ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,930, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Robust AI Inc. (San Carlos, Calif.).

"Systems and methods for an autonomous mobile robot" was invented by Jamie Luong (San Mateo, Calif.), Benjie Holson (Sunnyvale, Calif.), Justine Rembisz (San Carlos, Calif.), Heather Klaubert (San Jose, Calif.), Leila Takayama (Palo Alto, Calif.), Anthony Sean Jules (Hillsborough, Calif.) and Rodney Allen Brooks (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An autonomous robotic cart includes a chassis, sensors coupled with the chassis, visible light cameras, and a handlebar unit coupled with the chassis. The handlebar unit includes a handlebar and a force...