox-Rabinovitz, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Torc Robotics, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for enabling asymmetric computing redundancy are provided. The system includes a plurality of computing systems with an autonomy system, each comprising a memory device and a processor. The processors write state data to their respective state memory devices and receive data from the autonomy system. An auxiliary computing system functions as a monitor module or sensor suite processor that detects conditions such as processor malfunctions, auxiliary computing failures, or data corruption in one of the plurality of computing systems. In response, it deploys the state data to the auxiliary computing system and reconnects the affected system to the auxiliary system. Some embodiments include a separate program memory device for storing program data, which can be loaded onto the auxiliary computing system. The processors may be implemented as FPGAs or microcontrollers, and one of them could serve as the auxiliary computing system.