Samsung Files Patent for a Robot Finger That Bends and Straightens With One Motor
Samsung's filing describes a three-joint robot finger that bends and straightens using one motor and one loop of cable. A second set…
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Grippers, joints, motors, and the machines they add up to. These filings show which robots Big Tech actually plans to build.
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Salesforce Files Patent to Let AI Take Over Robots a Human Already Taught
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Nvidia Files Patent for Mapping Robot Routes by Treating the Floor Plan Like a Photo
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