ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,535, issued on May 27, was assigned to RightHand Robotics Inc. (Charlestown, Mass.).
"Robotic device configuration" was invented by Timothy A. Fofonoff (Cambridge, Mass.) and John Sullivan (Malden, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Robotic device configuration methods and systems. The methods described herein may involve operably positioning a robotic device with respect to a storage rack, wherein the storage rack holds at least one first coupling member configured with a first tool, and the robotic device includes a second coupling member; operably connecting the second coupling member to the first coupling member; and removing t...