Sony's New Patent Teaches Pet Robots to Walk Without the Clomping
Sony is working on a way to make legged robots walk almost silently by briefly cutting power to each leg just before…
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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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Sony Patents a Robot Body That Walks and Rolls Using the Same Motors
Most robots that can both roll on wheels and walk on legs need a separate motor for each job. Sony's new patent…
Qualcomm Patents a System for Networks to Control Drone Flight Paths
Qualcomm is laying out a framework that would let a cellular network remotely steer a drone's route, switch its flight mode, and…
Nvidia Patents a System for Flying Drones Through a VR Headset
Nvidia has patented a way to hand off vehicle control to a remote operator wearing a VR headset, with the drone itself…
Google Patents a System That Scores Every Robot Decision Before It Acts
Most AI agents treat every possible action as equally worth considering at the start of each step. Google's new patent teaches a…
Nvidia Patents Software That Detects Which Way Objects Face in Photos
Knowing which way an object is pointing in a photo sounds simple, but it's one of the harder problems in computer vision.…
Sony Patents a Drone Arm That Locks Itself Open Automatically
Folding drone arms are a well-worn idea, but they have a quiet failure point: you have to remember to lock them before…
Sony Patents a System That Tells Workers Where to Move Obstacles Blocking Robots
When a cart or box blocks a warehouse robot's path, someone has to decide where to put it. Sony's new patent wants…
Nvidia Patents a Way to Plan Robot Paths on a GPU in Parallel
Planning a route for a self-driving car or robot arm sounds simple until you realize the machine has to weigh thousands of…
Disney Patents Hidden Tracking Dots That Keep Projected Images Locked to Moving Robot Characters
Imagine a theme park robot whose face changes expression not through mechanical parts, but through light projected perfectly onto its skin, even…
Drone Patent Reuses Blurry Misaligned Frames to Fix 3D Distance Measurement
When a drone's stereo cameras drift out of alignment mid-flight, the fix usually happens later on the ground using different footage, which…
Disney Patents a System That Keeps Projected Images Locked to Moving Robots
Imagine a robot character at a theme park whose face and costume are actually painted by light, in real time, updating perfectly…
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