{
  "patent_number": "US 12734717",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How Humanoid Robot Actuators Connect with a Smart Wire Assembly",
  "original_title": "Humanoid robot with advanced wiring assembly",
  "summary": "This patent describes a specific way to connect two moving parts (actuators) in a humanoid robot using a wire bundle that routes through openings and connects to circuit boards with different numbers of pins.",
  "what_it_does": "This patent details an advanced wiring assembly for humanoid robots, specifically connecting a first actuator to a second actuator. The first actuator includes a printed circuit board (PCB) with a set of pins and an opening for the wire bundle. The second actuator also has a PCB with its own set of pins. A key feature is that the first PCB's pins are greater in number than the second PCB's pins. The wire bundle has connectors at each end that plug into these PCBs, and the wires are carefully routed through an opening in the first actuator and another opening in its cover. For example, this system could connect a robot's shoulder joint actuator to its elbow joint actuator, ensuring reliable power and data transfer while managing the wiring neatly within the robot's structure.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover wiring assemblies that connect more than two actuators together.",
    "Does not cover wiring where the second actuator's PCB has an equal or greater number of pins than the first actuator's PCB.",
    "Does not cover wire bundles that are routed externally or through openings not specifically part of the first actuator's body or cover.",
    "Does not cover general electrical connections within a robot that do not specifically interconnect two actuators via a dedicated wire bundle and PCB terminals."
  ],
  "filed": "2025-08-08",
  "granted": "2026-09-15",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": null,
  "holder_url": null,
  "inventors": [],
  "times_cited": 0,
  "tags": [
    "robotics",
    "mechanical",
    "consumer_electronics"
  ],
  "abstract": "A humanoid robot includes a first actuator, a second actuator, and a wire bundle interconnecting the two. The first actuator has a first side with a first printed circuit board (PCB) including a first PCB terminal having a first plurality of pins, and an opposed second side including an output portion, an actuator cover coupled to the output portion and having a wire bundle opening formed therein, and an actuator opening formed through an extent of the second side. The second actuator includes a second PCB with a second PCB terminal having a second plurality of pins, the first plurality being greater in number than the second plurality. The wire bundle includes end connectors coupled to the respective PCB terminals and a plurality of wires extending between them, the wires routed through the actuator opening and the wire bundle opening of the first actuator.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12734717/humanoid-robot-with-advanced-wiring-assembly",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12734717/humanoid-robot-with-advanced-wiring-assembly/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12734717",
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