ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,940, issued on May 6, was assigned to Agility Robotics Inc. (Pittsburgh).
"Torso protrusion for robotic manipulation of objects and related technology" was invented by Andrew Abate (Albany, Ore.) and Jonathan Hurst (Albany, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A robot in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present technology includes a torso having a superior portion, an inferior portion, and an intermediate portion therebetween. The robot further includes two legs connected to the torso via the inferior portion of the torso, two arms connected to the torso via the superior portion of the torso, and a protrusion also conn...