{
  "patent_number": "US 12246441",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "Robot Design for Carrying Objects While Walking",
  "original_title": "Torso protrusion for robotic manipulation of objects and related technology",
  "summary": "This patent describes a robot with a torso, legs, arms, and a special forward-extending protrusion designed to help it carry objects while it walks.",
  "what_it_does": "This patent details a robot designed to carry objects while moving. The robot has a torso with upper and lower sections, legs attached to the lower torso for walking, and arms attached to the upper torso. The key feature is a protrusion extending forward from the lower part of the torso. The robot uses its arms to bring an object closer to its body. While walking, it supports the object's weight using this protrusion. Importantly, the protrusion can move upwards relative to the torso as the robot walks, helping to stabilize the carried object.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Robots that do not have a torso with superior, inferior, and intermediate portions.",
    "Robots that cannot ambulate (walk) using legs.",
    "Robots that cannot move an object toward the torso using arms.",
    "Robots that do not have a protrusion extending anteriorly from the torso.",
    "Robots that cannot support an object's weight using the protrusion while ambulating.",
    "Robots where the protrusion cannot move superiorly relative to the torso while supporting weight."
  ],
  "filed": "2022-12-05",
  "granted": "2025-03-11",
  "expires": "2042-12-05",
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "Agility Robotics",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/agility-robotics",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Andrew Abate",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/andrew-abate"
    },
    {
      "name": "Jonathan Hurst",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/jonathan-hurst"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 3,
  "tags": [
    "consumer_electronics",
    "automotive",
    "robotics",
    "mechanical",
    "ai_ml"
  ],
  "abstract": "A robot in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present technology includes a torso having a superior portion, an inferior portion, and an intermediate portion therebetween. The robot further includes two legs connected to the torso via the inferior portion of the torso, two arms connected to the torso via the superior portion of the torso, and a protrusion also connected to the torso via the inferior portion of the torso and extending anteriorly from the torso. The robot is configured to move an object toward the torso at least partially via contact between the object and at least one of the arms. The robot is further configured to support a weight of the object at least partially via the protrusion while the robot ambulates via the legs.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12246441/torso-protrusion-for-robotic-manipulation-of-objects-and-related-technology",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12246441/torso-protrusion-for-robotic-manipulation-of-objects-and-related-technology/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12246441",
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