Wing Aviation Patents a System That Parks Delivery Drones in a Queue After Landing
Landing a delivery drone is only half the problem. Wing Aviation has filed a patent for a system that tells the drone…
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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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Samsung Patents a Robot Charging Dock That Extends Its Own Contacts on Impact
A charging dock that doesn't need precise parking: Samsung's new patent describes a station that physically slows an approaching robot and then…
Sony Patents a System That Checks Whether a Robot's Planned Path Is Actually Safe
Before a robot takes a single step toward its destination, Sony's new patent wants it to stop and ask: is this route…
Wing Aviation Patents a Rail System That Calibrates Drones Before They Fly
Before every flight, a delivery drone needs to know its sensors are working correctly. Wing Aviation has patented a way to automate…
Sony Patents a Two-Sensor Robot Foot That Feels the Ground Beneath It
Walking robots usually need expensive, complicated sensors just to feel the floor. Sony is filing a patent on a simpler approach: two…
Wing Aviation Patents a System That Lets Drones Find Their Own Spot on a Shared Landing Track
When multiple delivery drones share the same landing rail, how does each one know exactly where it is? Wing Aviation has filed…
Sony Patents a Server That Plans the Most Efficient Path for Moving Robots
Getting a fleet of robots from A to B without them bumping into each other is harder than it sounds. Sony's latest…
Samsung Patents a Robot Vacuum That Slows Down When Placed on a High Surface
Every robot vacuum owner has picked up their machine and set it on a table or counter to clean around it. Samsung's…
Samsung Patents a Robot Vacuum That Reads Floor Surfaces with Sound Waves
Most robot vacuums treat every floor the same. Samsung is patenting a system that uses sound waves to figure out whether it's…
Samsung Patents a Shaped Wheel That Guides Robot Vacuums Straight onto Their Charging Base
Missing the dock is one of the most common ways a robot vacuum fails at its one job. Samsung's new patent tackles…
Samsung Patents a Docking Station That Swaps a Robot Vacuum's Mop Pad Automatically
One of the most annoying chores attached to robot mops is peeling off the wet, dirty cloth yourself. Samsung's new patent describes…
Wing Aviation Patents a Way to Test Drone Battery Health During Normal Flights
A drone that doesn't know how much charge its battery can actually hold is a drone that might fall out of the…
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