ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,216,476, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to AURORA OPERATIONS INC. (Pittsburgh).
"Autonomous vehicle compatible robot" was invented by Richard Brian Donnelly (Pittsburgh).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An autonomous robot is provided. In one example embodiment, an autonomous robot can include a main body including one or more compartments. The one or more compartments can be configured to provide support for transporting an item. The autonomous robot can include a mobility assembly affixed to the main body and a sensor configured to obtain sensor data associated with a surrounding environment of the autonomous robot. The autonomous robot ca...