ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,073, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Siemens AG (Munich).

"Method for calibrating a robot" was invented by Carsten Hamm (Eggolsheim, Germany) and Guido Seeger (Baiersdorf, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for calibrating a robot is disclosed. A working space of the robot at least partly overlaps with a working space of a machining and/or production tool. The robot is moved such that a reference point of the robot is at a first position within the working space of the machining and/or production tool. A first position value for the robot at the first position is compared with a first position value for the machining ...