Robotic device with time-of-flight proximity sensing system
US11453123B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/40544
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A robotic device including one or more proximity sensing systems coupled to various portions of a robot body. The proximity sensing systems detect a distance of an object about the robot body and the robotic device reacts based on the detected distance. The proximity sensing systems obtain a three-dimensional (3D) profile of the object to determine a category of the object. The distance of the object is detected multiple times in a sequence to determine a movement path of the object.
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