Sony Patents a Motorized Clip-On That Physically Presses Your Controller Buttons
Sony has patented a small device that snaps onto a game controller and presses its buttons using mechanical arms, no human hands…
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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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Nvidia Patents an AI System That Tells Robots Where to Move Every Item in a Warehouse
Nvidia has filed a patent for a system that lets robots manage inventory on their own, using live camera feeds, a 3D…
Sony Patents a Visual Map That Shows a Robot Every Angle It Can Photograph From
Programming a robot to photograph something without bumping into walls or missing the shot is surprisingly hard. Sony's new patent turns that…
Sony Patents a Two-Fence Safety Zone for Guiding Drones and Robots Around Objects
Instead of giving a drone or robot one boundary to respect, Sony's patent describes wrapping a target object in two separate invisible…
Qualcomm Patents a System That Lets Cars and Drones Negotiate Flight Paths
As drones and self-driving cars start sharing the same airspace and roads, someone has to referee. Qualcomm's new patent describes a way…
Amazon Patents an AI System That Gives Robots a 3D Picture of Every Object They Pack
Before a robot arm reaches for a box, it needs to know exactly how big and oddly shaped the thing inside actually…
Samsung Patents an AI System That Tells Your Exoskeleton How Hard to Push You
Samsung has filed a patent for a system that uses an AI model to control the physical force a wearable exoskeleton applies…
Google Patents a Two-Model System That Teaches Robots to Reuse Past Experience
Training an AI agent from scratch for every new task is slow and expensive. Google's latest patent describes a way to let…
IBM's New Patent Covers Keeping Human-Shaped Work Robots Charged Through the Floor
IBM has filed a patent for a way to charge humanoid robots by having them stand on a special spot in the…
Sony Patents a Light-Based Touch Sensor to Give Robot Hands a Finer Sense of Feel
Teaching a robot hand to feel the difference between gripping an egg and a wrench is one of the hardest problems in…
Samsung Patents a Robot LiDAR System That Switches Laser Power Mid-Scan
A LiDAR sensor that's great at spotting distant objects often blinds itself on nearby ones. Samsung's new patent describes a robot that…
Wing Aviation Patents a System That Reorders Delivery Drones Before They Launch
Loading drones for delivery in the wrong order could mean a rush package leaves last. Wing Aviation is patenting a track system…
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