ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,680, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to SLIP ROBOTICS INC. (Norcross, Ga.).

"Platform apparatuses" was invented by Dennis Jacob Siedlak (Sandy Springs, Ga.), Christopher Rand Smith (Dacula, Ga.), John Martin Jakomin (Lawrenceville, Ga.), Matthew Marcum (Tucker, Ga.), Simon Valbuena (Duluth, Ga.), Joe Petroni (Atlanta), William Spencer Waguespack (Atlanta) and Jeffrey King (Atlanta).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A robotic platform apparatus can include a chassis with a front edge, a rear edge, and a top surface. The robotic platform apparatus can include multiple omnidirectional wheels coupled to the chassis. The robotic platform appa...