Motion restriction system and method
US11331805B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 17, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25J9/1697
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for restricting user motion using a robot includes a robot comprising one or more barrier elements, a processing unit operable to identify one or more boundaries in a real environment and/or a virtual environment, the boundaries corresponding to a predetermined extent of allowed motion in that environment, and a control unit operable to control the robot such that at least one barrier element is arranged at a position corresponding to one of the identified boundaries.
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