US Patent Issued to BOSTON DYNAMICS on July 22 for "Mechanically-timed footsteps for a robotic device" (Massachusetts Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,407, issued on July 22, was assigned to BOSTON DYNAMICS INC. (Waltham, Mass.).

"Mechanically-timed footsteps for a robotic device" was invented by Benjamin Stephens (Somerville, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example implementation for determining mechanically-timed footsteps may involve a robot having a first foot in contact with a ground surface and a second foot not in contact with the ground surface. The robot may determine a position of its center of mass and center of mass velocity, and based on these, determine a capture point for the robot. The robot may also determine a threshold position for the capture point, wher...