# Frédéric Gagnon — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Frédéric Gagnon has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How a Robot Actuator Controls Force and Speed with Gears](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/8209052/high-performance-differential-actuator-for-robotic-interaction-tasks) — granted 2012
  This patent describes a compact robot actuator that uses a special gear system and two motors with different electrical resistance to precisely control both the force and speed applied to a robotic arm or tool.

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