{"number":"US12697727B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Systems, devices, and methods for contact detection by a robot system","english":"Systems, devices, and methods for contact detection by a robot system"},"abstract":{"original":"A robot has a controller and a sensor. The sensor is communicatively coupled to the controller. The controller includes a contact response system. A safety response of the contact response system is activated for the sensor. A method of operation of the robot includes detecting, by the sensor, a contact between the robot and a human, the contact resulting from a motion of the robot, and determining, by the controller, whether the contact between the robot and the human is an expected or unexpected contact.…","english":"A robot has a controller and a sensor. The sensor is communicatively coupled to the controller. The controller includes a contact response system. A safety response of the contact response system is activated for the sensor. A method of operation of the robot includes detecting, by the sensor, a contact between the robot and a human, the contact resulting from a motion of the robot, and determining, by the controller, whether the contact between the robot and the human is an expected or unexpected contact.…"},"applicants":["Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation"],"inventors":["Connor Richard Shannon","Kevin Jiaming Wu"],"filingDate":"2024-04-19","publicationDate":"2026-08-04","grantDate":"2026-08-04","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12697727B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12697727B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12697727B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12697727B2"}}