ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,833, issued on March 18, was assigned to Marchesini Group S.P.A. (Italy).
"Cable-driven robot" was invented by Giuseppe Monti (Pianoro, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cable-driven robot exhibits a base structure, a movable operating element, and a plurality of cables each having a first end fixed to the movable operating element. The robot includes a plurality of movement units for the cables, at least one having a frame hinged to the base structure pivotingly about a vertical hinge axis and further having a motor mounted on the frame and comprising a rotation shaft. The one movement unit further includes at least one pulley...