Robotic assistant

US11518042B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• UBTECH ROBOTICS CORP LTD · CN

Inventors

• Chengkun Zhang · Pasadena, US
• Marten Byl · Goleta, US
• Muhammed Rasid Pac · Temple, US
• Raymond Ma · Pasadena, US
• Luis Alfredo Mateos Guzman · San Gabriel, US
• Won Suk You · Pasadena, US
• Huan Tan · Pasadena, US
• Youjun Xiong · Nanhu, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: May 9, 2020
• Grant date: Dec 6, 2022
• Expiry date: Jun 25, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05D1/0214
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A robotic assistant includes a wheeled base, a storage unit including drawers, a foldable arm connected to a top of the storage unit and including an end of arm tooling (EOAT) connected to a distal end of the foldable arm, an elevation mechanism positioned on the wheeled base and used to move the storage unit up and down, and a control system that receives command instructions. In response to the command instructions, the control system is configured to move the wheeled base, open or close the one or more drawers, actuate movement of the foldable arm and the EOAT to pick up and place external objects from/to a determined location, and control the storage unit to move up/down.