ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,114, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Markbotix Inc. (Northridge, Calif.).
"Mobile robotic arm configured to provide on-demand assistance" was invented by Haroutioun Markarian (Porter Ranch, Calif.) and Robert Jay Myles (Reseda, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A robotic system includes a platform, at least two wheels connected to the platform and driven by respective motors, a robotic arm having a base that is connected to the platform, an end-effector connected to the robotic arm at an end opposite the base, and a processor communicatively coupled to the respective motors, the robotic arm, and the end-effector. The processor i...