ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,296, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to HAI ROBOTICS Co. LTD. (Shenzhen, China).

"Fork and carrying robot" was invented by Qingxin Zhan (Guangdong, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The application relates to a carrying robot including a fork. The fork includes a telescopic arm and a temporary storage tray. The telescopic arm includes a fixed arm and a movable arm connected to the fixed arm. The movable arm is telescopically movable relative to the fixed arm. The temporary storage tray is mounted to the fixed arm and is configured to temporarily store goods. The temporary storage tray is able to extend relative to the fixed arm. A...