Robotic post system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12415265-B2
Application number	US-202318120928-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 13, 2023
Priority date	Mar 20, 2019
Publication date	Sep 16, 2025
Grant date	Sep 16, 2025

Abstract

A robotic post system includes one or more composable robotic posts each having a processor and a memory. At least one composable post includes a set of modules including one or more pairable latches which is configured to couple and lock with another pairable latch from among another set of modules included on another of the composable posts, such that the composable robotic posts form a composable surface supported by the composable robotic posts.

First claim

I claim:

1. A robotic post system, comprising:
a first composable post having a first post structure, a first processor and a first memory accessible by the first processor,
the first composable post incorporating at least a first set of one or more pairable latches;
a second composable post having a second post structure, a second processor and a second memory accessible by the second processor,
the second composable post incorporating at least a second set of one or more pairable latches;
a third composable post having a third post structure, a third processor and a third memory accessible by the third processor,
the third composable post incorporating at least a third set of one or more pairable latches;
wherein a first pairable latch from among the first set of one or more pairable latches is configured to couple and lock with a second pairable latch from among the second set of one or more pairable latches at a first time, and further a third pairable latch from among the third set of one or more pairable latches is configured to couple and lock with a fourth pairable latch from among the second set of one or more pairable latches at a second time;
whereby the first composable post, the second composable post and the third composable post are configured to form a composed surface supported, at least partially, by the first post, the second post and the third post.

2. The robotic post system of claim 1 , wherein the second composable post further comprises a rotating module supported by the second composable post, the second pairable latch being connected to the rotating module, the rotating module being configured to rotate about an axis to secure the second pairable latch with the first pairable latch.

3. The robotic post system of claim 2 , wherein second composable post further comprises at least one second post sensor in communication with the second processor, the second processor further being configured to determine a location of the first pairable latch and to cause the rotating module to rotate to secure the second pairable latch with the first pairable latch.

4. The robotic post system of claim 1 , wherein second composable post further comprises a second post movable base and at least one second post sensor in communication with the second processor, the second processor further being configured to determine a location of the first pairable latch and to cause the second post movable base to move to secure the second pairable latch with the first pairable latch.

5. The robotic post system of claim 4 , wherein the second composable post is rotatable on the second post movable base to secure the second pairable latch with the first pairable latch.

6. The robotic post system of claim 1 , wherein first composable post further comprises a first post movable base and at least one first post sensor in communication with the first processor, the first processor further being configured to determine a location of the second pairable latch and to cause the first post movable base to move to position the first pairable latch to secure with the second pairable latch.

7. The robotic post system of claim 1 , wherein the composed surface is a composed display surface.

8. The robotic post system of claim 1 , wherein the composed surface is a support surface.

9. The robotic post system of claim 8 , wherein the composed surface is a table-top surface.

10. The robotic post system of claim 8 , wherein the composed surface is a seat surface.

11. The robotic post system of claim 1 , wherein the composed surface is a generative surface.

12. The robotic post system of claim 1 , wherein the composed surface is a sensor surface.

13. The robotic post system of claim 1 , wherein the composed surface is a communication antenna surface.

14. A robotic post system, comprising:
a first composable post having a first processor, a first memory accessible by the first processor, and at least a first set of one or more pairable latches;
a second composable post having a second processor, a second memory accessible by the second processor, and at least a second set of one or more pairable latches;
a third composable post having a third processor, a third memory accessible by the third processor, and at least a third set of one or more pairable latches;
wherein a first pairable latch from among the first set of one or more pairable latches is configured to, under control of the first processor, lock with a second pairable latch from among the second set of one or more pairable latches at a first time; and
wherein a third pairable latch from among the third set of one or more pairable latches is configured to, under control of the third processor, lock with a fourth pairable latch from among the second set of one or more pairable latches at a second time;
whereby the first composable post, the second composable post and the third composable post combine to form a contiguous composed surface.

15. The robotic post system of claim 14 , wherein the second composable post further comprises a rotating module supported by the second composable post, the second pairable latch being connected to the rotating module, the rotating module being configured, under control of the second processor, to rotate about an axis to secure the second pairable latch with the first pairable latch.

16. The robotic post system of claim 15 , wherein second composable post further comprises at least one sensor in communication with the second processor, the second processor further being configured to determine a location of the first pairable latch based on an input from the sensor, and to cause the rotating module to rotate to secure the second pairable latch with the first pairable latch.

17. The robotic post system of claim 14 , wherein second composable post further comprises a second post movable base and at least one second post sensor in communication with the second processor, the second processor further being configured to determine a location of the first pairable latch based on an input from the at least one second post sensor and to cause the second post movable base to move the second pairable latch toward the first pairable latch and to cause the second pairable latch to lock with the first pairable latch.

18. The robotic post system of claim 17 , wherein the second composable post is rotatable on the second post movable base to secure the second pairable latch with the first pairable latch.

19. The robotic post system of claim 14 , wherein first composable post further comprises a first post movable base and at least one first post sensor in communication with the first processor, the first processor further being configured to determine a location of the second pairable latch based on an input from the at least one first post sensor, and to cause the first post movable base to move to position the first pairable latch adjacent the second pairable latch, whereby the first pairable latch is securable to the second pairable latch.

20. The robotic post system of claim 14 , wherein the composed surface is a composed display surface.

21. The robotic post system of claim 14 , wherein the composed surface is a support surface.

22. The robotic post system of claim 14 , wherein the composed surface is a table-top surface.

23. The robotic post system of claim 14 , wherein the composed surface is a seat surface.

24. The robotic post system of claim 14 , wherein the composed surfac

Assignees

• Lucomm Tech Inc

Inventors

• Cristache Lucian

Classifications

• B25J9/1635

  flexible-arm control · CPC title

• B25J9/162

  Mobile manipulator, movable base with manipulator arm mounted on it · CPC title

• B25J9/1617

  Cellular, reconfigurable manipulator, e.g. cebot · CPC title

• B25J9/1664

  characterised by motion, path, trajectory planning · CPC title

• H05K5/0221

  Locks; Latches · CPC title