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US 12340293 · 2025 · International Business Machines

How a System Finds and Creates Machine Learning Models

US 20250371349 · Intel

How AI Learns to Run Faster on Specific Computer Chips

US 20230044102 · Noblis

Improving AI Predictions by Factoring in How Much You Trust Each Model

US 11648589 · 2023 · Target Brands

Automated System for Emptying and Sorting Items from Shipping Containers

US 10947045 · 2021 · Target Brands

How Robots and Mobile Shelves Fulfill Orders in Warehouses

US 12077385 · 2024 · Target Brands

How Warehouses Sort Items with Magnetic Levitation Shuttles

US 11767169 · 2023 · Target Brands

How Warehouses Plan Pallet Stacks for Incoming Shipments

US 8296052 · 2012 · CNH Amercia

How Farm Vehicles Plant Evenly in Odd-Shaped Fields

US 11134620 · 2021

Using Special Mud to Help Plants Grow Better

US 12243216 · 2025 · Musashi Auto Parts Canada

How AI Cameras Check Factory Parts for Flaws

US 20250377309 · Isra Vision

How to Inspect Moving Objects on a Production Line with a Moving Camera

US 20230168149 · Gleason Works

How to See Where Gear Teeth Touch Using Glowing Oil

US 20240109245 · Meld Manufacturing

How to Precisely Control Solid-State 3D Printing for Stronger Materials

US 11311959 · 2022 · Meld Manufacturing

Building Metal Parts Without Melting: Solid-State 3D Printing System

US 10959744 · 2021 · Ethicon

Customizing Surgical Dissectors Using 3D Printing

US 12358049 · 2025 · Desktop Metal

How to 3D Print Metal Parts with Easy-to-Remove Supports

US 8209052 · 2012 · Societe de Commercialisation des Produits de la Recherche Appliquee SOCPRA

How a Robot Actuator Controls Force and Speed with Gears

US 9855653 · 2018 · Muscle

Robots That Don't Get Stuck: A Master-Slave Control System

US 10800031 · 2020 · Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix campus

How a Robotic Exoskeleton Helps Your Shoulder Move

US 10814473 · 2020 · Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix campus

Exoskeleton Shoulder Joint That Adapts to Your Arm's Movement

US 20180321681 · Pinnacle Vista

How a Drone Flies Ahead of a Moving Ground or Water Vehicle

US 11490056 · 2022 · Toyota Motor

How a Drone Automatically Films a Moving Car Like a Movie Crew

US 10133281 · 2018 · Pinnacle Vista

How a Drone Can Fly Ahead of a Moving Vehicle

US 10317904 · 2019 · Pinnacle Vista

How a Boat Guides Air and Underwater Drones for Data Collection

US 9409292 · 2016 · Sarcos LC

How a Snake Robot Uses Two Arms to Work Together

US 20250170731 · Boston Dynamics

How Robots Figure Out What They're Carrying While Moving

US 11794345 · 2023 · Sarcos

How One Person Can Control Two Robots as a Team

US 11543533 · 2023 · Leddartech

How to Combine Wide-Angle LiDAR Depth with Standard Camera Images

US 11702088 · 2023 · Magna Electronics

How Car Safety Systems Turn Off When Sensors Disagree

US 11391826 · 2022 · Magna Electronics

How Car Factories Calibrate LIDAR Sensors for Self-Driving Cars

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