US Patent Issued to Boston Engineering on April 29 for "Utilizing soft actuated inflatable robotics" (Massachusetts, Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,861, issued on April 29, was assigned to Boston Engineering Corp. (Waltham, Mass.).

"Utilizing soft actuated inflatable robotics" was invented by Robert Lee Cardenas (Framingham, Mass.), Michael Conry (Beverly, Mass.), Todd Scrimgeour (Brighton, Mass.), Willard Ober (Atlanta) and Michael Rufo (Hanover, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A robotic system which includes a fluid controller, an arm portion, and a soft end effector apparatus coupled with the fluid controller and the arm portion. The soft end effector apparatus includes a base constructed and arranged to mount to the arm portion, a set of wrist assemblies coupled with the...